Author: Dawn Friedman MSEd

Our very first question for this year is: “How do I stop getting angry with my anxious child?” This is a really good question. I

We discuss the reasons why counseling may not be working for child anxiety.

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.

Figuring out when to intervene with our anxious child is tricky and it’s personal. Here are some quesetions to consider as you’re trying to figure it out.

I love talking about children’s play and this episode gives me the opportunity to do that. Play is a great way for kids — especially anxious kids — to process their fears. Listen in to learn more including how to know if it’s a problem and what you can do to help.

If a family is happy co-sleeping, then great. But it’s ok to want to sleep by yourself. Will you be doing your child damage if you insist on it? Even if they’re scared? No. Let me explain more about that.

This is one of those parenting decisions that I don’t think you can take out of context of the family functioning and say it is GOOD or BAD. It’s neutral. It’s good if your family likes it and it works and it’s bad if your family doesn’t like it and it doesn’t work. But does it cause separation anxiety? Let’s talk about it.

None of us are projects to be fixed or perfected; we are here to grow, learn, and discover.

This episode we talk about the three reasons we get anxious around our anxious child: first because it’s catching, second because we share their worry, and third because we’re worried about their anxiety.