5 Tips to Help an Anxious Child

Does your child struggle with anxiety? Big feelings, worries, or meltdowns that seem to come out of nowhere? In this video, child psychologist Tammy Schamuhn (M.Sc, R.Psych) shares five simple, science-backed tools grounded in neuroscience and attachment theory to help your child feel safe, calm, and confident again. You’ll learn how to: - Co-regulate before you communicate: Calm your child’s nervous system through connection - Teach the body to calm the mind: Simple movement and grounding strategies that work - Use play to process worry: Help your child express and release anxiety through creativity - Focus on progress, not perfection: Build your child’s confidence and self-efficacy -Strengthen their “brave muscle": Gentle steps to help kids face fears and build resilience These strategies are compassionate, practical, and rooted in the latest brain science — so you can support your child’s emotional health without power struggles or shame. LINK TO OUR FULL-DAY LIVE ONLINE WORKSHOP NOV 29--https://instituteofchildpsychology.com/online-childhood-anxiety-live-2025/