Flusterclux With Lynn Lyons: For Parents Who Worry

A listener had a question: how do I help my six year old son be less afraid of bears at night when bears have been invading our neighbors’ houses? At first this seems like a unique question, but when we step back from the bears, a more common question (and answer) bubbles up: How do we help our children problem solve when dealing with something scary AND possible?

This episode is all about Anxiety! Lynn is one of the leading experts on Anxiety in the United States and in this episode she explains what the condition is, why it occurs, and how to STOP it!

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A mom who has been successfully using Lynn’s skills with her anxious daughter wants to know if she can use the same externalizing and naming approach with other big emotions and reactions, like frustration or rejection. The answer is YES and Lynn will walk us through it.

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Have you ever felt overstimulated? So much so that you’ve had to stop what you were doing or leave the space? Do you feel like you’re often experiencing sensory overload? In this episode Lynn breaks down why we feel this way and how to build up our tolerances and become more robust individuals.

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How do your kids ask for help? How do you treat those that are helping you? We all find ourselves in the positions of both needing and offering help, often in times of heightened emotion. In this episode, Lynn (ironically without any help) lays out the ways we can teach our kids to ask and receive help, and how to best offer our assistance to develop confidence rather than de...