Monday, January 14, 2019

My Child Has Extreme Anxiety, And This Is What I Want People To Know

Parents are always under the scrutiny of other’s unwarranted judgement, and that scrutiny is even more severe when a child is struggling with certain behaviors. When a child is faced with anxiety, they often lash out when they are in anxiety-provoking situations when they do not yet have access to a reliable set of skills. It is important for others to realize that this behavior is not an act of obstinate behavior, but it is just their way of dealing with the anxiety in the only way that they currently know how.

Key Takeaways:

  • The author writes that for many years her daughter acted differently from many kids her age and this embarrassed her.
  • Her daughter’s actions made her to believe that people thought that she was a bad mum and wasn’t giving her daughter good training.
  • When they got help, she realized what was happening and started to realize that people and herself had been naïve about the issues her daughter was facing.

“Finally, when we started treatment for my daughter’s severe anxiety, and I was educated, I realized that my daughter had an illness.”

Read more: https://www.scarymommy.com/truths-parenting-child-with-anxiety/

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