It’s common for anxious children to say mean things about themselves like, “I’m stupid. I’m a failure. I can’t do anything right.” Today we talk about what we can do when our anxious children are full of negative self talk.
Short answer? Because parents get blamed for everything. Long answer? Because it’s complicated.
It’s a simple question but not a simple answer. This week we talk about how to check in and see if we’re being appropriately protective or being over protective with our anxious kids.
I explain why I think the word “manipulative” isn’t helpful when we’re talking about child anxiety.
This week’s question comes from an anonymous submission at my podcast page. The short answer is that no missing school due to anxiety is unlikely to help the anxiety but we also talk about other things you can do that might help.
First let’s talk about what failure to launch is. What do we mean when we use that term? Failure to launch is generally used to
Anxiety and ADD/ADHD share some symptoms and to make things even more complicated, at least one third of all children and teens who are diagnosed with ADD/ADHD are also diagnosed with anxiety.
When you’re thinking about medication for your child it’s important to understand that medication is not a cure for anxiety. Medication is part of an anxiety treatment plan.
Helping an anxious child go to sleep alone is a process that requires careful planning and attention. Learn more with this week’s podcast.
First let’s talk about what social anxiety is and how it’s diagnosed. Social anxiety is not being introverted and it’s not being shy. Social anxiety
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