[ENCORE] Ep. 151: Dealing with Uncertainty & Building Resilience with Dr. Nicole Beurkens

<p><a href= "https://sunshine-parenting.com/dealing-with-uncertainty-and-building-resilience"> SHOW NOTES</a></p> <p>My guest this week is <a href= "https://www.drbeurkens.com/about/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">Dr. Nicole Beurkens</a>. As a licensed clinical psychologist with advanced degrees in psychology, education, and nutrition, Dr. Nicole Beurkens is the world’s leading holistic child psychologist. She has dedicated her 22+ year career to providing parents with research-based strategies that get to the root of children’s attention, anxiety, mood, and behavior challenges so they can reach their highest potential. She runs a multi-disciplinary evaluation and treatment clinic and is a best-selling author, published researcher, award-winning therapist, and experienced mother of four.</p> <h2><span style="color: #1176bc;">Big Ideas</span></h2> <p class="p1">One of the best things we can do for our kids is stay grounded ourselves and model that for them.</p> <p class="p1">There is often not a “right” or “wrong” choice. It’s important to look at what is best for your family to help you decide.</p> <p class="p1">It’s important for kids to have independent time either by themselves or with their siblings.</p> <p class="p1">It’s helpful to pay attention to our coping skills and model healthy ones for our family that do not always involve screens.</p> <h2><span style="color: #1176bc;">Quotes</span></h2> <p><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8243" src= "https://sunshine-parenting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1-1024x1024.png" alt="" width="1024" height="1024" /></p> <p class="p1">Dr. Nicole Beurkens: Parents and kids are now facing starting a year in a really different way. And just the uncertainty of that is generating a lot of anxiety and a lot of distress for kids. But I would say even more so for parents. I get asked all the time, “What do we do for the kids? What do we do for the kids?” And the reality of it is it's really how we're dealing with it as parents that sets the tone for how our