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Anxiety Reduction

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

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Reduce Anxiety: Worry Time

Reduce Anxiety: Worry Time

★ Bookmarked • For Teachers

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.

Reduce Anxiety: Change The Channel (Tool 2)

Reduce Anxiety: Change The Channel (Tool 2)

Reduce anxiety by learning to “change the channel.”

Reduce Anxiety: 5 Question Rule

Reduce Anxiety: 5 Question Rule

★ Bookmarked • For Teachers

Adults can limit anxiety by implementing the Five Question Rule.

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

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.

Reduce Anxiety: Square Breathing (Tool 1)

Reduce Anxiety: Square Breathing (Tool 1)

Reduce anxiety by breathing in a square pattern.