The right words can help your child build confidence, face fears, and learn to handle hard things.
When your child is anxious, it can be difficult to know what to say. You want to validate their feelings without reinforcing their fears or offering reassurance that keeps anxiety going.
With these simple, therapist-created scripts, you'll learn how to respond in ways that acknowledge your child's emotions, communicate confidence in their abilities, and help them build resilience.
Learn what to say, why it works, and how to support your child through anxious moments with greater confidence.
Supportive Statements for Anxious Children
The Parent Pause Guide
When your child is anxious, you feel it, too.
Supporting an anxious child often means learning to manage your own discomfort while they work through theirs. But when your child is crying, seeking reassurance, or struggling with something difficult, it can be hard to resist the urge to step in and make it better.
This free guide will help you recognize your own anxiety triggers, pause before reacting, and respond to your child's distress with warmth and confidence without feeling like you have to fix every feeling.
Because sometimes, the parent is doing the exposure, too.
Help your child navigate uncertainty without letting anxiety call the shots.
When your child repeatedly asks questions like "Are you sure?" or "What if something bad happens?", it can be tempting to reassure them just to ease their distress. But repeated reassurance can unintentionally reinforce anxiety and keep the cycle going.
This free guide provides practical, ready-to-use scripts to help you respond with empathy while encouraging your child to tolerate uncertainty, build confidence, and learn to handle anxious thoughts without relying on constant reassurance.
Learn what to say, why it works, and how to break the reassurance cycle.