The “My Worry Free Zones” activity asks the user to identify times, places or activities where they already feel less caught up in worry. It then builds on this by prompting them to create new worry free zones, with space to record the time, place, activity and any notes, making it a practical anxiety worksheet for children, young people, teenagers and families.
A clear Worry Time framework is included, showing how to set aside a short, agreed time for worrying, such as 9am to 9:15am. When a worry appears during the day, the person is encouraged to write it down, remind themselves they can think about it later, and return to their worry free zone once worry time has finished.
The printable worksheet section gives structured boxes for current worry free zones, new worry free zones, a planned worry time, and a larger space headed “Things that are worrying me”. This layout could be useful as a worry diary, CBT-style worry postponement exercise, counselling worksheet, school wellbeing activity or home support tool for a child or teen who tends to ruminate.
Parents, carers, teachers, school counsellors, youth workers, social workers and family support practitioners may find it helpful in one-to-one conversations where a young person needs a simple, non-judgemental way to separate worry from the rest of the day. The language is accessible and the prompts are brief enough to use during a session, as a take-home activity, or as part of a calming routine.
The material is branded by the Scottish Centre for Conflict Resolution and Cyrenians, and focuses on everyday practical steps rather than lengthy explanation. It is especially suited to children, teenagers and young people who can write down their thoughts, as well as adults supporting them with anxiety management, emotional regulation and worry planning.
