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What Parents Need to Know About Anxiety (with Dr. Ann-Louise Lockhart)

Dec 8, 2020
Dr. Ann-Louise Lockhart discusses distinguishing anxiety from normal childhood fears, strategies for alleviating anxiety in children, importance of parent-child communication, and navigating children's emotions to build resilience.
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INSIGHT

Defining Anxiety

  • Fear and worry are normal human emotions.
  • Anxiety disorders significantly impair daily functioning, impacting various life areas.
INSIGHT

Causes of Anxiety

  • Anxiety can be hereditary, learned from anxious parents, or a result of a predisposed personality.
  • More sensitive, observant, or intelligent individuals may be more prone to anxiety.
ANECDOTE

Learned Fear of Frogs

  • Ann-Louise Lockhart recounts her childhood fear of frogs, learned from her mother's anxiety.
  • Her mother's fear made her hyper-vigilant, demonstrating how anxiety can be learned.
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