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[quote=Anonymous]Counselor, therapist … someone who knows how anxiety words and can help her learn about it and what to do about it.

You also need to learn about how anxiety works. I think Flusterclux, a podcast by Lynn Lyons, is very good. I’ve seen it mentioned here too. She explains how this is a family problem- not blame but that this isn’t just your daughter being anxious about death. That is the “content” about which she is anxious; to really deal with anxiety you need to deal with the “process” of it- learn what it is, how to works and then put in efforts to stop the repetitive process. It takes time. She did a hunch this summer that go through seven imp steps or features or something. She did a recent one that is probably a good intro about how to help your child with anxiety.

She is direct. Some don’t like her but she knows her stuff.

My number once piece of advice is to learn about anxiety and work on what you can do to support her. Also or secondly, get her in to see a counselor if she is willing. If she isn’t, that isn’t the end of your options which is why I say it is important for you to learn about it. There is a research backed successful approach to help with childhood anxiety called , SPACE, and it focuses one hundred percent on parent behavior with the goal of improving a child’s anxiety.

Accept we, as parents, have something to do with our kids’ anxiety, and that is likely based on how we were raised too. So no blame just take it as information to help guide how to support your kid. [/quote]

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