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How to Parent Kids with Anxiety
By Kerri Shoumaker, LSWAIC BYS Therapist Anxiety is now the leading mental health problem worldwide. Psychology Today (2024) states that it affects one in eight children. Most of us have experienced a racing heart, a queasy stomach, or a feeling of dread for an...
How to Avoid Passing Your Anxiety Onto Your Kids
By Emily Henning, LSWAIC BYS Therapist Many of us are anxious prior to parenthood. For those who aren’t, the experience of bringing tiny humans into the world and shaping them into full-blown, independent individuals will often tip the scale in that direction. Indeed,...
Is it Possible to Make Parenting Less Stressful? (Asking for a friend)
By Helen Burke, LMHC BYS Therapist “I seem to have to learn, over and over again, that whatever problems I prepare my children for will always be a little to the left or the right of where the problem actually lies. And the problems I am anxious about will generally...