Dr. Lark Eshleman is back to help us understanding the Anxiety we see in our Children, how we can effectively support them and how to know when to reach out for additional help.
Show Notes
Welcome to Part Two of this conversation!
In Part One, Dr. Lark and I set the stage with some discussion around the types and forms of Anxiety we are seeing in our kids and the clear need for us to help them so that they can learn to manage their Anxiety. If you missed Part One, please go back and listen - Lark helps us understand Anxiety in a way that honors its complexity and nuance while simplifying some of the more difficult concepts that we can find confusing as parents watching our children struggle.
Children are experiencing increasing rates of Anxiety and it is imperative that we provide them with help to stay connected and to work through their Anxiety. Unfortunately there’s no silver bullet to ease the worry and fears for our children, but there are many things we can offer them from connection and mindfulness to meeting their basic physiological needs that can bolster their ability to grow and build resilience. Dr. Lark and I offer some tools and strategies in this episode that are known to be helpful.
We also paint a no fault, no guilt picture of why we are where we are, with our children experiencing Anxiety that may at times stem from our own. In naming what is happening in this process we are not laying blame, but instead acknowledging the reality that we are all affected by stressors around us, and that the resulting Anxiety exists. It actually can’t be avoided, and none of us are immune. It’s part of the human experience.
Understanding the Anxiety we see in our Children is important so that we can support them and know when and how to reach out for additional help. You are not alone, watching your kiddo in this hard space.
Here with you,
Karen
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