It’s tempting to do whatever you can to stop feeling worried or scared, which often means avoiding the source of your fear. Avoidance can help you feel better for a little while, but it sometimes makes you miss out on things you’d really like to do.
Facing Fears With Whiskers is a beautifully illustrated CBT worksheet about avoidance. Kids learn about the consequences of avoiding fears and how changing their thoughts can help them face fears. This three-page activity guides kids through:
- identifying the source of their anxiety
- exploring their unhelpful “what if” worries
- coming up with more adaptive thoughts
This worksheet is designed to accompany the story Whiskers Wonders What If?, making it a helpful resource for kids dealing with anxiety, avoidance, or catastrophic thinking.
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