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Help! My Child's Anxious
by 11-29 Media
Parenting is hard. And when anxiety enters the picture, it can feel impossible. If your child is struggling and you're not sure what to do next, this is the podcast for you. Join broadcaster Vanessa Feltz and her daughter, child therapist Saskia Joss, as they unpack the emotional rollercoaster of raising kids - especially when anxiety or emotional overwhelm start to take over. With a powerful mix of professional insight, real-life stories, and no-judgment honesty, each episode offers clear, compassionate advice to help you feel more equipped and less alone.From school avoidance and separation anxiety, tricky teens to bedtime battles, they tackle the hardest parenting moments with warmth, humour, and expert guidance - because while parenting doesn’t come with a manual, this podcast might be the next best thing.Want to get in touch? Email us: [email protected] For advertising opportunities on this podcast email: [email protected]
Episodes
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BBC Cut Horrible Histories. Are We Protecting Kids Too Much?
The BBC has cut scenes from Horrible Histories, including sketches about child labour and slavery. But are we protecting children from frightening subjects, or avoiding conversations they actually need? In this episode of Help! My Child's Anxious, Vanessa Feltz and her daughter, child therapist...
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Are Baby Girls Really More Sociable Than Boys?
A new study suggests baby girls may be more drawn to faces than baby boys from the first hours of life. But does that actually mean parents should raise boys and girls differently? Vanessa Feltz and child therapist Saskia Joss unpack what these differences might mean for parents, why gender...
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The “Snowflake Generation” Debate Misses One Big Thing
Are today’s children really a “snowflake generation”, or are they dealing with levels of anxiety that previous generations simply didn’t face? Vanessa Feltz and child therapist Saskia Joss unpack the growing mental health crisis among children and young people, following Professor Peter Fonagy’s...
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Is TikTok Diagnosing Your Child? ADHD, Autism & Self-Diagnosis
Vanessa Feltz and child therapist Saskia Joss look at the explosion of mental-health content online, why some children are identifying strongly with diagnostic labels, and how parents can take their concerns seriously without accepting everything an algorithm tells them. They discuss misleading...
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"My Child Doesn’t Want to Go to School" Your questions answered
Back-to-school anxiety can appear at the school gates, after the school day, around exams or in the way a child suddenly talks about themselves. In this episode of Help! My Child’s Anxious, Vanessa Feltz and child therapist Saskia Joss answer real questions from parents struggling with the return...
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Why Parents Are Giving Their Kids a ’90s Summer (with no phones!)
What if the answer to an increasingly connected, anxious childhood is to go backwards? Vanessa Feltz and child therapist Saskia Joss explore the growing “90s summer” trend, where parents are swapping packed schedules, constant screen time and endless online stimulation for bikes, books, boredom,...
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Navigating Childhood Anxiety, Neurodiversity, and the Hidden Pressures on Families with Zara Kadir
In this episode of Help! My Child’s Anxious, hosts Vanessa Feltz and Saskia Joss are joined by child, family, and adult psychotherapist Zara Kadir (from The Therapy Shed) to explore how anxiety and neurodiversity intersect in children. Zara shares insights from both her professional practice and...
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Shakira Akabusi On OCD, Anxiety And Motherhood
A seven-minute walk was taking Shakira Akabusi three and a half hours. From the outside, nobody had a clue. In this episode of Help! My Child is Anxious, Vanessa Feltz and child therapist Saskia Joss sit down with women's health expert and StrongLikeMum founder Shakira Akabusi to talk about body...
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Autism, Anxiety and PDA with Lisa Lloyd
Your child holds it together all day at school, then falls apart the moment they get home. If that is your house, this episode is for you. Vanessa Feltz and child therapist Saskia Joss are joined by Lisa Lloyd, autism advocate and author of Unmasking Mum, for one of the most honest conversations…
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Navigating Parental Fears & Milestones with Laura Amies
Welcome to Help My Child's Anxious, hosted by broadcaster Vanessa Feltz and her daughter, child therapist Saskia Joss. In this episode, Vanessa and Saskia welcome special guest Laura Amies (known as Nanny Amies), a former nanny turned parenting expert and mother. Laura opens up about her personal...
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Overparenting, "Anxious Parents Make Anxious Kids"
It's our one-year anniversary! Vanessa Feltz and her daugther child therapist Saskia Joss look back on twelve months of Help! My Child's Anxious — from topping podcast charts in 47 countries (yes, including the Solomon Islands) to what a year of talking about anxiety has taught them both. This…
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1 Million Referrals: What is Triggering the UK Childhood Anxiety Pandemic?
If you are currently trying to figure out how to help an anxious child while facing an absolute crisis in youth healthcare access, you are not alone. In this episode of Help! My Child's Anxious, veteran broadcaster Vanessa Feltz and child therapist Saskia Joss confront the reality of the 2-year...
