Anxiety is exhausting. It’s worrying about events outside your control and worst case scenarios that’ll probably never eventuate - but it’s not just that, it’s physical too - headaches, nausea, feeling tense and on edge are common symptoms.

We all do it. We say ‘yes’ when we really want to say ‘no’ and we find ourselves doing things we don’t want to do - and that we don’t really have time to do - all because we don’t want to upset and disappoint the people around us - our family, friends, and colleagues.

Little minds can house some pretty big worries. From a young age, anxious kids can worry about everything from getting questions wrong on school tests and not having friends, to falling ill or even terrorist attacks.

As a parent, you want to do whatever you can to protect your child from feeling upset. Which can be a good parenting philosophy to follow…except when it comes to anxiety.