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Some of the parents may feel worried to bring him to see doctor for injection when their children are sick or having vaccination. They may fear that whether their children will be able to cope with pain. The parents may use the following ways to lessen the anxiety towards pain.
1. To bring along children's favourite toys and activities for medical treatment
Some of the parents will bring along children's favourite toys, such as cars, soft toys, story books and so on, so the toys can help to occupy their waiting time to see doctor or distract them. It is because the longer waiting time, the higher anxiety and insecurity levels for children. The sense of security will be increased with the presence of their favourite toys.
2. Imaginary Game
Most of the children have good imaginary power. They like to imagine themselves as their heroes. The parents may encourage children to capture the quality of bravery of their heroes to face difficulties, such as during medical treatment or injection and so on. The children imagine that their good friends, that is their heroes, will support them to go through the difficulties. They feel being supported and have confidence to see doctor. They will learn or model the bravery of their heroes. This imaginary exercise is more suitable for older children.
3. Counting Exercise
The children can practise counting exercises to reduce their anxiety of seeing a doctor. The parents ask the children to count the number of their favourite food or toys. If the children cannot think of anything, the parents will simply count one, two, three, four etc. with the children. This exercise is more suitable for smaller or younger children.
4. Breathing Exercise
The children can learn the simple breathing exercise. The parents may teach the children to breathe in and out the air for relaxation. It is just likes blowing a balloon. If the child inflates a balloon, it becomes bigger as it is filled with air. If the child deflates a balloon, all the air comes out of it. This is an effective exercise to help children to cope with their anxiety.
In conclusion, the practice of above ways will help to ease the anxiety of children. Coping with difficulty is one of the most important life skills for parents and children. Both parents and children will learn how to cope with the stressful situation as time goes by. By practising these ways, you will become more confident and your children will be secured.
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Most children can cope with examination. However, some children find it more challenging to cope with examination. Some children may show anxious behaviours, like cannot fall asleep at night, lack of concentration during daytime, like to cry near the examination period. If parents identify some signs that children are worry about the examination, you may try the following ways to help them:
1) Find out the worry
Parents may find out the source of worry by talking to their children. Are the parents or teachers having high expectation on the children? Is the child having a high expectation on himself or herself? What does a child feel about the examination? What is the child's belief of the examination? Is the child scared of failure? Is the child doing his or her best to prepare for the examination?
2) Share feelings
A little stress may be helpful to motivate the child to excel. However, if the child feels overwhelmed, he or she needs to get support from parents or teacher. I suggest the teachers or parents give listening ears to their concern and worry. The child is in need of someone to support and understanding their feelings (for example fear, worry and anxiety). We encourage the child talk about his or her feelings. They can cope better by sharing about it with the empathic support from parents and teachers.
3) Distraction Techniques
When the child is anxious, he or she can take a break and do something they like most. For example, he or she may read a story book, listen to music, play with toys, exercise or go out for a walk to distract him or her from the worry. It is helpful to help your child to identify his or her coping ways when he or she faces stress because of examination.
4) Breathing Exercise
Parents may teach the children some relaxation exercise - breathing exercise- to cope with the anxiety towards examination. They may teach their children to breathe in and out for relaxation when they are worried. It is just like blowing a balloon. This is an effective exercise for them to cope with anxiety.
In conclusion, parents need to help children find out the source of anxiety and let them share their feelings. Parents can equip them with coping skills e.g. distraction techniques and breathing exercise. Some children may need to refer to counsellor for counselling to help them cope better with examination. If there is a need for a referral for counselling, parents need to discuss with teacher about it.
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