Anxiety or power struggles? Coaching with Victoria and Alex: Episode 191

This episode of The Peaceful Parenting Podcast is a coaching call with Victoria and Alex who have an 8-year-old daughter. Listen in as I coach them through how to end power struggles by implementing the worry brain method. You won’t want to miss the check with the family, after they had been practicing the worry brain method for six weeks!

 

We talk about:

• 6:00 Child who is too anxious to go to the bathroom or fall asleep alone

• 11:30 How anxiety works in our brains

• 13:20 How anxiety is a combination of nature and nurture

• 19:25 The problem with reassurance when people are anxious

• 22:00 How to teach kids how our brain works

• 34:00 How to know if your child is being independent enough

• 46:00 Check in about how the Worry Brain Method worked for Francis

• 54:00 Anxiety vs. Power struggles

• 1:00:00 What to share with kids about the hard things going on in the world

 

Download the episode transcript HERE 

 

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Lynn Lyon’s podcast Flusterclux 

• Sarah’s podcast interviewing her daughter about being raised with peaceful parenting  

 

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