Teaching Humanity Remotely with Dr. Mindy Shaw - Ep. 208

This week Dr. Shaw follows up on her last podcast where she had discussed those moments when young children are experiencing anxiety.  She begins her parenting advice this week by suggesting that we tell our children that those feelings of anxiety are natural and part of life and that can be done by sharing one's own experiences of feeling anxious, but only if that sharing is developmentally appropriate.  It's also helpful to remind our children that all moments pass, both the happy ones and the negative ones.  The key is maintaining an inner sense of well-being.  Challenges are just an invitation to overcome them and learn from that experience and one can't live in the negative space of an anxious moment.  Additionally, letting young children know that you once went through difficult times successfully will help them not get bogged down by anxiety.