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Parenting isn't easy, and it's normal to worry. Lynn Lyons, therapist, author, and speaker is one of the world's experts on helping parents, kids, and teens manage anxiety. She talks with co...
Today we re-cast an important episode about end-of-school-year emotions and all the big feelings. It’s graduation time. Robin is smack in th...
A listener wants her son to learn to swim after a previous bad experience at swimming lessons. Should she push him to go? How can she convin...
Lynn often talks about the sizable “sweet spot of normal.” Our children will be sad, angry, confused and rejected and we can guide them thro...
A listener asks a question about being left out of her children’s therapy following the death of their father. The listener is baffled and s...
Being together and “hanging out” as a family does more than you might think. Doing it regularly, while reading or cooking or playing music a...
In this recast of an important episode from Seasons 2, we tackle the toxicity of our current achievement culture. It’s so normalized, it’s n...
A listener asked a common question: how do I help someone who’s having a “real” panic attack? In this episode, we talk about the different t...
A listener has a question about the diagnosis of ODD, oppositional defiant disorder. What does this diagnosis mean, what does this label off...
Anxiety causes or amplifies physical symptoms. Headaches, stomachaches, dizziness, and even muscle pain are common. But what happens when yo...
Remember the outdated parenting adage: “do as I say, not as I do”? Well, when it comes to passing on anxiety, both what you say really does...
In this episode, Robin and Lynn tackle the topic of siblings. How can parents best balance the significant needs of one child with the needs...
Have you heard of ARFID (Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder)? It describes extreme “picky eating” and can hijack families. But as wit...
A listener asks a very relatable question: how do I help my perfectionist daughter manage the overwhelming demands of junior year without be...
Parents are eager if not desperate to find help for their families, and the explosion of coaching options might be appealing. But parent bew...
Can you tolerate your children being frustrated, disappointed, angry or bored? Do you know how to help your child get through big emotions,...
Hurray for January as we reset and move forward! In this episode, Lynn and Robin double down on six key anxiety-busting (and preventing) pra...
Several listeners have asked that we address the tough topic of bullying. We hope this episode will help parents recognize that not all bull...
Today's episode is a recast of Part 2 of our 2022 series entitled: 7 Essential Anxiety Disruptors For Families. [Listen to last week's episo...
Whether you’re a loyal listener or new to the podcast, you’ll want to join us for this series on Lynn Lyons’ approach to anxiety. Lynn and R...
Lynn often uses the phrase “doing the disorder” to describe how well-meaning adults often end up aiding anxiety by doing exactly what it nee...
Lynn is joined by psychologist Dr. Ali Navidi who specializes in the brain gut connection. So many anxious kids have tummy aches and gastroi...
Just in time for the holidays, we welcome psychologist Dr. Tracy Dalgleish to talk about her new book: You, Your Husband, and His Mother: Cr...
Human beings are judgy creatures. It’s part of being social animals. But want to guarantee conflict during the holidays? Start judging other...
Ed joins Lynn to first laugh (a lot) about their mutual fainting, and then discuss the negatives and positives of using distraction to deal...
Data shows that teens are doing less of what teens are supposed to do. They are spending less time hanging out in person, going fewer places...
What’s the difference between an introvert, a socially anxious child, and a shy one? The terms are confusing and often overlap, but one of t...
Parenting “styles” are all the rage. Gentle, eggshell, snowplow, concierge…and more! Robin and Lynn wade into the jargon, the benefits, and—...
Lynn is big on families knowing how worry and anxiety work. If we’re going to ask kids and parents to take an approach that is the OPPOSITE...
What do you do when your child starts missing too many days of school? In this episode, Lynn and Robin address a mom’s question about her mi...
The research is clear: when children (and adults) contribute in a useful way, their confidence, autonomy, and self-efficacy improve. Mood ge...
This episode tackles a few listener questions that we think are relatable to many. First, how do you work on increasing your rigid child’s f...
Dr. Jean Twenge, a professor of psychology at San Diego University, has been a consistent voice of warning on the impact of smartphones and...
Parents consistently ask Lynn for the language to use with their children and teens when the family is moving away from avoidance and accomm...
Manners and social skills are important for some basic reasons: we want our children to learn how to move through the world with decency and...
Mary is looking for help with her 13year old daughter Reese who was Diagnosed with ADHD and anxiety in third grade. Successes are many, but...
Struggle is a vital part of learning, growing and mastery. As the new school year begins, Lynn and Ed discuss the movement from awkward and...
Is your child heading off to college this fall? If it’s their first year, then the roommate uncertainty may be dominating your household. Sp...
Here comes school…which means it’s time for reminders and a chance for a reset. From morning routines to screens, from the language of uncer...
In this In Session episode, Lynn talks with Sarah about her 11-year-old daughter who has become increasingly insistent about her bedtime rit...
Parents are encouraged to provide “consistency” with their anxious children. But the type of consistency that’s often prescribed is the oppo...
Sam and Vincent are struggling with the rigidity and bossiness of their six-year-old daughter, Jody. They’ve made great strides with her sep...
What happens when children are the absolute focus of a family? Marriages suffer, says Michele Weiner-Davis, a renowned relationship expert w...
Do your kids bicker? Teaching kids how to manage conflict both with friends and siblings is important…and exhausting! In this episode, Lynn...
Pediatricians and family physicians are on the front lines of our children’s mental health needs. In fact, they are reporting more and more...
Emetophobia is the fear of vomiting. It’s powerful and can take over a family in dramatic fashion. In this episode, Lynn talks throwing up:...
This episode tackles the question we hear most often from our new listeners: how do I support my anxious child? Lynn lays out the three keys...
Being a new parent brings up every emotion…including anxiety. Does it show up differently in moms and dads? (Yes.) Are there ways to make it...
As we dive into summer, Lynn zips through three recent research findings that are great reminders about prevention, exercise, labels and war...
We talk with the hosts of the This is So Awkward podacst about how communication shifts with kids as they become tweens and teens. We tackle...
Lynn often says that the hardest people to work with in her practice are the ones that don’t own their own stuff. In this recast of a popula...