Tips to Help Kids Tackle Anxiety

As a mother who's navigated the stormy seas of parenting, I've seen firsthand the pressures that tests and tryouts can heap onto our children's shoulders. Today, I'm sharing heartfelt strategies to support your kids through anxiety-riddled tests, whether the elementary spelling test, ACT, or sports tryouts.  We'll explore how shifting the conversation from your child's abilities to God's guiding hand can make all the difference. I'll share three practical tips that can ease the burden of test anxiety for your little ones, including how to pray with them using scripture and the profound impact of sending a short but powerful encouraging note or text. We also discuss the importance of celebrating every success by attributing it to God's wisdom and support. Plus, I've put together a special resource just for you—a complimentary PDF of Bible verses tailored for testing times, ready to download below. Let's turn these challenges into opportunities to strengthen your child's faith and confidence.Helpful Links from the Podcast:FREE PDF - Scriptures to Pray for Testing AnxietySubscribe to The Helping Hand NewsletterLearn to Pray the Scriptures PodcastBuilding a Work EthicScripture Shared in this Podcast:Colossians 3:23 - Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters.Deuteronomy 6:4-9 - Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.Get connected with Parenting to Impress:Facebook Group:  /groups/ABCJLMFacebook:  /heidi.franz.2911Instagram:  /abcjesuslovesme/Subscribe to Blog & Newsletters:  forms.feedblitz.com/5r0Thanks for listening!