Flusterclux With Lynn Lyons: For Parents Who Worry

Dive into essential findings on parenting as recent research highlights the impact of parental warmth on children's resilience. Discover how holistic approaches can combat treatment-resistant depression. Light-hearted anecdotes blend with serious topics, emphasizing the need for supportive environments while managing expectations. Explore the effects of screen time on adolescent mental health and the importance of lifestyle changes. Join the conversation on how nurturing relationships foster emotional well-being for kids.

We talk with the hosts of the This is So Awkward podacst about how communication shifts with kids as they become tweens and teens. We tackle all things pubescent with Vanessa Kroll Bennett and Dr. Cara Natterson. Puberty is starting earlier and our conversations about bodies and hormones and moods and relationships should, too. We have questions and these two smart women have answers! WE'VE MADE PLAYLISTS OF OUR EPISODES TO HELP YOU FIND RESOURCES ON SPECIFIC TOPICS. Here is our first: For those brand new to the podcast, we suggest starting with this playlist featuring Lynn Lyons and the 7-part anxiety disruptor series as well as a 3-part series on the skills most helpful in managing anxious kids: flexibility, problem solving, and autonomy. Consult our Spotify profile for the most up-to-date selection. We will select two listeners who complete our listener survey . We hope it is you! FOLLOW US Join the Facebook group to get news on the upcoming courses for parents, teens, and kids. Follow Flusterclux on Facebook and Instagram . Follow Lynn Lyons on Twitter and Youtube . VISIT OUR SPONSORS FOR SPECIAL OFFERS JUST FOR YOU: Go to Quince.com/fluster for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Right now, our listeners get at least an additional 15% off any annual membership at MASTER CLASS.com/FLUSTER . Go to PrettyLitter.com/flusterclux to save twenty percent on your first order and get a free cat toy. Visit revivalrugs.com and use code FLUSTER20 for 20% off your first order. For a limited time, get Headspace FREE for 60 days. Go to Headspace.com/FLUSTER . Head to lumen.me/FLUSTERCLUX for 15% off your purchase. Skylight is offering our listeners $30 off their 15 inch Calendars by going to SkylightCal.com/ FLUSTER . Go to wildalaskan.com/ FLUSTER for $35 off your first box of premium, wild-caught seafood. Go to leesa.com , promo code FLUSTERCLUX for 30% off mattresses + a Free Sleep Bundle, PLUS an extra $50 off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lynn often says that the hardest people to work with in her practice are the ones that don’t own their own stuff. In this recast of a popular Season 6 episode, we talk about owning patterns in your marriage. Both Robin and Lynn work with their husbands and both are consistently working on owning and breaking patterns. Do you get defensive? Of course you do! We’ll get specific in this episode.  WE'VE MADE PLAYLISTS OF OUR EPISODES TO HELP YOU FIND RESOURCES ON SPECIFIC TOPICS. Here is our first: For those brand new to the podcast, we suggest starting with this playlist featuring Lynn Lyons and the 7-part anxiety disruptor series as well as a 3-part series on the skills most helpful in managing anxious kids: flexibility, problem solving, and autonomy. Consult our Spotify profile for the most up-to-date selection. We will select two listeners who complete our listener survey . We hope it is you! FOLLOW US Join the Facebook group to get news on the upcoming courses for parents, teens, and kids. Follow Flusterclux on Facebook and Instagram . Follow Lynn Lyons on Twitter and Youtube . VISIT OUR SPONSORS FOR SPECIAL OFFERS JUST FOR YOU: Go to Quince.com/fluster for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Right now, our listeners get at least an additional 15% off any annual membership at MASTER CLASS.com/FLUSTER . Go to PrettyLitter.com/flusterclux to save twenty percent on your first order and get a free cat toy. Visit revivalrugs.com and use code FLUSTER20 for 20% off your first order. For a limited time, get Headspace FREE for 60 days. Go to Headspace.com/FLUSTER . Head to lumen.me/FLUSTERCLUX for 15% off your purchase. Skylight is offering our listeners $30 off their 15 inch Calendars by going to SkylightCal.com/ FLUSTER . Go to wildalaskan.com/ FLUSTER for $35 off your first box of premium, wild-caught seafood. Go to leesa.com , promo code FLUSTERCLUX for 30% off mattresses + a Free Sleep Bundle, PLUS an extra $50 off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Unfortunately, childhood anxiety often leads to depression. But not always! Certain patterns increase the likelihood and make the path smoother. Knowing these patterns and risk factors—and how to interrupt them—is how we best help our families. WE'VE MADE PLAYLISTS OF OUR EPISODES TO HELP YOU FIND RESOURCES ON SPECIFIC TOPICS. Here is our first: For those brand new to the podcast, we suggest starting with this playlist featuring Lynn Lyons and the 7-part anxiety disruptor series as well as a 3-part series on the skills most helpful in managing anxious kids: flexibility, problem solving, and autonomy. Consult our Spotify profile for the most up-to-date selection.   