The holiday season with shopping, preparations and many social events can be stressful for adults, but can be times of high anxiety for children as well. When parents are overwhelmed, children can pick up on those feelings and become overwhelmed as well. For children with anxiety, these feelings can cause them to not enjoy the holiday season.
Below are ten tips for helping children to cope with holiday anxiety:
1) Look for and recognize signs of stress in children. Some signs of...
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