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The Child Anxiety FAQ Dawn Friedman MSEd
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Each week Dawn answers a frequently asked question about child and teen anxiety. Dawn spent thirty years working with, writing about, and supporting parents and children in her private clinical practice and now as the owner of Child Anxiety Support, a membership for parents of anxious kids and teens.
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How can I identify specific areas to work on with my anxious child without overwhelming them?
This week I share insights on disrupting anxiety patterns, identifying manageable starting points, and honoring both parental and child capacities.
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What do I do when I'm not enjoying my anxious child?
This is such a painful place to be! But pain can also be the motivation we need to revisit what we're doing and start doing something different! Mostly I want to reassure you that loving your kids doesn't mean you'll always love parenting those kids and that's ok.
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How do I help my anxious child process their feelings?
You know what's hard about this one? Well, first not all anxious kids WANT to process their feelings and second sometimes processing their feelings gets them stuck. Learn more on this week's episode of The Child Anxiety FAQ
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What did I do to cause my child's anxiety?
Spoiler alert -- you're not the cause but yes, you are the solution. Both things can be true! I talk about the fallacy that a child's diagnosis ALWAYS goes back to what the parents are doing. Nonsense!
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Is my anxiety causing my child's anxiety?
This question is less important than the asker thought it was and I use this episode to explain why. I also talk a little bit about why it's ok if two households are handling the anxiety diffrently (mostly because there's not necessarily anything we can do about it)!
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What are some specific tips you have for parents of anxious teens?
Specifically? Help your teen get more sleep! It's my number one wish for ALL anxious kids and other humans! Learn more this week on The Child Anxiety FAQ