While we don’t need to know what causes anxiety, we absolutely need to know what maintains it. Unfortuantely, there are many traps that adults fall into that maintains – or even worsens – anxiety in children and teenagers. It is essential to identify and address these traps that keep anxiety going and what to do instead.
As descendants of anxious ancestors, anxiety is embedded in our nervous system. However, the modern world presents unique stressors that we have control over. Learn about these stressors and how to help our children cope better in this informative and insightful episode.
It is essential to know the difference between normal worry iand anxiety. Understanding these emotions can help parents learn to better support their child’s emotional well-being and promote their resilience.
Despite the prevalence of anxiety and all we know about it, our anxious children and teens are not getting the support they need. Unfortunately, untreated anxiety puts them at great risk for long-term negative outcomes. It is essential we addess these barriers to help our anxious children and teens thrive.
To make the most of our time with our kids (and in life!), we need to focus on presence over the busyness and rushing and chaos that can take us out of the moment.
Anxiety is common among ADHDers. However, they can mimic, overshadow, or mask each other. Therefore, it is important to differentiate the two and understand what’s what to treat most effectively.
In today’s episode, I talk all about sensory processing, sensory over- and under-responsivity, the relationship between anxiety and sensory sensitivities, and how we can best support our anxious children and teens.
Perfectionism has steadily increased over the years, with our younger generations establishing increasingly more extreme standards for themselves, which can be crippling.
School refusal is a psychiatric crisis and when these students do not get the support they need, they are vulnerable to a whole host of social, emotional, psychological, and health risks.
While it can be hard for children and teachers to see children in distress, we don’t want to fall into the common traps that make anxiety stronger, like allowing children to avoid the things they’re afraid of and reassuring them that everything will be fine.
