--- title: Anxiety url: 'https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health/anxiety' markdown: 'https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health/anxiety.md' date: '2026-10-15' description: 'Early identification and support are crucial, as chronic anxiety can increase the risk of other mental health difficulties later in life. Our collection of articles and films will help you understand the signs of anxiety, distinguish normal developmental fears from anxiety disorders, and learn practical ways to support anxious children.' --- # Anxiety ### Filter by type: - [ Video ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health/anxiety?type=Video) - [ Factsheet ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health/anxiety?type=Factsheet) - [ Guide ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health/anxiety?type=Guide) - [ Article ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health/anxiety?type=Article) - [ Podcast ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health/anxiety?type=Podcast) - [ Transcript ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health/anxiety?type=Transcript) - [ All ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health/anxiety) ![](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/user/pages/05.mental-health/06.anxiety/anxiety-in-children/Anxiety.00_04_44_12.Still013.jpg) ### Video: Anxiety in Children [Video: Anxiety in Children](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health/anxiety/anxiety-in-children) This film explains more about the different kinds of anxiety disorders, how to recognise them and how to help a child who has one. 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Do you have any… [ Anxiety ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Anxiety) ![](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/user/pages/03.toolkit/06.ask-dr-bettina/talking-to-children-about-divorce/how-loss-impacts-children.jpg) ### Video: Talking to children about divorce [Video: Talking to children about divorce](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/toolkit/ask-dr-bettina/talking-to-children-about-divorce) I have a 12-year-old son. We are getting divorced and my son isn’t talking and is struggling with anxiety. 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![](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/user/pages/05.mental-health/06.anxiety/managing-childrens-anxiety-about-coronavirus/anxiety-about-covid.jpg) ### Article: Managing children's anxiety about coronavirus [Article: Managing children's anxiety about coronavirus](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health/anxiety/managing-childrens-anxiety-about-coronavirus) This article was posted at the height of the Covid pandemic but still has useful tips for helping children cope with the anxiety that global health events… [ Anxiety ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Anxiety) ![](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/user/pages/02.challenges/03.online-harm/keeping-your-child-safe-on-smartphones-and-social-media/staying-safe-online.webp) ### Video: Keeping your child safe on smartphones and social media [Video: Keeping your child safe on smartphones and social media](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/challenges/online-harm/keeping-your-child-safe-on-smartphones-and-social-media) Learn how to set healthy boundaries, keep phones out of bedrooms, use parental controls, manage apps, talk about pornography, and support your child’s… [ Anxiety ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Anxiety) [ Home Life ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Home%20Life) [ Online Harm ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Online%20Harm) ![](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/user/pages/03.toolkit/04.school-life/strategies-to-support-childrens-wellbeing/home-learning.webp) ### Factsheet: Strategies to support children's wellbeing [Factsheet: Strategies to support children's wellbeing](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/toolkit/school-life/strategies-to-support-childrens-wellbeing) This fact sheet was prepared during the COVID-19 pandemic however still provides many useful strategies for teachers to support children's mental health… [ School Avoidance ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:School%20Avoidance) [ Anxiety 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