By CKPG Today

Anxiety

TYH: Child anxiety

Feb 23, 2021 | 10:40 AM

PRINCE GEORGE — The COVID-19 pandemic has been difficult on children.

Due to provincial health orders, the Province has limited the amount of face-to-face social interaction kids can have. In many kids, it’s heightened child anxiety, something the Canadian Mental Health Association says is no surprise.

“One of the biggest things that people need to remember is that anxiety is normal. There is a point where it’s excessive or it’s unreasonable for the circumstances that’s occurring or if it’s occurring without reason, then we might be looking at an anxiety disorder,” says Mary Lu Spagrud, manager, education, and projects at the Canadian Mental Health Association.

“One of the best things we can do as parents is model our own anxiety, and making sure we are okay and not excessively reassuring, we’re not talking about it all the time.”

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But if the anxiety in your child is stopping them from doing the things they normally do, she says there is help available. For example, you can contact Intersect Youth and Family Services, the Foundry program or there’s a program at the Canadian Mental Health Association called Confident Parents, Thriving Kids.