Insights from a Fellow Parent and Child Psychiatrist
As parents, we often find ourselves at a loss when our children struggle with anxiety. We want to help, but it can be challenging to get them to open up about their experiences and feelings. The key to supporting your anxious child lies in asking the right questions and creating a safe, non-judgmental space for them to express themselves. In this blog post, we'll explore a variety of questions you can use to encourage your child to talk about their anxiety, as well as strategies for dealing with common roadblocks like the silent treatment or "I don't know" responses.
Understanding the Importance of Communication
Before we get into specific questions, letâs get a better understanding of why open communication about anxiety is so important. We donât want to simply ignore it but at the same time we donât need to âpander to itâ - ideally, we want our children to feel like we âget itâ but we also want them to build skills to help them face up to anxiety and manage it. When children can ar...
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