Children's Anxiety

During this unusual and difficult time, it is normal for children to feel anxious or worried. Below is a list of websites that may help you and your child find strategies to cope. We’re living in uncertain and rapidly changing times. We don't know how the coronavirus situation will impact on children, young people and parents’ mental health but there is a risk that the concern that they feel may lead to feelings of anxiety and distress. This is especially true for children who may already have underlying issues.

If you're child is struggling with anxiety, please see the resources and website linkes below. If they continue to struggle, please do speak to the school office to arrange a phone call with Mrs Hall, our school ELSA.

Managing Anxiety

The British Association For Counselling And Psychotherapy have produced some short guidance ‘Coronavirus anxiety: how to cope if you’re feeling anxious about the outbreak’ which can be found here. 

Helping children cope with stress

The World Health Organisation has produced a useful 1 sided poster ‘Helping Children Cope with Stress During the COVID-19 Outbreak’ for parents and can be accessed here.

Place2Be guide

Place2Be have produced a guide and resources for parents about how to support their children and themselves which can be accessed here.

Worries about the world - Childline advice page

This page includes information on what concerns a child might currently have about coronavirus and some things to try to address these worries. Find it here.

Child Mind Institute

The Child Mind Institute has produced a page on its website which offers advice for parents from experts about bringing up the pandemic in a way that will be reassuring and not make children more worried than they already may be. It can be found here.

Young Minds - 10 tips from their parents helpline

10 tips for parents if their child is worried about coronavirus can be found here

Supporting parents and carers

NSPCC has advice for parents to support them during what may be a difficult time. This includes:

• coronavirus (COVID-19) advice and support for parents and carers
• supporting children’s mental health during the pandemic
• advice for parents working from home.
• Supporting children with special educational needs and disabilities

Bereavement support

If at any stage there is a bereavement in your family, there is useful information from

Childhood Bereavement UK which has a page dedicated to the Coronavirus outbreak.