Articles & Guides
Practical, therapist-written articles to help you understand anxiety, support your child, and navigate the challenges of parenting, school, and growing up.
Parenting
How Accommodation Fuels Your Child's Anxiety
Learn how well-meaning parental responses can reinforce anxiety, and discover the SPACE framework for gradually reducing accommodation.
Read More → ParentingWhen Defiance Is Actually Anxiety
Understand how anxiety disguises itself as oppositional behavior, and what parents can do differently when the real issue is fear.
Read More → ParentingWhy Teens Lie — And How to Respond
Explore why lying is developmentally normal for teens, and learn how to respond in ways that keep communication open.
Read More → ParentingBuilding Life Skills by Age
Age-appropriate milestones and strategies for helping your child develop independence, social skills, and emotional resilience.
Read More → ParentingHelping Children Cope With Loss and Grief
How children experience grief at different ages, signs they may be struggling, and how to support them through loss.
Read More → Parenting WorksheetReward Chart
A sticker-based behavior chart for children with a full parent guide for setting up small and big rewards.
View Worksheet →Childhood Anxiety
8 Ways Anxiety Shows Up in Children
Anxiety in kids doesn't always look like worry. Learn to recognize the surprising signs parents often miss.
Read More → Childhood AnxietyCalming Your Anxious Child in the Moment
What to say, what not to say, and practical grounding techniques for helping your child through an anxious moment.
Read More → Childhood AnxietyUnderstanding Panic Attacks in Children
What panic attacks look like in children, how they differ from tantrums, and how to help your child through one.
Read More → Childhood AnxietyNormative vs. Problematic Anxiety
How to tell the difference between normal developmental fears and anxiety that needs professional attention.
Read More → Childhood AnxietyRecommended Books for Childhood Anxiety
A curated reading list for parents, young children, older kids, and teens dealing with anxiety.
Read More → Childhood Anxiety WorksheetThe Brain DJ: Anxiety Worksheet
A kid-friendly activity where children identify their "worry song" and choose a new mental track to switch to.
View Worksheet → Childhood Anxiety Worksheet1-2-3 Panic
Learn to Recognize, Normalize, and Reassure yourself through panic symptoms like racing heart, dizziness, and chest tightness.
View Worksheet → Childhood Anxiety WorksheetReframing Cognitive Distortions
A 3-step guided worksheet to identify, challenge, and reframe distorted thought patterns like catastrophizing or mind-reading.
View Worksheet →Teen Mental Health
The Teen Mental Health Crisis
Rising rates of anxiety and depression among teens, contributing factors, warning signs, and how to seek help.
Read More → Teen Mental Health5 Things Parents Should Know About Teens and Dating
Healthy relationships, social media's role, setting boundaries, and keeping communication open with your teen.
Read More →Screen Time
Managing Family Screen Time
Practical strategies for setting screen time boundaries, creating a family media plan, and handling pushback.
Read More → Screen TimeUnderstanding Screen Addiction in Children and Teens
Signs of problematic screen use, how screens affect developing brains, and when to seek professional help.
Read More →Sleep & School
Better Sleep for Kids and Teens
How much sleep your child needs, bedtime routine strategies, dealing with bedtime anxiety, and when to seek help.
Read More → Sleep & SchoolHomework Without the Battle
Why homework battles happen, the emotions behind resistance, and strategies for calmer, more productive evenings.
Read More → Sleep & SchoolStarting the School Year Strong
Reducing back-to-school anxiety with preparation strategies, morning routines, and first-week tips.
Read More → Sleep & School WorksheetCoping Tools for Racing Thoughts at Night
Ten strategies for nighttime anxiety including deep breathing, journaling, visualization, and affirmations.
View Worksheet →Body Image
Preventing Eating Disorders During the College Transition
Why college is a high-risk time, warning signs to watch for, and how to maintain connection with your teen.
Read More → Body ImageSupporting a Child With an Eating Disorder
Understanding common types, warning signs by age, family-based treatment, and practical guidance for parents.
Read More →Mindfulness & Calm
Mindful Breathing
A visual guide to breathing in positive feelings like calm and kindness, and breathing out stress, anger, and worry.
View Worksheet → Mindfulness & Calm WorksheetMountain Breathing
A simple visual breathing technique to help calm big emotions like stress or anger.
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