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Episode 2277:

Allison Carmen shares her childhood experience of growing up in a seemingly idyllic environment overshadowed by discussions of world events at the dinner table. Reflecting on the impact of these conversations on her anxiety, she discusses the challenge of educating her own children about the world's dangers while providing them with tools to build emotional resilience and optimism in uncertain times.

Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-gift-maybe/201802/if-the-world-is-scary-how-can-our-children-not-be-scared

Quotes to ponder:

"I never told my parents how I was feeling. Instead I held it all in and became - a worrier."

"My children, like all children in the United States, are now exposed through social media from the minute they wake up until they go to sleep to stories of new types of terrorism, mass shootings at schools, global warming, and a host of other complex problems in the world."

"As much as I like the fact that there is high statistical chance that my children will not be touched by horrendous acts of terrorism or environmental tragedies, would this really give them what they need to accept the uncertainties of life?"

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