How can you help an anxious child?
Update: 2025-07-09
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It can be really tricky to know when to step in and help your kid when they're having anxiety. Unfortunately, this is a really common situation: 10 percent of kids have diagnosable levels of anxiety.
So on this episode of Parenting Behavior with Dr. Andy Kahn, we're going to learn three key things:
- What is anxiety?
- How can you help them manage it?
- When should you step in as a parent?
Related resources
- The difference between typical anxiety and an anxiety problem
- Classroom accommodations for anxiety
- The connection between anxiety and stress
Timestamps
- (0:54 ) What is anxiety?
- (3:28 ) How can I respond to my child's anxiety?
- (9:37 ) How should we talk about anxiety with kids?
- (14:03 ) How parents can project on kids
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