We will select two listeners who complete our listener survey. We hope it is you!   FOLLOW US Join the Facebook group to get news on the upcoming courses for parents, teens, and kids. Follow Flusterclux on Facebook and Instagram. Follow Lynn Lyons on Twitter and Youtube. VISIT OUR SPONSORS FOR SPECIAL OFFERS JUST FOR YOU: Go to Quince.com/fluster for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Right now, our listeners get at least an additional 15% off any annual membership at MASTER CLASS.com/FLUSTER. Go to PrettyLitter.com/flusterclux to save twenty percent on your first order and get a free cat toy. Visit revivalrugs.com and use code FLUSTER20 for 20% off your first order. For a limited time, get Headspace FREE for 60 days. Go to Headspace.com/FLUSTER. Head to lumen.me/FLUSTERCLUX for 15% off your purchase. Skylight is offering our listeners $30 off their 15 inch Calendars by going to SkylightCal.com/FLUSTER. Go to wildalaskan.com/FLUSTER for $35 off your first box of premium, wild-caught seafood. Go to leesa.com, promo code FLUSTERCLUX for 30% off mattresses + a Free Sleep Bundle, PLUS an extra $50 off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A listener has concerns about her daughter’s bedtime ritual. Once simply seen as cute, the words needing to be spoken in a certain way each evening are causing some concern. Is this a problem? Or a harmless, sweet routine? Also, Lynn also addresses a little known fact but common occurrence: anxious kids are very inaccurate reporters and their catastrophic language can get parents going. WE'VE MADE PLAYLISTS OF OUR EPISODES TO HELP YOU FIND RESOURCES ON SPECIFIC TOPICS. Here is our first: For those brand new to the podcast, we suggest starting with this playlist featuring Lynn Lyons and the 7-part anxiety disruptor series as well as a 3-part series on the skills most helpful in managing anxious kids: flexibility, problem solving, and autonomy. Consult our Spotify profile for the most up-to-date selection.   We will select two listeners who complete our listener survey. We hope it is you!   FOLLOW US Join the Facebook group to get news on the upcoming courses for parents, teens, and kids. Follow Flusterclux on Facebook and Instagram. Follow Lynn Lyons on Twitter and Youtube. VISIT OUR SPONSORS FOR SPECIAL OFFERS JUST FOR YOU: Go to Quince.com/fluster for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Right now, our listeners get at least an additional 15% off any annual membership at MASTER CLASS.com/FLUSTER. Go to PrettyLitter.com/flusterclux to save twenty percent on your first order and get a free cat toy. Visit revivalrugs.com and use code FLUSTER20 for 20% off your first order. For a limited time, get Headspace FREE for 60 days. Go to Headspace.com/FLUSTER. Head to lumen.me/FLUSTERCLUX for 15% off your purchase. Skylight is offering our listeners $30 off their 15 inch Calendars by going to SkylightCal.com/FLUSTER. Go to wildalaskan.com/FLUSTER for $35 off your first box of premium, wild-caught seafood. Go to leesa.com, promo code FLUSTERCLUX for 30% off mattresses + a Free Sleep Bundle, PLUS an extra $50 off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A little known fact about Lynn: she uses pediatric hypnosis and even wrote a clinical text on the subject. The term hypnosis carries a lot of baggage, so we’re going to set the record straight. Lynn talks about how she uses it, its validity in pediatric medical settings and the myths we need to bust. And here are the hypnosis organizations that Lynn references in this episode: nphti.org & asch.net. WE'VE MADE PLAYLISTS OF OUR EPISODES TO HELP YOU FIND RESOURCES ON SPECIFIC TOPICS. Here is our first: For those brand new to the podcast, we suggest starting with this playlist featuring Lynn Lyons and the 7-part anxiety disruptor series as well as a 3-part series on the skills most helpful in managing anxious kids: flexibility, problem solving, and autonomy. Consult our Spotify profile for the most up-to-date selection.   We will select two listeners who complete our listener survey. We hope it is you!   