PSP 059 : Helping Kids with Anxiety by Doing the Opposite of What Feels Right: Interview with Dr. Kaylene Henderson

Much of what we’ve learned about parenting comes from our own childhood. Good, bad or ugly – it is often what we know. We are also surrounded by people who are quick to share all their parenting wins and strategies. So what happens when typical parenting approaches don't work for our anxious kids? Helping kids with anxiety often requires a unique set of parenting approaches that can feel counterintuitive. I had the pleasure of discussing these issues with Dr. Kaylene Henderson, a Child Health Specialist who offers her knowledge and expertise in workshops as well as on her site A Dose of Awesomeness. We talked about parenting approaches that help anxious kids and discussed aligning with our kids to problem-solve. We talked about doing “just enough” to teach our children self-reliance and self-confidence. She discussed how our own childhood impacts our perspective on parenting, and the interesting science behind it. And lastly we talked about the importance of believing in our children's abilities. *** This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be used to replace the guidance of a qualified professional. Visit my website at www.ATparentingSurvival.com Interested in my AT Parenting Community Membership? Click below to join us! http://www.atparentingcommunity.com Sign up for my weekly email newsletter: https://pages.convertkit.com/740ba8cd83/92109b7172 Take one of my online classes: To view the entire online school library, go to: http://anxioustoddlers.teachable.com Classes include: How to Crush Social Anxiety http://anxioustoddlers.teachable.com/p/crush-social-anxiety Parenting Kids with OCD http://anxioustoddlers.teachable.com/p/child-ocd Crush Moral OCD in Kids http://anxioustoddlers.teachable.com/p/moral-ocd Teaching Kids to Crush Anxiety http://anxioustoddlers.teachable.com/p/crush-anxiety   Helping Kids with Anxiety or OCD Through Difficult Behaviors http://anxioustoddlers.teachable.com/p/difficult-behaviors Helping Kids Who are Scared to Sleep http://anxioustoddlers.teachable.com/p/scared-to-sleep Handling Sensory-Based Anxiety http://anxioustoddlers.teachable.com/p/sensory-anxiety Library of Live Anxiety and OCD Classes (20 hours of class replays) http://anxioustoddlers.teachable.com/p/library Ultimate list of helpful anxiety products: https://www.anxioustoddlers.com/reduce-child-anxiety/ To join my private Facebook group visit: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ATparentinganxiouskids/ For a list of my books visit: https://www.amazon.com/Natasha-Daniels/e/B011K5IIWA Join the fun on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/anxioustoddlers78 Other social places I hang out: http://www.facebook.com/anxioustoddlers http://www.pinterest.com/anxioustoddlers http://www.twitter.com/anxioustoddlers http://www.instagram.com/anxioustoddlers *** For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy