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A compilation of websites, games and apps to help children aged from 5 – 12+ years to manage their emotions.

Sleep Deprivation

Research into the effects of sleep-deprivation have found that missing out on adequate sleep can have significant negative effects. These include increased negative emotions and reduced capacity to recognize threatening stimuli from non-threatening stimuli. It is often thought that the basis of various anxiety disorders is due to a failure in recognizing threats. We may see little threats, such as running late for a meeting, as a much bigger issue that triggers anxieties.