FOLLOW US Join the Facebook group to get news on the upcoming courses for parents, teens, and kids. Follow Flusterclux on Facebook and Instagram. Follow Lynn Lyons on Twitter and Youtube. VISIT OUR SPONSORS FOR SPECIAL OFFERS JUST FOR YOU: Go to Quince.com/fluster for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Right now, our listeners get at least an additional 15% off any annual membership at MASTER CLASS.com/FLUSTER. Go to PrettyLitter.com/flusterclux to save twenty percent on your first order and get a free cat toy. Visit revivalrugs.com and use code FLUSTER20 for 20% off your first order. For a limited time, get Headspace FREE for 60 days. Go to Headspace.com/FLUSTER. Head to lumen.me/FLUSTERCLUX for 15% off your purchase. Skylight is offering our listeners $30 off their 15 inch Calendars by going to SkylightCal.com/FLUSTER. Go to wildalaskan.com/FLUSTER for $35 off your first box of premium, wild-caught seafood. Go to leesa.com, promo code FLUSTERCLUX for 30% off mattresses + a Free Sleep Bundle, PLUS an extra $50 off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, a mother is struggling with her daughter’s demand for certainty. At 17, she’s convinced she has cancer, won’t attend therapy, and is holding the family hostage. What can a parent do when a teen is refusing help?WE'VE MADE PLAYLISTS OF OUR EPISODES TO HELP YOU FIND RESOURCES ON SPECIFIC TOPICS.Here is our first:Parents of Anxious Kids, Start HereFor those brand new to the podcast, we suggest starting with this playlist featuring Lynn Lyons and the 7-part anxiety disruptor series as well as a 3-part series on the skills most helpful in managing anxious kids: flexibility, problem solving, and autonomy.Consult our Spotify profile for the most up-to-date selection. WIN A COPY OF THE ANXIETY AUDIT COURSE!We will select two listeners who complete our listener survey. We hope it is you! FOLLOW USJoin the Facebook group to get news on the upcoming courses for parents, teens, and kids.Follow Flusterclux on Facebook and Instagram.Follow Lynn Lyons on Twitter and Youtube.VISIT OUR SPONSORS FOR SPECIAL OFFERS JUST FOR YOU:Go to Quince.com/fluster for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Right now, our listeners get an additional 15% off any annual membership at MASTER CLASS.com/FLUSTER. Go to PrettyLitter.com/flusterclux to save twenty percent on your FIRST order and get a free cat toy. Visit revivalrugs.com and use code FLUSTER20 for 20% off your first order. For a limited time, get Headspace FREE for 60 days. Go to Headspace.com/FLUSTER. Head to lumen.me/FLUSTERCLUX for 20% off your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After decades of seeing families, Lynn quickly spots the obstacles that undermine or even derail therapy. From inconsistency to too many cooks in the therapy kitchen, Lynn runs through her list.WE'VE MADE PLAYLISTS OF OUR EPISODES TO HELP YOU FIND RESOURCES ON SPECIFIC TOPICS.Here is our first:Parents of Anxious Kids, Start HereFor those brand new to the podcast, we suggest starting with this playlist featuring Lynn Lyons and the 7-part anxiety disruptor series as well as a 3-part series on the skills most helpful in managing anxious kids: flexibility, problem solving, and autonomy.Consult our Spotify profile for the most up-to-date selection. WIN A COPY OF THE ANXIETY AUDIT COURSE!We will select two listeners who complete our listener survey. We hope it is you! FOLLOW USJoin the Facebook group to get news on the upcoming courses for parents, teens, and kids.Follow Flusterclux on Facebook and Instagram.Follow Lynn Lyons on Twitter and Youtube.VISIT OUR SPONSORS FOR SPECIAL OFFERS JUST FOR YOU:Go to Quince.com/fluster for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Right now, our listeners get an additional 15% off any annual membership at MASTER CLASS.com/FLUSTER. Go to PrettyLitter.com/flusterclux to save twenty percent on your FIRST order and get a free cat toy. Visit revivalrugs.com and use code FLUSTER20 for 20% off your first order. For a limited time, get Headspace FREE for 60 days. Go to Headspace.com/FLUSTER. Head to lumen.me/FLUSTERCLUX for 20% off your purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trying to eliminate anxiety can often make it worse. Experts discuss how relying on avoidance strategies, like distraction or safety products, may hinder resilience in children. Instead, the emphasis is on embracing anxiety and teaching kids to confront their fears. Personal stories highlight the importance of tolerating uncomfortable emotions for growth. Parental support is key in guiding children through their anxiety, ultimately empowering them with personal coping strategies to manage emotions effectively.

Reflecting on post-COVID life, the discussion highlights how parents may have stopped modeling essential social norms. There's concern over children avoiding in-person experiences and mislabeling this as anxiety. The impact of digital communication on social skills is alarming, with a decline in phone conversation abilities. Anecdotes showcase the humor and challenges of teaching kids to navigate social situations. Ultimately, the importance of empathy, face-to-face interactions, and fostering genuine connections is emphasized for healthy child development.