Helping Our Kids Manage Their Worries & Anxiety with Regine Galanti

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It’s estimated that about 32% of American teens have anxiety. Are we surprised?</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Our kids have a lot on their plates: getting good grades, social media, and everything involved with that, navigating and maintaining friendships. And it gets even more difficult when you add anxiety to the mix. And as moms, we often feel like it’s our job to take it all on, support, and even fix it all for our kids. Guess what? You’re not supposed to be your child’s therapist! You can’t fix it all.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, we are talking with Regine Galanti. She’s the</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">founder of Long Island Behavioral Psychology, a private practice in NY, and Author of</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Anxiety Relief for Teens</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">her newest book,</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">When Harley Has Anxiety</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">. She specializes in helping kids, teens, and parents manage anxiety through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and specifically giving them tools to help them face their fears.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We share all the fears we have as parents about our kids anxiety, how our own beliefs can affect how we view anxiety in our kids and what we can actually do to help our kids if we feel they’re struggling with anxiety. </span></p> <h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Resources We Shared:</span></h2> <p><a href="https://happymomsummit.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Happy Mom Summit</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">A FREE 6-day virtual event to help you ​​yell less & have more patience!</span></p> <p><a href="https://amzn.to/3H087Wy"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">When Harley Has Anxiety: A Fun CBT Skills Activity Book to Help Manage Worries and Fears by Regine Galanti PhD</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">- When worries and fears come