When kids are anxious, it’s natural to want to help them feel better. But by trying to protect them, you can accidentally make anxiety worse. It's best to help kids overcome anxiety by teaching them to deal with it as it comes up. Related article - 10 Tips for Parenting Anxious Kids: https://childmind.org/article/10-tips-for-parenting-anxious-kids Find information to help you support children who are struggling with mental health, behavior or learning challenges: - https://childmind.org/resources Grace Berman is part of our expert clinical team that transform the lives of children and families by offering thorough evaluation and gold-standard treatment for a wide range of conditions and concerns: - https://childmind.org/care -https://childmind.org/bio/grace-berman-lcsw 0:14 Don’t try to eliminate anxiety 1:00 Don’t avoid things just because they make a child anxious 1:35 Express positive, but realistic, expectations 2:08 Respect their feelings, but don’t empower them 2:36 Don’t