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[quote=Anonymous]As someone who doesn't have a great relationship with her parents, I agree with the "you have to let them go and trust them to make good decisions and don't judge if they make decisions differently from what you would do" thoughts.

"For the parents who have older children and have advocated honesty (PP for example), I have a question: how open were you about your own, grown-up problems? Financial worries that affect family life, personal problems that affect your patience, etc."

Especially with a child who has anxiety, you don't want to be sharing adult concerns with her - that can exacerbate or even cause the anxiety.  Don't treat her like a friend and don't share your problems with her.  She needs to know that you are in control and in charge of your lives.  If you need to say no to buying something, leave it at "that's not in the budget right now."  If you need to apologize because you've overreacted due to other stressors (which is the right thing to do), just say "I'm sorry, mommy is worried about other things."  [/quote]

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