34 min
How Can I Identify Anxiety in My Child? Connected Families Podcast
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- Parenting
Do you have a child who struggles with anxiety? It can be really hard to know how to help them! Anxiety can be a powerless feeling for both kids and adults. Kids especially do not have all the same tools or brain development as adults to know how to manage it well. They need help.
Add to this challenge that sometimes anxiety doesn’t even look like anxiety. Anxiety can be masked by a variety of emotions and behaviors. It can even present itself as defiance! What do you do then? As a parent, your heart is for your child. They need your help and you want to help, but what can you do? Listen in, because this episode has insight and helpful tools you can use today.
Today’s episode is the second part in a two-part series about identifying and navigating anxiety. Last week we discussed how to identify anxiety in us as parents. (If you missed it, listen here!) Today we are diving into how to help our kids with their anxiety. Stacy Bellward is again joined by three experienced Connected Families Parent Coaches, Katie Wetsell, Marni Love, and Taylor Irby. Together they talk about the science of anxiety, how to distinguish it from other emotions, and how you can support your child through their anxious feelings.
As adults, we can be advocates and coaches for anxious children whether in our home, school, church, or the community around us. We can get curious about what is going on in kids to determine if they are experiencing anxiety, and come alongside them with empathy, compassion, and helpful tools that bring connection.
In today’s podcast, you’ll discover:
* insights to help you discern between your child’s anxiety, defiance, and other difficult emotions* practical ways you can partner with (coach) your kids to bring lasting transformation from a place of safety and connection* a tool called OARS to help you communicate using empathy and support * the importance of your own foundational work as a parent to avoid bringing your own anxiety into tense situations
We are so glad you’re here! Has this podcast been helpful? Could you please take a moment to rate and review this podcast, so others can find us more easily? Simply click on this link, and click “Listen on Apple Podcasts,” then click on “Ratings and Reviews” in the itunes pop-up. Or, use your Apple Podcast app on your phone! We love to bring you practical insights and biblical wisdom to help you in your parenting journey. Let us know how we can help!
Resources mentioned in this podcast:
* Connected Families Framework* Grace and Truth for Moms online course* Window of Tolerance: Dr Dan Siegel* 4 Steps to ...
Do you have a child who struggles with anxiety? It can be really hard to know how to help them! Anxiety can be a powerless feeling for both kids and adults. Kids especially do not have all the same tools or brain development as adults to know how to manage it well. They need help.
Add to this challenge that sometimes anxiety doesn’t even look like anxiety. Anxiety can be masked by a variety of emotions and behaviors. It can even present itself as defiance! What do you do then? As a parent, your heart is for your child. They need your help and you want to help, but what can you do? Listen in, because this episode has insight and helpful tools you can use today.
Today’s episode is the second part in a two-part series about identifying and navigating anxiety. Last week we discussed how to identify anxiety in us as parents. (If you missed it, listen here!) Today we are diving into how to help our kids with their anxiety. Stacy Bellward is again joined by three experienced Connected Families Parent Coaches, Katie Wetsell, Marni Love, and Taylor Irby. Together they talk about the science of anxiety, how to distinguish it from other emotions, and how you can support your child through their anxious feelings.
As adults, we can be advocates and coaches for anxious children whether in our home, school, church, or the community around us. We can get curious about what is going on in kids to determine if they are experiencing anxiety, and come alongside them with empathy, compassion, and helpful tools that bring connection.
In today’s podcast, you’ll discover:
* insights to help you discern between your child’s anxiety, defiance, and other difficult emotions* practical ways you can partner with (coach) your kids to bring lasting transformation from a place of safety and connection* a tool called OARS to help you communicate using empathy and support * the importance of your own foundational work as a parent to avoid bringing your own anxiety into tense situations
We are so glad you’re here! Has this podcast been helpful? Could you please take a moment to rate and review this podcast, so others can find us more easily? Simply click on this link, and click “Listen on Apple Podcasts,” then click on “Ratings and Reviews” in the itunes pop-up. Or, use your Apple Podcast app on your phone! We love to bring you practical insights and biblical wisdom to help you in your parenting journey. Let us know how we can help!
Resources mentioned in this podcast:
* Connected Families Framework* Grace and Truth for Moms online course* Window of Tolerance: Dr Dan Siegel* 4 Steps to ...
34 min