When Worries Start to Spiral
Sometimes a small worry can quickly turn into a big one...
“What if no one talks to me?”
“What if I get it wrong?”
“What if something bad happens?”
Before long, your child may seem stuck in a loop of anxious thoughts, asking the same questions over and over, avoiding things that feel hard, or feeling completely overwhelmed. As a parent, it can be difficult to know what to say. You want to help, but reassurance doesn’t always seem to stick.
This toolkit is here to help gently slow those worries down.
Your child doesn’t need to stop worrying completely. They just need a simple way to understand their thoughts, challenge them, and remember that worries are not always facts.
Download Wiggles' "Flip Your What-If" Toolkit; a simple, child-friendly printable inspired by Wiggles and the What-If Whirl to help children untangle anxious thoughts and turn them into something calmer, kinder, and more manageable.
It Helps Children Who:
- Get stuck in “what if” thoughts
- Worry about school, friendships, mistakes, or new situations
- Ask the same anxious questions repeatedly
- Struggle to see beyond the worst-case scenario
- Are emotionally sensitive or neurodivergent
(Suitable for families who want to support anxiety in a calm, practical, connection-based way.)
overthinking, and finding the courage to face the unknown.
