Many children with big emotions also experience symptoms of anxiety -- at school, at bedtime, even in relationships with friends and siblings. It can be challenging for us to help our child when they’re worried, especially when it seems like most strategies aren’t effective. How can we make things better in the moment when children are experiencing symptoms of anxiety?
In this episode, you’ll learn:
What’s going on in the brain during anxious moments
What’s most effective to focus on when a child is worrying
Three actions we can take in the moment to help children move through anxious symptoms more quickly
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Episode 264: A Mom Who Was Tired of Her Kids Competing and Comparing
Episode 263: When You Ask Your Child What’s Wrong And They Don’t Tell You
BONUS Episode: "Ask Me 3" With Online Safety Expert Lisa Honold
Episode 262: BEHAVIOR EXPLAINER: Understanding "Sensitive" Reactions
Episode 261: PROBLEM PREVENTER: How to Be Firm and Respectful at the Same Time
Episode 260: CASE STUDY: Dad Who Reduces Battles & Meltdowns When Child Has to Get Off of Device
BONUS Episode: "Ask Me 3" With Therapist Jen Hershey of How We Get Thru
Episode 259: MINDSET SHIFT: Why You Want Your Child to Complain
Episode 258: BEHAVIOR EXPLAINER: Why Some Kids Always Want to be First or Best
Episode 257: What I Want for You and for Your Children
Episode 256: PROBLEM PREVENTER: Stop Predicting the (Negative) Future
Episode 255: CASE STUDY: A mom who motivates her son to clean up (the Long Game way)
BONUS Episode: "Ask Me 3" With Accountability Coach Jessica Smith of The Fit Life With Jessica
Episode 254: When It Feels Like There's Too Much Required to Be a "Good Parent"
Episode 253: BEHAVIOR EXPLAINER: Why kids with big emotions exaggerate about how bad something is
Episode 252: PROBLEM PREVENTER: The 4 Ps to support a child with anxiety
Episode 251: Why Our Level of Influence Depends on Our Level of Yuck
Episode 250: Why Negative Behavior Is Not a Choice (And What Happens When We Assume It Is)
Episode 249: When We Foster Resilience at the Expense of Self-Esteem
Episode 248: How I’m Affected as a Highly Sensitive Parent Raising Kids With Big Emotions
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