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How can a parent deal with acting out behaviors in their anxious child?

The Child Anxiety FAQ - April 10, 2024 05:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
A parent contacted me about an 8-year old whose separation anxiety means their child meltsdown every time she tries to leave the house. We talk about what we need to know and give a brief overview on how what we're doing might unintentionally be encouraging meltdowns (and what to do instead).

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170. From Power Struggle to Peaceful Parenting: A Follow-Up Conversation with Valeria

Real World Peaceful Parenting - April 10, 2024 05:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratings
A few weeks ago on the podcast, I shared an amazing coaching conversation with my client Valeria, where we talked about navigating fear and anger in parenting, setting limits, and connecting before correcting. Since that conversation, Valeria has told me she's experienced a massive transformatio...

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169. The First Step in Real World Peaceful Parenting

Real World Peaceful Parenting - April 03, 2024 05:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratings
Like so many parents, you might believe being reactionary in response to a power struggle or disagreement is hardwired into you. Maybe it's how you’ve always operated, or it was modeled in your home growing up. But what if it didn't have to be that way? What if, even in the midst of a storm, you...

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Homeschool made my child's social anxiety worse. Now what?

The Child Anxiety FAQ - April 03, 2024 05:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
Because there was so little detail offered in this question it gave me the chance to explain what we need to know and why we need to know it to hopefully offer some ideas about next steps for listeners. 

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168. When Different Coparenting Styles Collide

Real World Peaceful Parenting - March 27, 2024 05:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratings
One of the most common challenges that coparents face is figuring out what to do when you and your coparent aren't on the same page. I recently had a coaching call with a couple with very different parenting styles and I’m sharing the breakthroughs that came out of our conversation on this episo...

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167. Limits and Rules: Why They Matter and How to Peacefully Enforce Them

Real World Peaceful Parenting - March 20, 2024 05:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratings
I’m always reminding parents of how rules and limits help our children to thrive and feel empowered, but what do you do when it comes to actually enforcing the rules you’ve set? If you have strong-willed kids, find yourself losing confidence, or struggle to enforce consequences consistently with...

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Can someone grow out of having an anxiety disorder?

The Child Anxiety FAQ - March 20, 2024 05:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
Each week Dawn answers a frequently asked question about child and teen anxiety. Dawn spent thirty years working with, writing about, and supporting parents and children in her private clinical practice and now as the owner of Child Anxiety Support, a membership for parents of anxious kids and te...

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How can I get my anxious child to use their coping tools?

The Child Anxiety FAQ - March 13, 2024 05:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
This week we discuss "coping" and how sometimes parents misunderstand what that means. 

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166. How to Foster Healthy Use of Technology with Forest Bronzan

Real World Peaceful Parenting - March 13, 2024 05:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratings
Our kids are going to be using technology much earlier and more frequently than we ever did. This isn't all bad, but navigating the world of technology is uncharted territory for many parents. I’ve got the perfect expert on the show this week to share his wisdom with us.   Forest Bronzan is ...

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165. The Complex World of Parenting and Chores

Real World Peaceful Parenting - March 06, 2024 06:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratings
Parenting can often feel like a juggling act of meeting career demands, managing household chores, and raising kids. If you’re wondering how to start requesting help from your kids around the house or you're experiencing pushback from them, I'm here to offer a lifeline this week.   Join me ...

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How can I tell if my child's anxiety is general or situational?

The Child Anxiety FAQ - March 06, 2024 05:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
The person who asked this question is trying to figure out if the anxiety she's seeing in her child is just due to a specific situation or a sign that her child is more generally anxious. I share some thoughts about how to figure that out. 

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164. Navigating Fear and Anger in Parenting with Valeria

Real World Peaceful Parenting - February 28, 2024 06:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratings
Valeria has two boys, ages two and five, and when she reached out for help navigating some storms, fears and anger at home, we decided this would be the perfect opportunity to share some live, Real World Peaceful Parenting coaching with you.   Tune in this week for a front-row seat to our co...

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How can we tell when it's anxiety and when it's a preference?

The Child Anxiety FAQ - February 28, 2024 05:00 - 8 seconds ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
Figuring out when to intervene with our anxious child is tricky and it's personal. Here are some questions to consider as you're trying to figure it out.

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163. The Path to Peaceful Parenting: Deconstructing and Redefining Your Identity with Emily Wardrop

Real World Peaceful Parenting - February 21, 2024 06:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratings
So many of the lessons I've learned in parenting boil down to a simple idea: the better we know ourselves, the better we can show up as parents. Emily Wardrop is an Advanced Certified Life Coach who is joining me on this episode to share the power that identity work has had on her parenting jour...

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How do I make my anxious child change?

