Flusterclux With Lynn Lyons: For Parents Who Worry

How to Support Your Anxious Child 101

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Nov 11, 2022
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ADVICE

Supporting vs. Enabling Anxiety

  • Support your anxious child with empathy and validation, but avoid "doing the disorder".
  • Focus on helping your child develop coping skills, not reinforcing anxious behaviors.
INSIGHT

The Physiology of Anxiety

  • Anxiety involves a physiological process: worry (prefrontal cortex) triggers the amygdala, which activates the adrenals.
  • This releases adrenaline, causing physical symptoms like rapid heartbeat, digestive issues, and cold extremities.
ADVICE

Demystifying and Retraining Anxiety

  • Educate yourself and your child about how anxiety works to reduce its power.
  • Retrain the amygdala by gradually exposing your child to feared situations to gather new, corrective experiences.
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