Exploring the Role of Parents in Addressing Children's Anxiety Issues

Dr Jodie Lowinger is recognised as one of the world’s leading anxiety, mindset, and resilience experts. Jodie was a guest speaker in the groundbreaking Breaking Point Digital Conference and today we share a snapshot from her session on 'Girls and Mental Health'.

In this episode:

• Sydney Anxiety Clinic - Psychologists
• Author of The Mind Strength Method: Four steps to curb anxiety, conquer worry and build resilience

• The prevalence of anxiety among adolescent girls

• Anxiety is part of our human condition

• Gender and anxiety
• Multidimensional factors contributing to adolescent anxiety:
  • Biological (hormones, genetic predisposition)
  • Environmental (social, psychological, technology/social media, FOMO, life experiences)
• Parents as therapists?
• Emotional intelligence
• Empowering parents with skills and tools to build emotional literacy
• The need for consistent language
• Parents, educators, therapists, child - getting on the same page!
• The power of relationship
• Parents want to fix things
• Undermining a child's capacity to build resilience

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Related links: 

• Enough: Overcoming Anxiety, Perfectionism, & Self Loathing
• Riding the Waves [The Course]
• A Grown Up's Guide to Worry Stacking (and how to help kids kick it!)
• #168 Emotional Intelligence with Marc Brackett

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