Every now and then grown-ups state that they wish they were a child again, I know I certainly think about it at times. I mean just to imagine a world again where you aren’t riddled with worries about paying the rent or your mortgage, food and petrol prices continually rising, being unhappy in your job but you know you can’t quit because you don’t want to go through the stress of job-hunting again. Not to mention taking care of your household and kids, making sure they are healthy, gets to school, having enough money in the budget left for a daytrip to Legoland and of course the unexpected niggles like the boiler that packs up and the car that broke in the same week… A kid has no worries, all they have to do is hug their parents and be as cute as they can… No worries, right?
Wrong. We adults do suffer from stress and anxiety, two words that has crept into the English Language and society and that seems to stick onto us like Aunty Mildred’s wet, sloppy hello-kisses. But unfortunately stress and anxiety is no longer reserved for adults only and we see an increase in cases where it is affecting young children too.
Anxiety in children is triggered by excessive worry. These worries can range from being popular among friends, how they perform at school, how they perform in activities after school, current events, sibling rivalry and even their health.
According to The Child Anxiety Network, “Anxiety disorders are one of the primary mental health problems affecting children and adolescents today.” That is why it is important that parents recognise the stressors that may cause their children to suffer from anxiety and with the help of a child therapist, these worries will be a thing of the past.
Hypnotherapy has proven to be very successful for children who suffer from anxiety. Qualified therapists know that with hypnotherapy, children can use the power of their own imagination to conquer whatever troubles them. NLP4Kids also has expert child therapists based in Hertfordshire and provides child therapy in Buckinghamshire and Kent.
One of the most important things to remember is that anxiety is not just a phase, and by closing your eyes and hoping for the best, that phase will pass. It can develop into a life-long problem, so by helping your child to cope with their anxiety right now with NLP4kids or hypnotherapy, may be the best decision you can make for them!
