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TELL ME IT WILL BE OK — 150 episodes
Parenting Older Kids Without Overfunctioning with guest Leah Davidson
Overcoming Avoidance: Choose Your Path to Success: Guest Podcast with Cynthia Coufal
How to Find a Therapist for Your Anxious Child (and Why It’s So Hard)
Growing as Parents with Dr. Michael Schwartzman
How to Talk with Kids About Death and Other Hard Topics (with Dr. Elena Lister)
The Power of Giving Up (Judiciously)
Cultivating a Culture of Empathy and Kindness with Brandy Jemczura
Activism, Hope and Parenting: Talking with Frida Berrigan
The Connection Between Child Anxiety and Depression
Catastrophizing: Assuming Worst Case Scenarios in Child Anxiety
Should I tell my child that they have anxiety?
How is perfectionism related to child anxiety?
Should I step in to calm down my anxious child?
Taking Care in Troubled Times
What should I do if my anxious child backslides?
How can I help my anxious child build distress tolerance skills?
Podcast Update and Summer Plans
What do I do if I can't make my anxious child feel better?
How can I involve siblings in our family's child anxiety management?
Is it my child's anxiety? Or is it a preference?
What are your thoughts about reward charts for anxious children?
Why did my anxious child's good work in therapy wear off?
How can I encourage my child to become more independent in managing their anxiety?
What do I wish I'd done differently as the parent of an anxious child?
What do I do if I've pushed my anxious child too far?
Is my anxious child coping or overwhelmed?
How do I deal with my child's hurt feelings when I push them to face their anxiety?
Why shouldn't I ask my anxious child why they're anxious?
How do I tell if it's my child's anxiety or mine?
What does healthy coping with child anxiety look like?
How do I help my anxious child deal with worries about real life events?
How can I determine if my own anxiety is influencing my parenting of my anxious child?
How do I set limits for my anxious child without feeling guilty?
What are some practical steps I can take to encourage my child to tolerate their anxiety?
How do I deal with my anger towards my anxious child?
How can I support my anxious child while also addressing their behavior?
Should I let my anxious child have a phone?
What are some practical ways to address the academic pressures and expectations that contribute to my child's anxiety?
Do already anxious children struggle more with anxiety as they enter adolesence?
How can I create a bedtime routine that helps my anxious child feel more secure and comfortable?
What are some tangible signs that my child's anxiety is impacting their sleep?
How can I prioritize both my child's sleep needs and my own well-being as a parent without feeling guilty or overwhelmed?
How do I know if my anxious child is having typical sleep struggles or something more serious?
What are some ways to set limits and consequences for my anxious child's behavior without causing shame or distress? 2
What are some ways to set limits for my anxious child's behavior without causing shame or distress?
I am super busy, how can I prioritize working on my child's anxiety?
How can I help my anxious child understand their feelings of resentment and blame toward me as a parent?
How can I manage the guilt and emotional struggles that come with parenting an anxious child?
What are some effective strategies to help my child when they engage in negative self-talk?
What are some practical strategies for reorienting myself to a less anxious mindset so I can better support my child?
How can I identify specific areas to work on with my anxious child without overwhelming them?
What do I do when I'm not enjoying my anxious child?
How do I help my anxious child process their feelings?
What did I do to cause my child's anxiety?
Is my anxiety causing my child's anxiety?
What are some specific tips you have for parents of anxious teens?
What can I do about my anxious child's low self esteem?
Do you have any tips for an overwhelmed parent dealing with my child's anxiety? the child anxiety FAQ episode 96
How do I know if my anxious child is just being manipulative?
How can a parent deal with acting out behaviors in their anxious child?
Homeschool made my child's social anxiety worse. Now what?
Is social anxiety disorder caused by trauma and bullying?
Can someone grow out of having an anxiety disorder?
How can I get my anxious child to use their coping tools?
How can I tell if my child's anxiety is general or situational?
How do I make my anxious child change?
What do you do when a child is still as anxious if not more anxious of something after exposing them to it?
Is it my anxiety? Or my child's?
When should I be concerned about my anxious child?
How do I help my anxious child feel heard and understood?
Can children have panic attacks?
Should I homeschool my anxious child?
How do I help my anxious child?
How do I calm down my anxious child?
What are some signs that a child has anxiety?
Does an anxious parent make an anxious child?
How can I treat my child's anxiety naturally?
Are there techniques for teaching emotional regulation to anxious children?
How do I talk to my anxious child about death?
How do I help my anxious child learn to cope without making them feel like they need to be fixed?
What do I do if my anxious child is bullying their siblings?
Could my toddler have anxiety?
What do I do about my child's anxiety?
What about gentle parenting for older kids with anxiety?
Can I parent so well that my child won't have anxiety?
How do I handle child anxiety meltdowns?
How do I get out of the anxious reassurance loop?
What if I don't mind being stuck in the Parenting Pitfalls?
What does successful child anxiety treatment look like?
Are there any downsides to practicing gentle parenting with an anxious child?
How does Pathological Demand Avoidance or PDA fit with regular anxiety?
Should I tell my child that they have anxiety?
What do I need to teach my child about anxiety?
How do I find time to manage my child's anxiety?
What do I do when my child doesn't want to deal with their anxiety?
Does my child have social anxiety or are they just shy?
How can I tell the difference between an accommodation and a support for my child's anxiety?
Does mindfulness help child anxiety?
How do I address child anxiety that's the result of trauma?
What can I do when I feel like I've failed my anxious child?
What derails child anxiety treatment?
Does social media cause teen anxiety?
Do you recommend any supplements for child anxiety?
How do I explain to my anxious child that they don't need to be scared?
How do I get my anxious child to sleep alone?
Why doesn't encouragement help my anxious child?
How do I motivate my anxious child to deal with their anxiety?
How do I co-parent my anxious child with someone who causes more problems with the anxiety?
If anxiety treatment should include parents, what about treatment for ADHD or autism?
How do I teach my anxious child coping skills?
How do I support the siblings of my anxious child?
What can I do about my anxious child's temper?
How do I stop getting angry with my anxious child?
Update Episode
Why isn't therapy working for my anxious child?
What if my child's anxiety is rooted in real fear?
Why do kids love to play about things that scare them?
Is it better to make my anxious child sleep on their own?
Does co-sleeping make separation anxiety worse?
What causes child anxiety and how do you fix it?
Why does my child's anxiety make my anxiety worse?
What should we do about our anxious child's negative self talk?
Why do parents get blamed for their child's anxiety?
Am I being protective or over protective?
Is my child really anxious or are they being manipulative?
Is it ok if I miss school because of anxiety?
Is failure to launch caused by anxiety?
How do you distinguish between ADHD and anxiety in children?
What are some causes of separation anxiety disorder?
What's the most important thing parents of anxious kids need to know?
How do I make a decision about anxiety medication for my child?
How do I help a child with separation anxiety go to sleep?
Is social anxiety disorder caused by trauma and bullying?
How can I be more patient with my anxious child?
Why doesn't validating my anxious child work? Part 2
Why doesn't validating my anxious child work?
Why is it that most gifted children tend to have an anxiety disorder?
What do parents get wrong about child anxiety counseling?
Does reassuring my anxious child help?
What can you do with a 4-year old who might have anxiety?
How can I find a therapist to help my anxious child?
How is OCD different from generalized anxiety?
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