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[quote=Anonymous]I am saying this as someone with a lot of experience and someone who is trying only to be helpful.  Just consider it please objectively.  I think what you need to do is figure out how you can set better limits with your child.  There are very few things more scary for a child than feeling like *they* are in control and *the parent* is not.  It is no wonder they are anxious.  I know it is difficult in so many ways, but learning how to set proper limits with your child is probably the best thing you can do for anxiety.  There are lots of book on it, or you can talk to a therapist yourself.  Don't take it from me; just ask your therapist "Do you think if I was able to set better limits, would my child be less anxious?" and see what the therapist says.  Your child will feel more calm inside once he/she knows that there is some order to the world and he/she is not in charge.  That is a very scary feeling to a child.  Yes there are biological and societal influences to anxiety, but there's a lot you can do by changing your own behavior as a parent.  [/quote]

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