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The Anxiety Bag Trend: What Actually Helps Anxious Kids (And What Doesn't)
Everyone's talking about "anxiety bags" on TikTok — but is packing your child a bag full of comfort objects actually helpful, or does it risk making anxiety worse? In this episode, child therapist Saskia Joss and her mum Vanessa Phelps unpack the trend, explore the psychology of transition…
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The Role of Grandparents
Child therapist Saskia Joss explains to her mother Vanessa Feltz why Grandparents play such a crucial role in the lives of children. They also go into how you can Grandparent from afar. Saskia answers a question about boredom and Vanessa gets interviewed for a job at the Palace. Watch and…
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How to stop feeling overwhelmed as a parent.
Vanessa Feltz chats to her child therapist daughter about why parents feel they are in constant competition and what parents can do to address this feeling. Saskia also answers a very funny listener question and they also hear from comedian Francine Lewis. Subscribe to the Help! My Child's…
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How to get out of Survival Mode
Child therapist Saskia Joss explains Survival Mode and how to escape it to her mother Vanessa Feltz. Saskia gives us some simple tips to help parents go from surviving to thriving. Watch this episode on the Youtube Channel: https://youtu.be/9hicNxbeqZA Follow the Show on Instagram:...
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How To Beat Bullying
You can make your child have the safest home and build them a strong network of people but bullying may still take place when they're at school. We talk about the signs to spot and how you can help your child with opening up to you
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Can Teenagers Develop Social Anxiety?
We didn't lie to you this is part 2 to our social anxiety episode. Last week we spoke about anxiety for littlens and this week we're talking about teenagers. The signs are slightly harder to notice but we're here to help with that!
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Does Social Anxiety Ever Go Away?
Social anxiety is such a debilitating anxiety but as you'll hear in todays conversation it doesn't just stick to kids.
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Is My Gentle Parenting Too Gentle?
Wellcome back all for another episode this week we're talking about 'Gentle Parenting'. Does gentle parenting work or does it raise rabid children?
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Is Your Child Burnt Out?
A big thing lots of children therapists are noticing in children is burnout. You make think these little characters in your life have bundles and bundles of energy but they're actually getting burnt out - And we're here to help you!
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Is Anxiety a Scam?
This week we talk about the accusation that anxiety isn't real or being blown out of proportion. We have an anxiety specialist (our very own Saskia Joss) break down how anxiety is in fact VERY real.
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Removing the fear factor
Welcome back! This week on the podcast we're talking about how to assist your Childs anxiety with events or objects. If your child doesn't like dogs, parties or clowns you may think the best way to get over these fears is by making them experience the things that scares them. This may not…
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What To Say To Your Anxious Child
This week we're doing things a little differently - instead of focusing on one form of anxiety we're looking into what you should actually say to your anxious child. We're sort of scripting what you need to be saying to assist your child.
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Narinder Kaur's Up all night with anxiety
We had the incredible Narinder Kaur on the show this week and she shares her anxiety she has about her daughter at university. What can you do when your child has left the nest to know that they're safe? We answer all of these questions on the podcast!
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Am I disciplining too hard?
This week we discuss the best ways to discipline a child. Every generation has their own style of parenting none of which are perfect but we talk about why some are better than others
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Are you Mummaxxing?!
The internet is a very odd place sometimes and we are discussing one of those times. Mummaxxing is a new trend taking over the world but is it a playful online thing or is it actually surprisingly damaging?
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Breaking Down The News
When the world is in such tricky times where the news has never been so busy. Your child may hear or watch a news story that may upset them. The dynamic duo discuss the best way to help your child understand such terrible news in the safest way possible!
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How to cool down your parental burnout
Parenting burn out happens to even the best parents. It doesn't make you a bad person it makes you human - but luckily we have a dream team who are happy to help you out!
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Am I Causing My Child Anxiety?!
After our chat with Helen Flanagan we decided we'd do a full episode on how to not push your anxieties onto your children.
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Discussing Eating Disorders With Helen Flanagan
This week the dynamic duo aren't alone! We are blessed to be in company of the lovely Helen Flanagan who has just written a book all about her anxiety growing up called Head and Heart, which is out now. She opens up about her eating disorder and how she's noticing her anxieties growing in her...
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Does FAFO Parenting Actually Work?!
This new trend of FAFO Parenting really has started taking off and our lovey duo discuss if it's the right way to parent OR do they think it'll harm the child in the long run?
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The Birds, The Bees and our Bodies
You asked us for advice so we're responding! How do you talk to your kids about Mummy and Daddy cuddles in the safest way and how do you inform your child about their changing bodies without embarrassing them. Its all explained in this weeks episode!
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Brooklyn Beckhams Anxiety Makes Sense
There was really only one thing this week we could be discussing and that is OF COURSE Brooklyn Beckham talking about his anxiety of being born into a celebrity family. Saskia shares how she can understand Brooklyns pains.
