93. Setting anxious kids up for long term success w/ Leslie Cohen-Rubury, Clinical Social Worker & Podcast Host

“Children grow into their anxiety like a puppy grows into it’s paws”. This week’s podcast guest Leslie Cohen-Rubury explains anxiety in children, and the powerful role parents play along the journey, with compassion and so much wisdom. Not only that, she generously shares practical strategies we can all use when our children are anxious or feeling upset or distressed for any reason, and how we can all set our children up for long term success with the skills to cope with life’s curve balls. This is a must-listen for any parent (or teacher) lighting the way for a child of any age with anxiety.

Leslie Cohen-Rubury is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, with an MSW as well as a Masters in Special Education. She is the host of Is My Child a Monster?, a fly-on-the-wall parenting therapy podcast. She has 39 years’ experience working with families and children in school and community settings. With a private practice in Redding, Ct. providing individual, family, and marital therapy, Leslie has ongoing parenting groups and regularly conducts workshops and lectures in the community. She is intensively trained in Dialectic Behavior Therapy and now leads several DBT skills groups for adults, teenagers and their families. Leslie has been married for 37 years and has 3 children: a 33 year old son and 30 year old twin girls.

Website for podcast: https://lesliecohenrubury.com/podcasts-2/

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