So far, you鈥檝e learned about anxiety and how LUNA works. Now, let鈥檚 think about your child鈥檚 own worries and fears.
To help you get started, we created a checklist that includes common fears for children within different categories. See the examples for Neil and Sally on the next page and then work with your child (or on your own) to complete the blank form.
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Specific Fears
- Dark&苍产蝉辫;鉁
- Insects
- Animal(s)
- Medical providers or situations
- Water
- Weather changes
- Loud noises
- Items that make loud noises
- Monsters, aliens, the supernatural, etc.
- Heights
- Escalators/elevators
- Germs
- Throwing up or getting sick
- OTHER: Vegetables&苍产蝉辫;鉁
Generalized Worries
- Worries about making mistakes
- Worries about getting in trouble
- Worries about performance
- Anxious about assignments or tests
- Gets upset and/or starts over when something they are doing is not perfect
- Asks a lot of questions&苍产蝉辫;鉁
- Complains of physical symptoms (e.g., headaches, stomachaches, sleep problems)
- OTHER: Changes in routine&苍产蝉辫;鉁
Social Fears
- Thinks others will think badly of them
- Scared of answering or asking questions in class
- Avoids standing out or being the center of attention
- Worries that others will laugh at them
- Avoids interacting with peers
- Avoids speaking to others
- OTHER:
Separation
- Scared of being separated from caregivers&苍产蝉辫;鉁
- Worries about something bad happening to caregivers&苍产蝉辫;鉁
- Worries about getting lost&苍产蝉辫;鉁
- Scared of sleeping away from caregivers or home&苍产蝉辫;鉁
- Follows caregivers around&苍产蝉辫;鉁
- Complains of physical symptoms when required to separate from caregivers
- Gets upset/tantrums when required to separate from caregivers&苍产蝉辫;鉁
- OTHER:
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Specific Fears
- Dark
- Insects
- Animal(s)
- Medical providers or situations
- Water
- Weather changes
- Loud noises
- Items that make loud noises&苍产蝉辫;鉁
- Monsters, aliens, the supernatural, etc.
- Heights
- Escalators/elevators
- Germs&苍产蝉辫;鉁
- Throwing up or getting sick
- OTHER: Public bathrooms&苍产蝉辫;鉁
Generalized Worries
- Worries about making mistakes
- Worries about getting in trouble
- Worries about performance
- Anxious about assignments or tests
- Gets upset and/or starts over when something they are doing is not perfect
- Asks a lot of questions
- Complains of physical symptoms (e.g., headaches, stomachaches, sleep problems)&苍产蝉辫;鉁
- OTHER:
Social Fears
- Thinks others will think badly of them&苍产蝉辫;鉁
- Scared of answering or asking questions in class&苍产蝉辫;鉁
- Avoids standing out or being the center of attention&苍产蝉辫;鉁
- Worries that others will laugh at them&苍产蝉辫;鉁
- Avoids interacting with peers&苍产蝉辫;鉁
- Avoids speaking to others&苍产蝉辫;鉁
- OTHER:
Separation
- Scared of being separated from caregivers
- Worries about something bad happening to caregivers
- Worries about getting lost
- Scared of sleeping away from caregivers or home
- Follows caregivers around
- Complains of physical symptoms when required to separate from caregivers
- Gets upset/tantrums when required to separate from caregivers
- OTHER:
Now that you鈥檝e had a chance to review some examples, think about your child鈥檚 fears. Then fill out this Fears and Worries Checklist. You can either print it and fill it out, or you can fill it out electronically. Don鈥檛 worry about getting everything right now, you will come back to this checklist later on!
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Specific Fears
- Dark
- Insects
- Animal(s)
- Medical providers or situations
- Water
- Weather changes
- Loud noises
- Items that make loud noises
- Monsters, aliens, the supernatural, etc.
- Heights
- Escalators/elevators
- Germs
- Throwing up or getting sick
- OTHER:
Generalized Worries
- Worries about making mistakes
- Worries about getting in trouble
- Worries about performance
- Anxious about assignments or tests
- Gets upset and/or starts over when something they are doing is not perfect
- Asks a lot of questions
- Complains of physical symptoms (e.g., headaches, stomachaches, sleep problems)
- OTHER:
Social Fears
- Thinks others will think badly of them
- Scared of answering or asking questions in class
- Avoids standing out or being the center of attention
- Worries that others will laugh at them
- Avoids interacting with peers
- Avoids speaking to others
- OTHER:
Separation
- Scared of being separated from caregivers
- Worries about something bad happening to caregivers
- Worries about getting lost
- Scared of sleeping away from caregivers or home
- Follows caregivers around
- Complains of physical symptoms when required to separate from caregivers
- Gets upset/tantrums when required to separate from caregivers
- OTHER: