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Understanding anxiety —and its surprising upside

Life Examined

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Parents, It's OK to Be in the Gray Area

Dav: As a parent, i live in that grey area too. We have to learn to trust our instincts again. I would say one thing to parents though, if you go to a professional and they want to give your child an anti anxiety medication, just pause for a moment. For the vast majority of children, it's actually not the best first step. The best first step is to seek cogniberel therapes, other therapeutic approaches,. Then to evaluate in a measured way whether medication can help in that journey.

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