NHS - Anxiety in Children

Website: https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/children-and-young-adults/advice-for-parents/anxiety-in-children/

NHS - Anxiety disorders in children

Website: https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/children-and-young-adults/advice-for-parents/anxiety-disorders-in-children/

Mindfulness Apps for Children

Headspace (for Kids)

This app teaches parents and children together about meditation for different age levels. They focus on Calm, Kindness and Bedtime.

Website: https://www.headspace.com/kids

Calm

This app provides mindfulness and sleep stories for children of varying ages. Several parents I know use the app to help their children relax, and restore themselves after a full day of running around.

Website: https://www.calm.com/

Insight Timer

This app is free with meditations for parents and children. They focus on relaxation, managing stress, concentration and sleep, as examples.

Website: https://insighttimer.com/

Resource: Save the Children - Stress Busters

As the world’s leading expert on childhood, Save the Children created these drama-based relaxation exercises during the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020, that are part of their global Healing and Education through the Arts (HEART) program for children living in stressful situations. 

Resource: Mindfulmazing - How to Help Kids With Anxiety

17 Phrases to Calm an Anxious Child

Website: https://www.mindfulmazing.com/17-phrases-to-calm-an-anxious-child-how-to-help-kids-with-anxiety/