Sorting worries out (blank)

This worksheet is designed to help children distinguish between practical and hypothetical worries.

It encourages them to actively engage by writing their worries down, cutting out each one and sorting them into the two categories.

References and Further Reading 

  • Stallard, P. (2009). Anxiety: Cognitive behaviour therapy for children and young people. London: Routledge.
  • James, A. C., Reardon, T., Creswell, C., & Turgay, G. (2018). Cognitive behavioural therapy for anxiety disorders in children and adolescents. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews [Preprint]. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd013162.
  • Perrin, S., Bevan, D., Payne, S., & Hughes, B. (2019). GAD-specific cognitive behavioral treatment for children and adolescents: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 43(5), 1051–1064. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-019-10020-3.
  • Dugas, M., & Robichaud, M. (2007) Cognitive-behavioural treatment for generalized anxiety disorder. New York. Routledge.