Monsters under the bed. Being teased at school. Fear of the dark. A best friend moving away.

You know, kids are no strangers to big, difficult emotions. And these can be really challenging for parents to navigate.

Welcome to Focus on the Family with Jim Daly. I'm John Fuller. And today we hope to give you the tools you need to help you and your child manage difficult emotions and ultimately take them to God.

Monsters under the bed.

That one gets me.

I think I was afraid of that one.

That was a big one.

Every bed had a monster under it.

It's funny how you can get under the covers and feel safe.

But the good news is I think I grew out of that by 18. I'm glad for that. But you know, these things do affect

children. And on the one side, we can laugh at it now because we know as adults, older adults,

that those things have no power. Those are all imaginary things. But oftentimes

for some children, I mean, they both battle the imaginary fears, but also some true fears.

And we want to equip you as a parent. Maybe you're a grandparent. You could pass this along

to your adult children to talk with their kids about. But this is an area that I think more kids need

tools to be able to navigate these emotions. And they're not too young. You know, my mom died

when I was nine, and I can tell you guys, it was so important to hear more. Everybody cut me out

of the information loop. But you sense it. You children have

far more insight than adults realize, and you need to help them manage those insights. Yeah,

so the goal of today's show, as you said, Jim, is to give parents the tools so they can equip

their kids. And Michelle Niedert is with us, and she's a professional counselor, an author, speaker, podcast, her wife, mom of two.

And her podcast is called Raising Mentally Healthy Kids.

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