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Anxiety

Anxiety in children

How to identify anxiety in children

Identifying Anxiety in Children

By Parentshop Staff

Anxiety is a normal part of life, and for children, it often plays a developmental role in building resilience. However, when anxiety becomes persistent and interferes with daily life, it can indicate an anxiety disorder. For child and family specialists, recognising the signs of anxiety is critical in providing timely and effective support to families.

Emotion Coaching

Toggling

Self-regulation

The Role of Toggling in Emotion Coaching and Behaviour Management

By Parentshop StaffApril 15, 2024

When it comes to emotion coaching and building healthy behaviour management tools, there is one crucial component that is often not considered; that is, what is actually happening in the brain of the developing child. Toggling is a mechanism wherein there is somewhat of a conversation happening between different parts of our brain. It allows individuals to consider their environment and adapt and manage their responses. However, children are not born with the acknowledge and ability to respond in appropriate ways to their environment. Caregivers can help them understand their environment and emotions better and provide opportunities to build their toggling abilities, allowing their brain’s emotional centre to talk to their reactive centre and self-regulate their behaviour.