#547 The Anxiety Epidemic

Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families · Jul 10, 2022 · 18m · transcript

Is your anxiety having an impact on how you raise your kids?

Topics discussed in today's podcast:

We're seeing an increase in anxiety

What is anxiety?

Anxiety is necessary and natural

Proportionate vs unproportionate anxiety

Emotional contagion

High emotions - low intelligence

Helpful tips -

Learn your triggers

Model stress tolerance

Explain our anxiety

Make a plan

Ask for help from your support network

Set boundaries

Under pressure we revert to our most practiced habit

Create mindful practices

Research review: the relation between child and parent anxiety and parental control: a…