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Should My Child Use Social Media
Welcome back! This week we talk all things social media. It's a dangerous place online so should we actually be allowing our children to use it? Australia has just banned children under 16 from using it should the whole world follow suit?
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Do you have Janxiety?
Do you know what Janxiety is? It's the anxiety you get at the start of the year where you may feel a little bit lost when the date rolls over. We discuss how you as a parent may feel letting your kid go back to school and how tracking them may not be the right thing to do...
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BONUS! Your Anxiety Questions Answered!
This week we asked you all on our instagram at Help! My Childs Anxious Pod what questions do you want answered and they came in thick and fast and so we have answered a good chunk of them on this special episode - perfect for Christmas Day listening! Happy Christmas Everyone!
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Christmas Chaos Anxiety
This week our two Turtles Doves deliver us some incredibly useful help on how to deal with Christmas anxiety for both yourself and your child!
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Is My Child Actually Anxious?
This week we discuss the top news story of last week, is my child actually anxious? How can I tell if my Childs actually anxious or just doesn't like doing certain things? With doctors over diagnosing how can I tell if my child is actually anxious?
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Pregnancy anxiety with Mother Pukka (Anna Whitehouse)
Warning!! This is a much more serious conversation than what we're use to! This week we talk about pregnancy anxiety and all the fears that come with pregnancy!
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How to be a good Dad with Ben Rebuck
Ben Rebuck joins us on the podcast this week to talk about what it's like to be a good dad. There's a lot on emphasis on being a mother and the dads often get left to figure it out on their own. Ben opens up about the struggles on becoming a second time father.
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What Will Happen Next Year?!
This week, the duo talk about fears of the future, the uncertainty of what will happen as the year comes to a close, when the nights grow incredibly long and summer feels so far away. How do we support our children during times of such uncertainty?
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Scared of Phobias?
Join the dynamic duo as they dive into the fascinating world of phobias; exploring what they are, why children develop fears of certain things, and how parents and caregivers can support little ones in overcoming them. Whether it’s spiders, the dark, or something in between, this episode sheds...
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Should I Be Here... With Gemma Alster
This week on the podcast, the dynamic duo is joined by the amazing Gemma Alster! Gemma, a much-loved mumfluencer, opens up about her experiences with imposter syndrome and how social media fame has shaped her journey. Together, the gang dives into what imposter syndrome really is, why so many of…
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Is This A Panic Attack?!
On this week’s episode, the dynamic duo discusses panic attacks; what to do if you’re having one, and how you can help someone who’s experiencing them.
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Is Your Child Anxious About You?!
On this weeks episode we look into a really interesting anxiety which is centred around both you and your child - is your child anxious about your wellbeing? When your child learns more about dangers in the world and you may not be able to do all things you used to do for them they get anxious....
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Getting Divorced with Tash Gershfield
We are joined in the studio today by one of our favourite people ever - Tash Gershfield! She graciously joined us in the studio to talk all things divorce and the power of regrowth. She was also nice enough to answer some of your questions!
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Is the News Too Much?
In this week’s episode, we dive into how the constant stream of headlines and breaking news can fuel anxiety not just for adults, but for our children too. We explore the troublesome world of Current Affairs Anxiety and what parents can do to help their kids feel informed without feeling...
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Sick with anxiety
This week, Vanessa and Saskia dive into the world of child health anxiety, why it shows up, what it might look like in your little one, and how you can support them when worries take over.
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Anxiously Rapping with Matt Green
In this week’s episode, the dynamic duo are joined by none other than the Rapping Science Teacher himself, Matt Green! We talk to Matt about why he started creating educational raps, how teachers can support anxious children in school, and he even shares a personal story about anxiety at home.…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Parenting is hard. And when anxiety enters the picture, it can feel impossible. If your child is struggling and you're not sure what to do next, this is the podcast for you. Join broadcaster Vanessa Feltz and her daughter, child therapist Saskia Joss, as they unpack the emotional rollercoaster of raising kids - especially when anxiety or emotional overwhelm start to take over. With a powerful mix of professional insight, real-life stories, and no-judgment honesty, each episode offers clear, compassionate advice to help you feel more equipped and less alone.From school avoidance and separation anxiety, tricky teens to bedtime battles, they tackle the hardest parenting moments with warmth, humour, and expert guidance - because while parenting doesn’t come with a manual, this podcast might be the next best thing.Want to get in touch? Email us: [email protected] For advertising opportunities on this podcast email: [email protected]
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11-29 Media
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Parenting is hard. And when anxiety enters the picture, it can feel impossible. If your child is struggling and you're not sure what to do next, this is the podcast for you. Join broadcaster Vanessa Feltz and her daughter, child therapist Saskia Joss, as they unpack the emotional rollercoaster of...
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