Episode 143: How to Avoid Passing Your Anxiety on to Your Kids with Renee Mattson - Part 1

<em><span style='font-weight: 400;'>In these unprecedented times…</span></em> <p><em><span style='font-weight: 400;'>In these uncertain times…</span></em></p> <p><em><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Now more than ever…</span></em></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>UGH. </span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>The language of 2020 is getting old. </span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>But it’s getting old because we are running out of words to describe the anxiety, overwhelm, fear, and uncertainty that we are living through right now in July of 2020. </span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>It’s not just anxiety-provoking for us as adults but also for the next generation. Statistics show that the strain of our world is taking a toll on our children.  </span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>A few months ago, one of my clients asked if I’d seen</span> <a href='https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/05/childhood-in-an-anxious-age/609079/'> <span style='font-weight: 400;'>the Atlantic article about childhood anxiety</span></a><span style='font-weight: 400;'>—they were convinced that they were totally messing up their kids! </span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Of course, I read the article and it inspired me to reach out to parenting expert (and childhood friend of mine!) Renee Mattson. I wanted to find out her thoughts on how we’re impacting our kids and how we can better parent them through these anxious times. </span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Renee is the owner and founder of</span> <a href='https://www.childinbloom.com/'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Child in Bloom</span></a><span style='font-weight: 400;'>, a coaching business for parents and teachers. She’s a mother of three, a licensed intervention specialist for children with specific learning and behavior needs, licensed educator for elementary and gifted children, parent coach, adjunct faculty member at Xavier University, and trainer and coach for educational professional development. </span>