Take Control of Anxiety with ART!
Ok, so art might not cure your child’s anxiety, but doing art has been proven a successful antidote. Here are some of the ways doing art helps kids reduce anxiety.
Ok, so art might not cure your child’s anxiety, but doing art has been proven a successful antidote. Here are some of the ways doing art helps kids reduce anxiety.
Life is busy, messy, intense and stress happens. So, it’s good to get a plan for staying calm and carrying on. But our kids feel plenty of stress too, and they need to know how to calm themselves when their mind starts racing, or they’re feeling anxious thoughts.
What can we do to help our kids? Even when the world is safe and there isn’t anything to be anxious over, once those feelings of panic, confusion and powerlessness have been triggered, it’s best to focus on helping your child calm his body down.
Ok, so art might not cure your child’s anxiety, but doing art has been proven a successful antidote. And since all our kids are participating in an anxiety producing global pandemic, it’s time to load up on whatever is going to help them.
I just heard the best story about an 11-year-old boy who has been drawing through this pandemic to help him manage his anxiety. And now that he has started drawing, he doesn’t want to stop!