Helping Kids Manage Anxiety
b'Anxiety is a natural response to stress. Sometimes it\\u2019s even useful, like when it alerts us to danger. But when anxiety grips our children, they often don\\u2019t (can\\u2019t) explain how they\\u2019re feeling, and their inner turmoil can take over.\\nAs psychotherapist Lynn Lyons explains:\\nAnxiety is a normal part of growing, changing and learning. But worry and anxiety can also become powerful and restrictive, disrupting families in ways that lead to avoidance, missed school, outbursts, conflict, and often depression if left untreated.\\nIn this episode we discuss\\n\\ncoping strategies for all ages and stages\\n\\nhow anxiety in children can be easy to miss\\n\\nthe negative behaviors anxious kids might exhibit\\xa0\\n\\nwhy letting our kids avoid anxiety-causing situations is counterproductive\\n\\nhow anxiety "lives in the future\\u201d\\n\\n\\nWe also interview Dr. Lisa Damour about her book Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls. Dr. Damour\\u2019s book is full of empathetic insight and useful takeaways for helping our anxious daughters (and sons). We discuss how to help anxious kids "settle their glitter" and how to use our own moments of stress and anxiety as opportunities for modeling.\\nHere\\u2019s links to other research and writing discussed in this episode:\\nLindsay Holmes for Huffington Post Life: 10 Things People Get Wrong About Anxiety\\xa0\\nLiz Matheis for anxiety.org: Identifying Signs of Anxiety in Children \\nCDC: Data and Statistics on Children\'s Mental Health\\nMetropolitan CBT: About Anxiety\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'