TELL ME IT WILL BE OK

In this week's episode we talk about helping anxious children understand their feelings of resentment and blame toward their parents. As children navigate the tumultuous teen years and battle with anxiety, it's natural for them to push back against their parents. We discuss the complexities of this issue, providing understanding and guidance for parents on how to navigate these turbulent emotions....

In this episode, we talk about how guilt can hinder decision-making and the importance of moving forward despite feeling guilty. I emphasize the significance of setting boundaries, managing anger, and maintaining loving connections with our anxious children. Tune in to gain practical advice on navigating the complexities of parenting an anxious child. Mentioned in this episode: 🌟 READY TO FIND YO...

In this episode, we're getting into some solid strategies to help out kids dealing with negative self-talk. We tackle the challenges of the tween and early teen years, discuss the impact of social anxiety, and give parents some practical tips to support their anxious children. Mentioned in this episode: 🌟 READY TO FIND YOUR ROOM TO BREATHE? Parenting has never been more challenging especially for...

This week we talk about the importance of acknowledging and working through personal anxieties, and I share specific techniques to help parents manage their own worries while supporting their child's journey to coping with anxiety. Mentioned in this episode: 🌟 READY TO FIND YOUR ROOM TO BREATHE? Parenting has never been more challenging especially for empathetic parents of sensitive kids. TELL ME...

This week I share insights on disrupting anxiety patterns, identifying manageable starting points, and honoring both parental and child capacities. Mentioned in this episode: 🌟 READY TO FIND YOUR ROOM TO BREATHE? Parenting has never been more challenging especially for empathetic parents of sensitive kids. TELL ME IT WILL BE OK: The Practice is a weekly, guided practice that gives quiet, calm, re...

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. Mentioned in this episode: 🌟 READY TO FIND YOUR ROOM TO BREATHE? Parenting has never been more challenging especially for empathetic p...

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 Mentioned in this episode: 🌟 READY TO FIND YOUR ROOM TO BREATHE? Parenting has never been more challenging especially for empathetic parents of sensitive kids. TELL ME IT WILL...

Spoiler alert -- you're not the cause but yes, you are the solution. Both things can be true! I talk about the fallacy that a child's diagnosis ALWAYS goes back to what the parents are doing. Nonsense!  Mentioned in this episode: 🌟 READY TO FIND YOUR ROOM TO BREATHE? Parenting has never been more challenging especially for empathetic parents of sensitive kids. TELL ME IT WILL BE OK: The Practice...

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 diffrently (mostly because there's not necessarily anything we can do about it)! Mentioned in this episode: 🌟 READY TO FIND YOUR ROOM TO BREATHE? Parenting has never been more challenging especially for empatheti...

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 Mentioned in this episode: 🌟 READY TO FIND YOUR ROOM TO BREATHE? Parenting has never been more challenging especially for empathetic parents of sensitive kids. TELL ME IT WILL BE OK: The Practice is a weekly, guided practice that gives quiet, ca...

Poor self esteem is super common in child anxiety and no wonder -- anxiety upends our ability to do the things they want to do or that are expected of them. Let's talk about what we can do as loving, supportive parents. Mentioned in this episode: 🌟 READY TO FIND YOUR ROOM TO BREATHE? Parenting has never been more challenging especially for empathetic parents of sensitive kids. TELL ME IT WILL BE...

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. Mentioned in this episode: 🌟 READY TO FIND YOUR ROOM TO BREATHE? Parenting has never been more challenging especially for empathetic parents of sensitive kids. TELL ME IT WILL BE OK: The Practice is a weekly, guided practice th...

We interrogate this whole idea of manipulation, look at child development, and talk about better ways to consider the situation. Mentioned in this episode: 🌟 READY TO FIND YOUR ROOM TO BREATHE? Parenting has never been more challenging especially for empathetic parents of sensitive kids. TELL ME IT WILL BE OK: The Practice is a weekly, guided practice that gives quiet, calm, reflective space for...

A parent contacted me about an 8-year old whose separation anxiety means their child meltsdown every time she tries to leave the house. We talk about what we need to know and give a brief overview on how what we're doing might unintentionally be encouraging meltdowns (and what to do instead). Mentioned in this episode: 🌟 READY TO FIND YOUR ROOM TO BREATHE? Parenting has never been more challengin...