The Child Anxiety FAQ - February 21, 2024 05:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
Parents reach out for help because they need their anxious child to learn to not be anxious or to handle their anxiety more effectively. But we can't make our anxious child or even want to change. What we can do is focus on our own change. In this week's episode, we dig into this uncomfortable t...

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162. Navigating Parenthood: Using Family Values as Your Compass

Real World Peaceful Parenting - February 14, 2024 06:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratings
Even if you’ve never formalized your family values or put them to paper, you parent around them just the same. If you want to empower your children, create harmony at home, and ultimately build a stronger family, clearly defining your values will help you make this dream a reality.   In this...

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What do you do when a child is still as anxious if not more anxious of something after exposing them to it?

The Child Anxiety FAQ - February 14, 2024 05:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
This question from a listener gives us the opportunity to talk about some of the details we need to know to appropriate address our individual child's anxiety, especially around things like school refusal. 

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161. Awareness: The First Step Toward Self-Regulation as a Parent

Real World Peaceful Parenting - February 07, 2024 06:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratings
Awareness is the compass that guides you toward self-regulation as a parent. It is the first step on the path to understanding and managing your responses to your child's behavior, and by acknowledging and understanding your own triggers, you can stop reacting and start responding to your child....

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Is it my anxiety? Or my child's?

The Child Anxiety FAQ - February 07, 2024 05:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
This week I explain why it almost doesn't matter whose anxiety started the anxious patterns in the family because the intervention is the same -- at least to start. Also if you'd like to sign up for the free webinar "Tell Me It Will Be OK: How to Talk About Your Child's Anxiety (without making t...

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160. Modeling: The Most Powerful Parenting Tool

Real World Peaceful Parenting - January 31, 2024 06:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratings
As much as we want to be able to influence our children through our words, the truth is kids don’t do what we say. They do what we do. Modeling is a powerful parenting tool that allows children to learn by example, and it's at the root of your children feeling seen, heard, and valued.   Join...

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When should I be concerned about my anxious child?

The Child Anxiety FAQ - January 31, 2024 05:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
This week we explore parental concern in regards to child anxiety and what it means if the child is anxious and what if it means if they aren't (or at least if they aren't clinically anxious). Remember to reach out to me if you have further questions!

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159. How to Raise Kids Who Don’t Have to Recover from Their Childhood

Real World Peaceful Parenting - January 24, 2024 06:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratings
If you’re an adult who has spent a lot of time and energy trying to recover from a stressful or dysfunctional childhood, you might find yourself wondering how best to nurture a secure childhood for your kids.   Join me this week to learn the foundation of a secure childhood, and how doing th...

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How do I help my anxious child feel heard and understood?

The Child Anxiety FAQ - January 24, 2024 05:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
This week we talk about how we can support our anxious child and help them feel validated without joining them in their anxiety.

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158. The Secret to Self-Regulation and Connection with Your Kids

Real World Peaceful Parenting - January 17, 2024 06:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratings
Have you ever wondered why you react the way you do when your kids make a mistake, or how to show up as a regulated parent who holds their child in high regard, even when they fail? This week, I’m diving into a fundamental trigger of parental dysregulation—our kids' mistakes—and exploring how to...

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Can children have panic attacks?

The Child Anxiety FAQ - January 17, 2024 05:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
We talk about what panic attacks are; discuss panic disorder; and get into some of the controversy and complications around the issue.

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157. Parenting Fear: How It Shapes the Parent-Child Relationship

Real World Peaceful Parenting - January 10, 2024 06:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratings
Fear is a huge part of the parenting experience and it can show up in a variety of ways for us. Parenting fear affects our decision-making process, shapes our thoughts, and even how we get along with our kids. So, how can we use it for connection instead of control?   Listen in this week as ...

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Should I homeschool my anxious child?

The Child Anxiety FAQ - January 10, 2024 05:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
I get a lot of questions about homeschooling for kids with social anxiety or separation anxiety. Get my take on this week's episode of The Child Anxiety FAQ!

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156. 2024: The Year of Self-Regulation

Real World Peaceful Parenting - January 03, 2024 06:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratings
At the beginning of each year, I like to declare a theme that guides the parenting work we do. My ultimate goal for 2024 is for all of us to become emotionally mature, and the skill of emotional maturity begins with one important practice: self-regulation.   Listen in to discover why I’m com...

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How do I help my anxious child?

The Child Anxiety FAQ - January 03, 2024 05:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
We talk about what you can do FOR YOU to best help your anxious child with a promise to get into more specifics in future episodes.   

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155. Stop Using Respect as a Weapon

Real World Peaceful Parenting - December 27, 2023 06:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 204 ratings
Most parents, if we're honest with ourselves, have had thoughts like, “My child doesn’t respect me,” or, “My child is so disrespectful.” Respect needs to be earned, not demanded, and it takes time to unfold. So what do we really mean when we expect respect from our kids, and are we using that ex...