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When Anxiety Helps: Reframing Worry in Children
We often rush to eliminate anxiety in children, but research shows that mild to moderate anxiety can serve an important developmental function. It signals danger, motivates preparation, and builds resilience when managed well.
In this issue, I explore the difference between productive and counterproductive worry, share three strategies to help children develop healthy anxiety responses, and discuss when clinical intervention becomes necessary.
You'll learn how to recognize the signs that anxiety is serving your child versus overwhelming them, plus evidence-based techniques from cognitive-behavioral therapy adapted for home use.
Topics covered: the neuroscience of worry, age-appropriate anxiety responses, validation without amplification, building distress tolerance, and knowing when to seek professional support.
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