So our mantra is pretty comfortable being uncomfortable and it's assessing are you in danger right now like are they safe and I think that's the checkpoint for us as adults and if you know they're fine but they they're feeling distress, how can we take it back a step and not remove them from the situation? So as caregivers, our instinct is to run in and protect and maybe scoop up up and it sends a message even through your body

languages I have to protect you right now as opposed to you're good I'm here with you

when you're comfortable we'll do a little more This is good for right now and just sitting with them.

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continue to be a top 50 parenting podcast in the United States. And I love inviting guests to talk about all things parenting health, child development, and especially

international guests. And so today I have Dr. Melissa Giulio, who is a child clinical psychologist author and director of a private practice in

Hong Kong who has devoted her career to providing evidence-based therapies to help

families function better and we're talking about raising brave kids

and how much should I be pushing my child.

Thank you so much for joining me today, Dr. Giulio.

Thank you for having me.

I'm very excited to be here. Thank you for having me.

I'm very excited to be here.

Thank you.

And so introduce yourself and more about yourself and also the book that you wrote about bravery.

Yeah, so I am a clinical psychologist.

I am the director of practice, and I specialize

in the treatment of children who have anxiety or ADHD,

kind of I do the whole spectrum.

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