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✨ Screen time, phones, and social media... oh my! Navigating the online world with your tween/teen - A guide

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Does your kid ask a TONNE of questions?​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Anxiety can come through in behaviours in so many different forms. One of the ways it can show up is with kids who ask a lot of different questions, it’s kind of like information-seeking if you like.

A great way to see this type of anxiety is thinking of it this way: Anxiety is coupled with your underestimation of your ability to cope with it. And most of us, including our anxious kids, love to focus on the uncertainty side of that equation….

“If i could just get rid of the uncertainty, then I would feel better”.... But here’s the kicker, you can't solve the uncertainty side of the equation, we’ve tried, and can confirm, it doesn’t work, but what you CAN change is your coping.

If you have a kid who is asking a tonne of questions, giving them a tonne of information or answers, actually doesn’t help their anxiety because they get further and further away from their coping.

Now this is by no means us saying don’t give kids information, but I think you know the difference we're talking about… when their questions aren’t really answerable, and their questions are a sign that they’re information-seeking past the point that’s actually useful to them.

When this is present, trying naming what you know and what you don't know.

Trust us, it's gold!! 🌟

When your kid is struggling...​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​If you find yourself thinking, “what’s wrong with my kid?”... we get it. It’s so common to interpret their tricky behaviour, their school refusal or anxiety in this way.

Here’s the thing: These interpretations automatically put you and your kid on opposite teams by defining them as the problem.

So how can we reframe the situation? Try thinking of it this way: “My kid is having a hard time, not giving me a hard time”.

Now, instead of seeing your kid as the problem, you can put yourself and your kid on the same team against the problem. And when we see it this way, we can remember that our kid’s struggles are a sign of where they need help - not a sign of who they are.

After all, this really is about a child struggling to tap into their own potential and capabilities. And that is something we can really help them with 🧡

How to respond to those words...​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

What do you say when your kid says to you, “you just don’t get it”...

Well, first tip, do not say, “yes I do”, this will only result in further escalation -- maybe you're already familiar with that. Instead, we'd love you to try these scripts.

Let us know your thoughts in the comments 👇🏼