1KHO 229: Navigating the Anxiety Epidemic | Sissy Goff, The Worry-Free Parent

The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

Ginny Yurich

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 28 December 2023

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Join host Ginny Yurich and renowned guest Sissy Goff on a transformative journey through Sissy's newest book "The Worry-Free Parent: Living in Confidence so Your Kids Can Too." Explore the seismic shift in parenting over the last five years. Delve into staggering statistics, such as 1 in 4 kids and 1 in 3 adolescents are battling anxiety, with girls twice as likely as boys. Uncover the crucial link between parental anxiety and children's struggles, as Sissy emphasizes the imperative for parents to do their own work. Discover practical insights on combating anxiety's impact with parental warmth and understanding the smile network in your brain. Gain essential skills on managing intensity, fostering independence, and empowering kids through challenging tasks. Explore the powerful mix of anxiety and intensity, and why micromanaging stems from this combination. Hear about the how of allowing children to do hard things and building confidence through unstructured play. Capture the essence of Sissy's advice on relieving academic pressure, embracing play, and being the calmest person in the room. This episode will leave you with actionable strategies and a renewed perspective on parenting in the age of anxiety. *** Learn more about Sissy and The Raising Boys and Girls Podcast here >> https://www.raisingboysandgirls.com/ Order your copy of The Worry-Free Parent here >> https://amzn.to/3vlr5pz *** Find everything you need to kick off your 1000 Hours Outside Journey here >> https://www.1000hoursoutside.com/blog/allthethings Order of copy of Ginny's newest book, Until the Streetlights Come On here >> https://amzn.to/3RXjBlN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the 1000 Hours Outside podcast. My name is Jenny Erich, I'm the founder of 1,000 hours outside. I'm so excited. I read this phenomenal book called The Worry Free Parent and the author Sissy Golf is here today. Welcome. Jenny, I'm so excited to be on this with you. Thank you for having me.
0:16.0	Yeah, so you have written so many books, you have a phenomenal podcast, you are spreading the word on Instagram and your website.
0:25.0	You have the Raising Boys and Girls Podcast,
0:27.0	just episode after the next.
0:29.0	After the next, you just had on Andrew Peterson.
0:31.0	I'm such a huge fan. I saw a performance of his earlier this year.
0:35.0	I was so blown away.
0:37.0	Have you been to behold the lamb?
0:39.0	No, I haven't enough.
0:41.0	Oh, Jenny. I know.
0:42.0	It's not anywhere near us this year. So next year it's on my list.
0:46.0	He did this conference I was at and I never have sat in such a moving live performance ever and I think he was one of your most recent guests so yes
0:54.9	it's just such an honor to have you on I love that this is Sissy Gough LPC-M-H-S-P. I love all the letters.
1:07.0	Director of a child and adolescent counseling at Daystar Counseling Ministries,
1:11.0	which is a beautiful home that's got the picket fence and these rooms,
1:15.8	these cozy rooms, author of 13 books, including the best-selling Raising Worry Free Girls,
1:21.3	and you speak across the country, chart-topping podcast raising boys and
1:24.4	girls with David Thomas and this is your newest book the worry free parent living
1:29.0	and confidence so your Maybe I didn't, I don't know, but this is a topic that a lot of people are struggling with,
1:46.7	is they are struggling with worry, they're struggling with anxiety, and your point is a lot
1:51.0	of times that is bleeding down to the kids it's kind of
1:54.6	leaking out and we are really really struggling can you talk to us about what
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