Episode 2: “Parenting is the most triggering work you can do.”
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Anxiety sucks. You can’t tell why it affects some brains and not others. Talking about it—often in the context of a “mental health crisis”—often makes it worse. It makes you wonder if you’re a bad parent. And it’s not even a new phenomenon. The CDC reports that persistent feelings of anxiety, depression, and hopelessness among young people increased by about 40% in the 10 years before the pandemic. Thanks for reading When the Flames Go Up! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. Whether your anxious child is five or 25, however, Dawn Friedman, MSEd treats anxiety as a family issue, because parents need to assess their own needs in order for the family to function as a unit. And just because your child is struggling doesn’t mean you’re bad parents. Some kids are just harder. Other links: * “If a good mother is one who loves her child more than anyone else in the world, I am not a good mother. I am in fact a bad mother. I love my husband more than I love my children.” — Ayelet Waldman. * Books by Frances L. Ilg and Louise Bates Ames, while conducting research at The Gesell Institute. * You can learn more about Dawn at Child Anxiety Support and follow her on Instagram and Facebook. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whentheflamesgoup.substack.com
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