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What do I do when I am not enjoying my anxious child
This is such a painful place to be! But pain can also be the motivation we need to revisit what we’re doing and start doing something different! Mostly I want to reassure you that loving your kids doesn’t mean you’ll always love parenting those kids and that’s ok.
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How do I help my anxious child process their feelings
You know what’s hard about this one? Well, first not all anxious kids WANT to process their feelings and second sometimes processing their feelings gets them stuck. Learn more on this week’s episode of The Child Anxiety FAQ
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Is my anxiety causing my child’s anxiety
This question is less important than the asker thought it was and I use this episode to explain why. I also talk a little bit about why it’s ok if two households are handling the anxiety differently (mostly because there’s not necessarily anything we can do about it)!
What are some specific tips you have for parents of anxious teens?
Specifically? Help your teen get more sleep! It’s my number one wish for ALL anxious kids and other humans! Learn more this week on The Child Anxiety FAQ
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Do you have any tips for an overwhelmed parent dealing with my child’s anxiety
I have several tips, mostly about finding new ways to consider what parenting an anxious child is supposed to be, which might help you feel less pressured to “fix” things.
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How do I know if my anxious child is just being manipulative?
We interrogate this whole idea of manipulation, look at child development, and talk about better ways to consider the situation.
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How can I tell if my child’s anxiety is general or situational?
What this person was asking about specifically is, is Is her child’s anxiety being caused by an event at school? Her child is experiencing some school refusal. That seems to be coming up a lot in the questions I’m getting these days. So is there something going on at school or is this just generally
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