Because there was so little detail offered in this question it gave me the chance to explain what we need to know and why we need to know it to hopefully offer some ideas about next steps for listeners.  Mentioned in this episode: 🌟 READY TO FIND YOUR ROOM TO BREATHE? Parenting has never been more challenging especially for empathetic parents of sensitive kids. TELL ME IT WILL BE OK: The Practice...

A brief summary of this episode Mentioned in this episode: 🌟 READY TO FIND YOUR ROOM TO BREATHE? Parenting has never been more challenging especially for empathetic parents of sensitive kids. TELL ME IT WILL BE OK: The Practice is a weekly, guided practice that gives quiet, calm, reflective space for you to connect with your wisdom and intuition. For July, we're writing about and exploring the to...

A brief summary of this episode Mentioned in this episode: 🌟 READY TO FIND YOUR ROOM TO BREATHE? Parenting has never been more challenging especially for empathetic parents of sensitive kids. TELL ME IT WILL BE OK: The Practice is a weekly, guided practice that gives quiet, calm, reflective space for you to connect with your wisdom and intuition. For July, we're writing about and exploring the to...

This week we discuss "coping" and how sometimes parents misunderstand what that means.  Mentioned in this episode: 🌟 READY TO FIND YOUR ROOM TO BREATHE? Parenting has never been more challenging especially for empathetic parents of sensitive kids. TELL ME IT WILL BE OK: The Practice is a weekly, guided practice that gives quiet, calm, reflective space for you to connect with your wisdom and intui...

The person who asked this question is trying to figure out if the anxiety she's seeing in her child is just due to a specific situation or a sign that her child is more generally anxious. I share some thoughts about how to figure that out.  Mentioned in this episode: 🌟 READY TO FIND YOUR ROOM TO BREATHE? Parenting has never been more challenging especially for empathetic parents of sensitive kids...

Parents reach out for help because they need their anxious child to learn to not be anxious or to handle their anxiety more effectively. But we can't make our anxious child or even want to change. What we can do is focus on our own change. In this week's episode, we dig into this uncomfortable truth. Mentioned in this episode: 🌟 READY TO FIND YOUR ROOM TO BREATHE? Parenting has never been more ch...

This question from a listener gives us the opportunity to talk about some of the details we need to know to appropriate address our individual child's anxiety, especially around things like school refusal.  Mentioned in this episode: 🌟 READY TO FIND YOUR ROOM TO BREATHE? Parenting has never been more challenging especially for empathetic parents of sensitive kids. TELL ME IT WILL BE OK: The Pract...

This week I explain why it almost doesn't matter whose anxiety started the anxious patterns in the family because the intervention is the same -- at least to start. Also if you'd like to sign up for the free webinar "Tell Me It Will Be OK: How to Talk About Your Child's Anxiety (without making things worse)" just head here: ChildAnxietySupport.com/webinar Mentioned in this episode: 🌟 READY TO FIN...

This week we explore parental concern in regards to child anxiety and what it means if the child is anxious and what if it means if they aren't (or at least if they aren't clinically anxious). Remember to reach out to me if you have further questions! Mentioned in this episode: 🌟 READY TO FIND YOUR ROOM TO BREATHE? Parenting has never been more challenging especially for empathetic parents of sen...

This week we talk about how we can support our anxious child and help them feel validated without joining them in their anxiety. Mentioned in this episode: 🌟 READY TO FIND YOUR ROOM TO BREATHE? Parenting has never been more challenging especially for empathetic parents of sensitive kids. TELL ME IT WILL BE OK: The Practice is a weekly, guided practice that gives quiet, calm, reflective space for...

We talk about what panic attacks are; discuss panic disorder; and get into some of the controversy and complications around the issue. Mentioned in this episode: 🌟 READY TO FIND YOUR ROOM TO BREATHE? Parenting has never been more challenging especially for empathetic parents of sensitive kids. TELL ME IT WILL BE OK: The Practice is a weekly, guided practice that gives quiet, calm, reflective spac...