Since my guest for today\u2019s episode, Dr. Abigail Gewirtz was on the show just over two years ago near the start of the COVID pandemic, the world has continued to go through increasingly complicated and challenging times.\xa0\nLike I\u2019m sure all of you out there listening, I\u2019ve struggled to find ways to help my child feel hope and optimism about the state of the world \u2014 the war in Ukraine, a spate of school shootings, a very polarized political landscape, and catastrophic weather events.\xa0\nSo I wanted to ask Abigail, the author of the wonderful book When the World Feels Like a Scary Place: Essential Conversations for Anxious Parents and Worried Kids, if hope and optimism is possible to find even when things around us feel so unpredictable and chaotic, and if so, how can we cultivate this for our kids in an authentic way?\nIn our conversation, Abigail shares her ideas for doing that, as well as ways we adults can manage our own fear and worries to be able to show up for our kids, and the importance of guiding kids toward something that makes them feel purpose and meaning.\xa0\nDr. Abigail Gewirtz is a child psychologist and professor at the University of Minnesota\u2019s College of Education and Human Development (ranked the world\u2019s third-leading institution of its kind).\xa0\nDr. Gewirtz has consulted for and presented to national and international organizations, including the US Congress and UNICEF, on parenting. Dr. Gewirtz\u2019s most recent book is When the World Feels Like a Scary Place: Essential Conversations for Anxious Parents and Worried Kids.\nThings you'll learn from this episode\n\nWhat Abigail is seeing in her work over the past two years regarding of the state of the world and the impact on kids and families\n\nHow adults can manage their own pain, fear, and worries so they can show up for their kids\n\nWhether it\u2019s possible for our kids to feel optimism in the midst of growing up in a heavy and difficult times\n\nHow to guide a child toward identifying something that could help them feel a sense of purpose and meaning\n\nWhat happens in our kids' developing brains when they consume content that reinforces pessimism and division\n\nWhat leading kids with negative mindsets toward hope might look like\n\nResources mentioned:\n\nDr. Abigail Gewirtz\u2019s website\n\n\nWhen the World Feels Like a Scary Place: Essential Conversations for Anxious Parents and Worried Kids by Dr. Abigail Gewirtz\n\nHow to Talk to Kids When the World Feels Like a Scary Place (Tilt Parenting podcast episode)\n\nDr. Devorah Heitner on Online Safety and Internet \u201cRabbit Holes\u201d and Differently Wired Kids (Tilt Parenting podcast episode)\n\nDr. Tamar Chansky on How to Free Our Children from Negative Thinking (Tilt Parenting podcast episode)\n\nSupport the show\nConnect with Tilt Parenting\n\n\nVisit Tilt Parenting\n\nTake the free 7-Day Challenge\n\n\n\nRead a chapter of Differently Wired\n\n\nFollow Tilt on Twitter & Instagram\n\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices