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Anxiety Reduction

Allison Edwards’ anxiety reduction tools from her book, Why Smart Kids Worry.

Printable List

Reduce Anxiety: Change The Channel (Tool 2)
Reduce Anxiety: Change The Channel (Tool 2)
Reduce anxiety by learning to “change the channel.”
Gr 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Reduce Anxiety: 5 Question Rule
Reduce Anxiety: 5 Question Rule
Adults can limit anxiety by implementing the Five Question Rule.
Reduce Anxiety: Worry Time
Reduce Anxiety: Worry Time
Adults can learn to help students reduce anxiety with the tool Worry Time.
How to Reset Your Brain When You’re Flooded
How to Reset Your Brain When You’re Flooded
Allison Edwards explains how changing your senses can reset your brain.
Gr 1-8
Reduce Anxiety: Square Breathing (Tool 1)
Reduce Anxiety: Square Breathing (Tool 1)
Reduce anxiety by breathing in a square pattern.
Gr 1-8
What Happens In Your Brain When You’re Worried or Afraid
What Happens In Your Brain When You’re Worried or Afraid
Allison Edwards explains how blood flow in your brain affects your decision-making
Gr 1-8
Reduce Anxiety: Brain Plate (Tool 3)
Reduce Anxiety: Brain Plate (Tool 3)
When a student’s brain is full of worries, everything feels urgent. Brain Plate helps them sort what’s real from what’s noise — and actually do something about it.
Gr 1-8