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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I'd consider family therapy.  A child's anxiety affects and is affected by the whole family system. It was only after my DH and I began to look hard at our own emotions and reactions and to work to change them that we began to see improvements with our DD and with our family dynamic.[/quote]

Thank you.  How did these sessions work?  I have been to someone who counsels parents on how to react to their children, but this counselor doesn't actually see the kids.  It helped me and helped me see what isn't productive - problem is, it has put me in an awkward spot now playing peacemaker and trying to tweak my spouse's behavior, which isn't appreciated.  I've thought about us both seeing this lady together, sending him alone, or family therapy.

I'm not sure my spouse's requirement of "being respected" and old fashioned ideas about parent-child relationships would allow him to work effectively in a family therapy situation or not.  I am worried, though about my marriage and about my spouse and child's relationship with each other.[/quote]

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