There are tons of ways to work with kids at any age on controlling their stress and anxiety.
In the workshop I did at the junior high I worked with a group of kids ranging from 11-14.
This age is really succeptible to emotional changes that can bring on a lot of stress and anxiety. I thought this was a good target age group because of how many new things they are about to face in the upcoming years of their life.
To begin with: the students in this workshop were those it was recommended to as well as some of their friends because nobody would want to sit in a boring room listening to someone talk with noone they were close with.
At the start of course the students were timid,so I first explained the point of my presentation as well as went through a powerpoint. I explained the warning signs of anxiety as well as told them about my story (my first post to this blog).
I feel like a lot of students connected with my story in that they felt the sort of stress I had faced and that it was not normal.
Then I presented to them a guided meditation video to relax them as well as encouraged them to seek out help from their counselor and parents.
For those students who were there just as support I told them they should try to be there for their friends and to check on them often. I also told those who were recommended to cut themselves some slack because they are at a difficult point in their life and I want them to live long happy lives.
Guided meditation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vO1wPAmiMQ
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