Identifying anxiety, panic, and fear in our kids with Ken WIlgus

Pardon the Mess with Scarlet Hiltibidal - Christian Motherhood, Biblical Parenting, Raising Christian Kids

Scarlet Hiltibidal and Christian Parenting

Christianity, Parenting, Religion & Spirituality, Kids & Family

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🗓️ 23 July 2020

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Feeling anxious?

You’re not alone. Studies indicate that over a third of Americans report feelings of anxiety and depression as COVID-19 numbers continue to spike. There’s no playbook for how to navigate life in a pandemic. It can leave us (and our kids) feeling discouraged as we ponder the future.

But even without the stress of a pandemic, our kids face varying degrees of fear and anxiety throughout their lives, critical topics for all parents to consider.

Ken Wilgus is a licensed psychologist who specializes in the treatment of adolescents and their families. He’s joining us today to talk about parenting our kids through fear and anxiety. May I just say, you’re not going to want to miss a second of this!

Here are some of the areas we cover:

The difference between fear, anxiety, and panic
Identifying when our kids are struggling with anxiety
The physical components of panic
Unhelpful things parents do
The genetic components of anxiety and recognizing it in our own lives
Healthy coping mechanisms when our kids are fearful or anxious
Practical tips to prevent fear and anxiety before they occur

A friend sent me the link to Dr. Wilgus’ discussion on this topic, published on his podcast, Feeding the Mouth That Bites You. I knew it was just the word we need as we begin to think about back-to-school and all it entails.

I can’t wait for you to hear Dr. Wilgus today. And I have a feeling that you may even want the teens in your life to listen as well. (I know I did!)

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0:00.0	Hey guys, this is Cynthia Yanov, host A Pardon a Mess.
0:07.4	Parenting can get messy and that's why we're glad you're with us.
0:10.2	Each week we have honest discussions with our guests about the ups and downs of parenting
0:13.7	and the lessons God is teaching us along the way.
0:16.4	It's fun, it's real, and it's biblical.
0:18.8	We put our trust in a God who recripts our mess into his greater message.
0:22.8	That's the best parenting news we could ask for.
0:25.0	Join us each week on Pardon the Mess as we walk the parenting road together.
0:28.7	Hey, guys, this is Cynthia.
0:30.0	Welcome to Pardon the Mess.
0:31.6	I'm glad you are here, and you are going to be glad you are here too. We have Dr. Ken Wilgus on our podcast today and he is a
0:39.5	psychologist in the Dallas area and a couple of days ago a friend sent me one of his podcasts
0:46.3	where he talked through the difference in fear, anxiety, and panic and how to identify it in our
0:51.5	kids and especially in our adolescence. And it was so good that within a day we were trying to find him.
0:57.8	And within a few days, we had him scheduled to record on the podcast.
1:02.0	I think he's that great.
1:03.3	And I think his topic is that amazing for what we're dealing with just in life,
1:07.0	generally raising our kids, but really specifically right now.
1:10.3	I think we're all feeling the
1:11.5	anxiety that comes with a new school year and working through COVID and all that we are facing
1:17.0	right now. So it is not only a great word for you as a parent, but it is a great word for you as an
1:22.8	individual. Just being able to define these different areas of our life. Fear versus panic versus anxiety,
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