{"id":66846,"date":"2026-04-17T08:59:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T15:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/ecc-dm-bulletin\/?post_type=article&#038;p=66846"},"modified":"2026-04-17T13:41:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T20:41:21","slug":"newly-revised-everyday-anxiety-strategies-for-k-7-educators-ease","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/ecc-dm-bulletin\/article\/newly-revised-everyday-anxiety-strategies-for-k-7-educators-ease\/","title":{"rendered":"Newly Revised Everyday Anxiety Strategies for K-7 Educators (EASE)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group hide-on-main\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"taxonomy-action_or_info wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/ecc-dm-bulletin\/action_or_info\/for-info\/\" rel=\"tag\">For Information<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-release_date article-release-date wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">Published <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/ecc-dm-bulletin\/release_date\/2026-04-17\/\" rel=\"tag\">Friday April 17 2026<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Newly Revised Everyday Anxiety Strategies for K-7 Educators (EASE)<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ministry of Children and Family Development has completed a revision of Everyday Anxiety Strategies for Educators (EASE) for educators supporting K-7 students, in collaboration with B.C. educators, families, and experts on childhood anxiety.&nbsp; In response to educator feedback and to ensure its ongoing relevance, EASE K-7 was revised to reflect current themes in B.C. education, the First Peoples Principles of Learning, diversity and inclusion principles and includes new and updated resources and strategies for understanding and managing everyday (mild to moderate) anxiety that can be easily woven into everyday practice. 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