Parents, carers, teachers and school counsellors supporting anxious children can use this printable anxiety worksheet to help them look for possible positives in an upcoming situation. It is especially suited to kids and younger teens who tend to focus on what might go wrong and need a simple coping activity for worry, nervousness or anxious thoughts.
The Anxiety Find the Positives Worksheet for Children is a simple printable activity that encourages children to pause before an upcoming situation and consider what might go well. The worksheet asks them to name the event or worry, then add possible positives in the blank circles. This gentle structure can support positive thinking, worry management, coping skills and reframing negative thoughts without asking the child to ignore their feelings.
Use it as a downloadable PDF worksheet during a one-to-one conversation, a wellbeing lesson, a calm corner activity or a short home learning task. It may be helpful before school trips, tests, medical appointments, friendship situations, performances, new clubs or changes in routine. Adults can talk through ideas first, scribe for younger children if needed, or invite children to complete it independently and discuss their answers afterwards.
The clear layout makes the activity easy to print, keep in a counselling folder, add to a classroom wellbeing pack or use as part of a wider discussion about anxious thoughts. It gives children a manageable way to practise looking for balanced possibilities when their mind is focused on what could go wrong. This resource was created by MyleMarks.com.
