Help Kids Overcome Fear & Anxiety with Christina Furnival | POF183

Parenting Our Future

It’s so important to understand that we all feel fear and anxiety. Fear is meant to protect us and keep us safe so when our kids are scared, we need to reassure them that it’s normal and natural. We want to honour their feeling but we also want them to know that they can manage their fears and control their unhelpful thoughts. This helps kids feel more confident and that leads to higher resilience.

Christina Furnival is returning to my show for the second time to talk us through how to teach kids how to deal with their fear and anxiety!

In our conversation we talk about:

What to do when our child brings up their fears (and what not to do)

How our kids are always looking to us to learn how to act, think and what to say

How fears change as kids get older and what is age appropriate

We talked about a grounding exercise you can use for yourself or your child when you’re feeling anxious. Use the instructions below to name:

5 things you can see

4 things you can feel

3 things you can hear

2 things you can smell

1 thing you can taste

For my previous conversation with Christina, you can find it here: Bullies, Bullying and Boundaries

https://www.parentingforconnection.com/parentingourfuture/episode/31e17ddf/bullies-bullying-and-boundaries-or-pof138

For Christina’s worksheet to help your child through anxiety, you can download it from the Parent Toolbox. www.parent-toolbox.com

About Christina Furnival

Christina Furnival is a licensed psychotherapist, children's book author, and mom. Through therapy and her social-emotional children’s book series Capable Kiddos, she is passionate about helping children and their parents understand themselves better, navigate challenges confidently, and live the life they want! Christina and her Scottish husband are raising their kids in Christina's hometown of San Diego where they love to hike trails, play at the beach, and have wild, disco-lit dance parties in the living room. Visit her at ChristinaFurnival.com and on Instagram at @CapableKiddosBooks and @ThisIsRealLifeMama.

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