What Can You Do?

There are many causes for child anxiety and fear. Children can experience fear in a variety of situations. Fear is a natural way the body protects itself from a potentially dangerous situation, however, children may also develop fears that are connected to emotions.

Getting to the root of the issue is the only way to calm the child and help them get over their fear.

Some common childhood fears are fear of the dark, fear of monsters, and fear of being alone. These can cause a child to lose sleep, begin to falter in school, withdraw from others, and exhibit anger. Child anxiety and fear needs to be taken seriously because the child believes his or her fears are real.

Darkness.

Fear of the dark is a fear that almost all children experience at some point and the fear of the unknown is brought on by the child’s imagination. This fear is what can keep a child awake all night calling for their parents, crying, and tossing and turning for hours. Not getting enough sleep will lead to poor health and difficulties with attention and focus.

What can parents do to help their children overcome this fear?

Parents need to listen to their children when they describe their fear. Many children are afraid of shadows and noises, as well as movement outside their door. Leaving the door open may help; when a child knows what is causing the movement, they will begin to calm down.

Shadows are caused by furniture, trees outside a window, or a pile of clothing left on the floor. Installing a night light will allow the child to see the objects that are causing the shadows. Noises are a little more difficult to address, especially in older houses that are constantly settling, or when they’re hearing noises made by neighbors. Explaining these noises and what they really are will help the child learn to understand them. Listen with the child and explain the noises as they occur.

Monsters.

Child anxiety and fear can also be connected to fear of monsters hiding in the dark. When a child cannot sleep and is bothered by noises and shadows, their imagination will sometimes create monsters. These monsters live under the bed or in the closet. Acknowledge your child’s fear and let her know that you understand her feelings and offer supportive statements. Let her know that her feelings are okay and explain that monsters do not exist in the way she thinks.

Being Alone.

A fear of being alone may just be a fear of being left behind at the grocery store or on the playground. For many children, attachment to parents and to the family unit is what drives this fear. Because of this, it is important to give children time to play or read alone. The child will benefit greatly from being away from the television, other children, and even parents and this quiet time can promote feelings of self-reliance, pride, and self-awareness. Children generally will not fear being alone anymore once they can develop positive associations with it.

It is important to reassure the child that they will not be left at the grocery store and tell them the steps they should take if for some reason they do happen to get separated from the family.

Fears or separation anxiety like these are a natural part of childhood. How a parent handles the situation will make all the difference to a child’s well-being and development.

Natural Remedy Can Help Settle Anxious Kids.

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Our own personal story with our son Darcy. Darcy hated going to school , his first year in preps was a nightmare every morning and we would all get tense just thinking about what would happen. When we would get ready to leave him at school, inevitably he would cling to our legs screaming and crying, not wanting to be left at school. The teacher who was lovely, would have to hold him back, otherwise he would have followed us back to the car. It was so distressing for us and we would come home shattered, thinking what on earth can we do?

No parent wants to see their children in such a state and it made no difference that Ms Thomas would tell us he had settled 15 minutes later!! I had tried  a few different homeopathic drops without success so I  was not very confident when I tried K_OK Kiddie Calmer. I cannot tell you how relieved I was after a few days when Darcy settled for his first morning without tears and upsets. It was the most amazing feeling to see him quite comfortable and alright with us leaving. I am sure many parents reading this will be able to relate to  our personal story!! Children can truly give you an emotional journey of ups and owns.

 

We hope this will help with your little one,

 

 

 

 

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