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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DS who is 8 doesn’t have any anxiety or issues like that.

He is not the adventurous type, too cautious IMO.  I pushed him since he was 5 or so realizing this.  Initially small like climbing wall, ropes course at kiddie place and so forth.

We just got back from Costa Rica and he was hesitant to zip line over the cloud forest.  It was high.  A little push helped and once he did it, he loved it.

I think it’s important to have kids get out of their comfort zone, try new things, and take a little risk. It’s OK.  These skills are important life skills IMO.  Sometimes taking risks in life pays big dividends in work, relationship, finances.  Lots of people are paralyzed by fear and it hold them back overall. [/quote]

The key here is YOUR son doesn’t have anxiety. OP’s daughter does, as well as some other things she’s being treated for. This is like comparing a kid with sensory issues who can’t eat certain foods to a picky kid who only wants pizza and saying “just make them eat the vegetable.” It’s an entirely different sphere of parenting when the kid has diagnosed anxiety or other special needs than just “I told my neurotypical but nervous son to do it and he did!” These kids straight up will have panic attacks. They cannot just overcome all their fears as easily as other kids and it’s our job as parents to know when is the thing to push them on and when it isn’t. [/quote]

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