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Dealing with anxiety isn't a walk in the park. Helping your child deal with his or her anxiety can be even harder. But it's one of your jobs as a parent. In this episode, I'll walk you through 5 things that parents tend to tell their anxious children that should really, really refrain from using.
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"Please put your shoes on already!" - is that situation familiar? Do you find yourself asking your children to do things over and over again? Do you resort to threats or bribes? Are you already exhausted from the ongoing struggle?

Yes, the struggle is real. But in fact, it shouldn't be THAT hard. If only you would know some basic ways to ask your children to do something and actually want to cooperate... Well, this is what I teach you in this episode of The Apparently Parent Podcast.

No, this is no magic formula! And you can't make your children 100% compliant (and who would want that anyway?). What you will learn is to differentiate between an instruction and a request, when to use each type and how.

Using what you learn in this episode will help you get the cooperation of your children in a much calmer way, and even empower them every now and then.

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Welcome to the 50th episode of The Apparently Parent Podcast! Yay! I'm so happy you're here, celebrating this with me. When I started working on this podcast, I didn't think we're going to go through a global pandemic, lockdowns, and all that stuff, but we did, and I think that working on this podcast, putting out a weekly episode even with all that was happening, was one of the things that really helped me manage those tougher times.

To celebrate this achievement, I put up a special episode, in which I invite you to travel back in time.

You see, in the podcast, I sometimes talk with interesting guests who have something to say about children, parenting, and the in-between. And I have started to ask each guest one specific question at the end of the conversation. And this question goes a little bit like this:

If you could go back in time, and meet your younger self, right before you became a parent, what would you like to tell that younger self?

I really like this question, because as a therapist, I think this mental time travel can be really powerful. Whether we are moving backward or forward in time, as long as we keep the perspective, we can actually learn a lot and help ourselves in the process.

By going back in time and "talking" with your younger self, you can find a new place of compassion, understanding, and wisdom within yourself. You might also see how much you have progressed and grown through the years.

In this episode, I invite you to listen to the answers that my wonderful guests have provided to this question. I hope you'd take the time and listen because I'm sure you might find yourself in one or more of the answers.

And after you listen, I invite you to think about this question yourself and answer it on your own. Maybe take a piece of paper, or open a fresh page in your journal and write it down. There are no wrong answers here. And, if you want, share it on your social media, who knows, you might inspire someone else (if you do share it, please tag me on Instagram @apparentlyparent or the Apparently Parent Facebook page).

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How do you know if you parent the "right" way?
Is there a right way? What do you do in order to keep up with what is important to you?
It all depends on your ability to identify your parenting values and pursue them. In this episode, I'll show you what parenting values are, and how you can start to identify what they are.
Check out my free training on finding your values using the Bull's Eye exercise - https://www.apparentlyparent.com/values

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