This week’s question is, is it my anxiety or my child’s? That’s a great question. And I’m going to insert that meme here, where the kid says, why not both? The truth is it can be difficult to tease out where the anxiety started. Do we have an anxious parent? Do we have an anxious
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Hey everybody. This week’s question for the Child Anxiety FAQ is, “are there techniques for teaching emotional regulation to anxious children?” And of course there are techniques teaching emotional regulation for all kinds of kids, including anxious kids. It’s going to be a little bit different for anxious children, because we tend to focus on
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Addressing Anxiety and Sibling Bullying: A Parental Guide Managing a child’s anxiety while maintaining harmony among siblings is a delicate balancing act. It involves understanding the nature of anxiety, recognizing the impact of behavior, and fostering an environment that encourages personal growth and responsibility without sparking shame. This post aims to provide parents with insights
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This week is the question I got from a listener after they listened to episode 64, which was Are there any downsides to practicing gentle parenting with an anxious child?. Let me read you the whole thing, because it’s long and specific and I’ll be referencing their question in this episode. Ok. Here it goes::
What about gentle parenting for older kids with anxiety? Read More »
This parenting podcast episode offers a special message to the parent who’s feeling guilty about the struggles of their anxious child or teen.
Can I parent so well that my child won’t have anxiety? Read More »
We take a look at gentle parenting, conscious parenting, respectful parenting, attachment parenting — whatever term you use — and consider how it impacts child anxiety and child anxiety treatment.
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I appreciate this question from a parent who’s been listening to the podcast and says she doesn’t mind being stuck in the Parenting PItfalls and wanted to know what I had to say about that. My answer might surprise you.
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The question, “What does successful child anxiety treatment look like?” is one that that I made up based on different versions I’ve heard from people who are coming to me to ask about my program or to ask why treatment they’ve sought before didn’t work. First I want to talk a bit about expectations because
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We do a quick dive into the controversies around the PDA diagnosis then jump to how it relates to anxiety treatment.
How does Pathological Demand Avoidance or PDA fit with regular anxiety? Read More »
Tackling child anxiety has two tasks. The first is to confront the anxiety. The second is learning the cognitive behavioral tools to manage anxiety.
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