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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My tween went through some anxiety.  We *dramatically* increased the amount of exercise she was getting.  I also basically made myself into a cruise director.  She is very social so I said yes to pretty much every social invitation.  I offer to host her friends all the time.  We picked up more activities than I would like, but she is happy with something going on all the time, so I put my game face on and go to it.

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I have to agree with this and it is by far the cheapest route.  When we were seeing someone or going to groups, it only intensified the "I feel different, why can't I just be normal" feeling that starts to increase anxiety even more.  When my DC is thinking about it, by herself a lot, talking about it, I see her start to pick at her skin or get moody/stressed.  She is in year round sports now, we make her walk the dog with a friend up the street nightly before bed, and encourage lots of socialization on the weekends.  I can not believe how much different she is.  Not thinking about it makes all the difference.  The less anxious they start to feel, the better they realize they can handle it when they do get stressed. [/quote]

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