What Should Parents Do to Manage Children's Anxiety?

Üsküdar University NP Feneryolu Medical Center Specialist Clinical Psychologist Seda Aydoğdu made statements about anxiety levels in children.

Noting that anxiety and stress are expected to be at a certain level, Specialist Clinical Psychologist Seda Aydoğdu said, “Anxiety in the area defined as the Optimal Level is ideal for a better job started and a healthy management of functionality. Anxiety that is outside of the optimal level can make the person dysfunctional and cause problems in starting or finishing a job. However, it may also cause the course to be studied not to be fully understood. This situation may lead to the development of negative thoughts such as 'I can't understand, I'm not good enough' in the child. As a result of these situations, the person may avoid studying, postpone it or not fulfill his duties and responsibilities at all due to thoughts such as 'I can't do it anyway'.

Specialist Clinical Psychologist Seda Aydoğdu, who stated that the symptoms seen in children with anxiety can be seen as nail biting, cutting the meat around the nails, frequent foot shaking, sweating of the hands and the need to go to the toilet frequently even if there is no need for the toilet. . From time to time, in addition to these, conditions in the form of heart palpitations or a narrowing in the rib cage may accompany.

Specialist Clinical Psychologist Seda Aydoğdu, who emphasized that it is important to keep anxiety at an optimal level rather than preventing anxiety in children, said, “Because anxiety provides motivation to start and finish a job or to do the job better. For this reason, it is important to keep the anxiety at a functional level, not the absence of anxiety. Breathing exercises are also very important in order to keep anxiety at a functional level. In order for the child to calm himself down, it is recommended to do breathing exercises regularly every day for biological adaptation. However, physical activities that can be discharged are also very important. An average of half an hour of walks per day will relieve the child.”

Specialist Clinical Psychologist Seda Aydoğdu pointed out that it is very important for families to have a supportive attitude during this period and concluded her words as follows:

“Parents should talk to their children and guide them by adopting a more constructive language of communication without being too critical. Apart from these, studying has become more stressful and more difficult for children, especially recently. During these periods, while their children are studying, families can choose activities that will adapt to their children's tempo. Thus, children do not feel isolated from social life. It is also known that going out of the existing eating and sleeping patterns and experiencing new experiences is not very suitable for this period. It is very important to maintain the existing biological rhythm.”