Books For Anxious Children Who Have Anxiety  

Children can develop anxiety for a number of reasons like inheriting anxiety genetically through family, experiencing a traumatic event or experienced violence and abuse. When a child is raised around adults who are anxious, they can learn those fears and develop anxiety as well.

Reading books to your child when they have anxiety disorders about their anxieties can have so many benefits because they provide a way for children to learn about their anxiety. Children with anxiety may feel overwhelmed, panic or scared to talk about their anxiety or feelings. Reading a book about anxiety allows a child to process the information and in a way that feels comfortable and safe to them.

Children can understand and cope with their anxiety when they read about the anxiety symptoms they experience in children's books about anxiety. This can help a child feel less alone with their anxious struggles. Anxiety books for children can offer them validation. There are a lot of different books for children about different types of anxiety such as selective mutism, post traumatic stress disorder, (PTSD, separation anxiety, phobias and social anxiety and other types too. 

 Children who have anxiety disorders may feel like there is something wrong with them and some feel differently then their friends. Books about childhood anxiety can have so many benefits for children like providing children empowerment, strategies for managing anxiety and can help a child to normalize their challenges.

Resources For Parents 

Anxiety Canada   Anxiety in Children | Anxiety Canada

Canadian Mental Health Association    Children, Youth and Anxiety - CMHA National

Mental Health Foundation    The Anxious Child | Mental Health Foundation

Yale Medicine   Childhood Stress and Anxiety > Fact Sheets > Yale Medicine

CDC    Anxiety and Depression in Children | Children’s Mental Health | CDC

Child Mind Institute   Anxiety in Children and Teenagers - Child Mind Institute

Kid Matters Counseling   Anxiety in Children - Statistics & Symptoms Parents Need to Know

DISCLAIMER: I have learned a lot over the years but I am still learning. Always do your own research and exercise sound judgment. I am not an occupational therapist or a physician. I am an adult who has sensory processing disorder, a sensory parent and a Grandma. The information on this website is not medical advice and does not replace the information that your child's therapists or medical professionals give you. These are just ideas that I have learned myself over the years of being a parent and an adult living with SPD. If you are concerned for your child, please always seek medical attention through a family doctor, pediatrician or therapist. This website is for awareness purposes only. Each child is different and what works for one child may not for another because all children have different sensory needs. Please always consult with a medical professional. Click on links throughout each page for more resources and information. Click here for more resources https://sensoryprocessingdisorderparentsupport.com/sensoryprocessingdisorderresources

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Books For Anxious Children