'This book has over 75 strategies for kids to try to help them manage their stress and worry. This book also includes colourful worksheets to help kids learn more about their anxiety and what they can do to manage their stress.'
Wilma Jean the Worry Machine, Julia Cook - £10
'This fun and humorous book addresses the problem of anxiety in a way that relates to children of all ages. It offers creative strategies for parents and teachers to use that can lessen the severity of anxiety. The goal of the book is to give children the tools needed to feel more in control of their anxiety.'
What to Do When You Worry Too Much, Dawn Huebner - £25
'"What to Do When You Worry Too Much" is an interactive self-help book designed to guide 6-12 year olds and their parents through the cognitive behavioural techniques most often used in the treatment of generalised anxiety. Engaging, encouraging, and easy to follow, this book educates, motivates, and empowers children to work towards change. It includes a note to parents by psychologist and author Dawn Huebner, PhD.'
Looking into existing resources showed me that there is a range of resources for children however a lot of them involve a fair amount of money. I think what is needed for the education system would be a free taster activity book that could be given out in a session where the teacher has had a discussion with the kids that allows all of them to have a go at the coping activities. This would therefore teach all of the children techniques and would also highlight the children that may need more support in terms of mental health. This would then help parents to understand that there children may need a little extra help and would therefore encourage them to buy resources such as these ones.
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