Fear Hierarchy Worksheet for Kids

Fear Hierarchy Worksheet for Kids Overview

This fear hierarchy worksheet for kids is designed to help you and your child overcome their fears, one small step at a time. Start by helping them identify their primary fear, then break the fear down in to smaller examples and have your child rate each from least to most anxiety-provoking. Next, you and your child will tackle each example together, starting with the least anxiety-provoking. As you work through each example, your child’s nervous system will begin to break the connection between the fear and their anxiety symptoms.

Here are some of the steps we’ll cover in this worksheet:

• STEP 1: What is your primary fear?
• STEP 2: List smaller challenges that are related to your primary fear
• STEP 3: Rate these challenges with the Anxiety Scale
• STEP 4: Prepare for challenges
• STEP 5: Plan your challenges and rewards, starting with the least scary
• STEP 6: Do challenges together and record your progress
• OPTIONAL: Create a Worry Monster or Progress Bar