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How To Relieve Anxiety In Children?

I am looking for simple breathing techniques that young children would be able to do so as to reduce anxiety when either visiting the dentist for the first time, or to help them overcome anxiety from a previous visit. The aim is to just use breathing in order to relax them and give them something to focus on.
Mon, 31 Aug 2015
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We understand your concerns

I went through your details. I think you are doing wrong. Breathing method is always good for everyone. But in case of children, they need to get themselves accustomed to the situation and thus re-leaves their anxiety. Please understand anxiety is body's defense mechanism. When a person gets anxious, his body gets ready for the fear causing situation. After multiple exposure, the fear nullifies and the child do not fear the situation. That is nature's psychotherapy method. Let the child live the ordeal off. They will overgrow it. Tell the child this is normal. Other methods makes them vulnerable and they start fearing anxiety symptoms itself, causing further deterioration.

If you require more of my help in this aspect, please use this URL. http://goo.gl/aYW2pR. Make sure that you include every minute details possible.

Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications.
Good luck. Take care.
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How To Relieve Anxiety In Children?

Dear Welcome to HCM We understand your concerns I went through your details. I think you are doing wrong. Breathing method is always good for everyone. But in case of children, they need to get themselves accustomed to the situation and thus re-leaves their anxiety. Please understand anxiety is body s defense mechanism. When a person gets anxious, his body gets ready for the fear causing situation. After multiple exposure, the fear nullifies and the child do not fear the situation. That is nature s psychotherapy method. Let the child live the ordeal off. They will overgrow it. Tell the child this is normal. Other methods makes them vulnerable and they start fearing anxiety symptoms itself, causing further deterioration. If you require more of my help in this aspect, please use this URL. http://goo.gl/aYW2pR. Make sure that you include every minute details possible. Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications. Good luck. Take care.