Flusterclux With Lynn Lyons: For Parents Who Worry

By Lynn Lyons LICSW, Robin Hutson

Parenting isn't easy, and it's normal to worry. Lynn Lyons, therapist, author, and speaker is one of the world's experts on helping parents, kids, and teens manage anxiety. She talks with co-hosts sis... more

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Number 1: When Reassuring Your Anxious Child Backfires
Reassurance seeking is one of the most common anxiety behaviors between children and parents (and children and teachers…and between adults, too!) Offering reassurance is a short term fix but sustains the anxiety loop. This episode’s question comes from a mom who knows this well, and who was actually on an In Session episode a few years ago. Her daughter has made huge strides since then. Mom is saying the right things and staying out of the content of the worry, but both mom and daughter are still being bossed around by the Worry’s daily questioning. What’s the next step? WE'VE MADE PLAYLISTS OF OUR EPISODES TO HELP YOU FIND RESOURCES ON SPECIFIC TOPICS. Here is our first: For those brand new to the podcast, we suggest starting with this playlist featuring Lynn Lyons and the 7-part anxiety disruptor series as well as a 3-part series on the skills most helpful in managing anxious kids: flexibility, problem solving, and autonomy. Consult our Spotify profile for the most up-to-date selection. We will select two listeners who complete our listener survey. We hope it is you! FOLLOW US Join the Facebook group to get news on the upcoming courses for parents, teens, and kids. Follow Flusterclux on Facebook and Instagram. Follow Lynn Lyons on Twitter and Youtube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
August 21, 202632min
Number 2: Managing Your Kid's Legit Worries (Not Monsters Under the Bed)
A listener had a question: how do I help my six year old son be less afraid of bears at night when bears have been invading our neighbors’ houses? At first this seems like a unique question, but when we step back from the bears, a more common question (and answer) bubbles up: How do we help our children problem solve when dealing with something scary AND possible? WE'VE MADE PLAYLISTS OF OUR EPISODES TO HELP YOU FIND RESOURCES ON SPECIFIC TOPICS. Here is our first: For those brand new to the podcast, we suggest starting with this playlist featuring Lynn Lyons and the 7-part anxiety disruptor series as well as a 3-part series on the skills most helpful in managing anxious kids: flexibility, problem solving, and autonomy. Consult our Spotify profile for the most up-to-date selection. We will select two listeners who complete our listener survey. We hope it is you! FOLLOW US Join the Facebook group to get news on the upcoming courses for parents, teens, and kids. Follow Flusterclux on Facebook and Instagram. Follow Lynn Lyons on Twitter and Youtube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
September 11, 202640min
Number 3: Flusterclux Quarterlife: How Anxiety Works and How to Stop It
This episode is all about Anxiety! Lynn is one of the leading experts on Anxiety in the United States and in this episode she explains what the condition is, why it occurs, and how to STOP it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
September 08, 202638min
Number 4: Best of: Lynn Talks Directly To Your Kids About Anxiety
Do you wish your child could hear about worry directly from Lynn? Here you go! In previous episodes Lynn has spoken directly to teens; this episode is for the youngsters. She describes how worry works, what makes it better and worse, and how to externalize and talk to worry. Listen with your child! [This episode originally aired on 4/12/24.] Here is the past show that Robin & Lynn reference in this episode: "Don't Believe The Hype!" Lynn Talks To Teens About Their Mental Health Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
July 03, 202640min
Number 5: When Your Child Says BIG Things That Freak You Out
How do we respond to our children when they say things that can upset us or take us by surprise? Lynn shares how saying less and staying calm in the face of emotional declarations form our kids can help them (and us) remain calm and learn an important skill. WE'VE MADE PLAYLISTS OF OUR EPISODES TO HELP YOU FIND RESOURCES ON SPECIFIC TOPICS. Here is our first: For those brand new to the podcast, we suggest starting with this playlist featuring Lynn Lyons and the 7-part anxiety disruptor series as well as a 3-part series on the skills most helpful in managing anxious kids: flexibility, problem solving, and autonomy. Consult our Spotify profile for the most up-to-date selection. We will select two listeners who complete our listener survey. We hope it is you! FOLLOW US Join the Facebook group to get news on the upcoming courses for parents, teens, and kids. Follow Flusterclux on Facebook and Instagram. Follow Lynn Lyons on Twitter and Youtube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
September 18, 202636min