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[quote=Anonymous]Therapy definitely helped for us, providing lots of coping mechanisms for dealing with disappointment (when things don't turn out as expected). We also did learn more about our child's sensory issues that fed into the anxiety. One book that helped us was the Highly Sensitive Child.

Also, we learned to make plans for what to do when things weren't going well so that we could move quickly to a calming strategy when things were escalating. These were talked about as a family and agreed on ahead of time, and following the plan is highly praised and rewarded. (E.g., when things are starting to feel frustrating in a group, child will walk away and take ten deep breaths or do 15 jumping jacks before re-engaging, more if needed. If that doesn't help, child can seek help from an adult (parent on sideline). If more time is needed, we can ask the coach to rotate out on next substitution and take time on the bench.) Therapy helped our child become aware of and notice her own physical cues for when her anxiety/anger were starting to build, so she could start to switch to calming strategies.[/quote]

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