Shifi Lieberman, LMFT’s Anxiety Made Simple course can teach you proven ways to help your child manage their anxiety, and succeed! Read more about ‘The Course of Life’ below, and don’t forget to use code BCP10 for 10% off.
Every person has anxiety. There. Said it. Remember when you couldn’t fall asleep the night before camp? Or waiting on line in security on the way to seminary? As you went into labor with your first baby? Those feelings of nervousness or worry were 100% warranted. Of course you had a touch of anxiety! You were entering a brand-new or totally unknown situation.
Shifi Lieberman, a Passaic-based Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, has been working with families for decades. And after seeing too many families either run to therapy for their children’s anxiety, or ignore it altogether, she created her incredible course, Anxiety Made Simple, to teach parents to help their children with anxiety. Read our previous review, and the top 3 mistakes parents make, here.
‘So you recognize anxiety, you know what it looks like, and now you’re seeing that anxiety in your own children.’ Shifi explains, ‘Everyone has that touch of anxiety, just some kids will have it more than others. Often parents see that anxiety in their children and want to fix it! You want to reassure your child, tell them it’s going to be fine, you want to take that worry away! You’re their parent, of course you want to make it disappear.’
Maybe, you’re seeing that worry more in one or two particular children. ‘Anxiety starts as a small cavity.’ explains Shifi, ‘If you treat it as the habits are starting to form, if you learn strategies to help your child cope with those anxious feelings, you can give them the tools they need right from the beginning. And that’s why Anxiety Made Simple is so important. We don’t want that cavity to get bigger. And by knowing the right things to say and the right ways to support your child, you will support them from the beginning.’
‘If your child has anxiety, they have what we call the ‘what-if’ brain. What if we forgot to lock a door? But what if there is a fire? What if there’s a lockdown drill but really a terrorist came in during the drill and we don’t know it’s real? What if I can’t find you?! Sounds familiar? Here’s just a sneak peek of what you’ll find in Anxiety Made Simple: if you start answering all their questions, you’ll be lost in the ‘what if’ abyss forever. So, what can you do if you’re confronted with all the what-if’s? First of all, empathize with them in their discomfort and worry. Then, you can try the 5-minute rule. Let’s try to push off the questions for 5 minutes and use that time for them to self-soothe, think more rationally. Or try a 3-question rule, where that’s their cap on questions. Remind them what they’re actually worried about. And the rest, well that’s just the uncertainty that they’re having trouble managing. Answering the questions doesn’t help, all your “trying to be a good mom” answers just trigger more of their what-if brain. You’re actually giving them more opportunities to ask “what if” questions by providing so many answers.”
So no, your child doesn’t have to have a diagnosable anxiety disorder to benefit from Anxiety Made Simple. Every single child, particularly the ones more prone to worry, will benefit from learning the skills to cope with uncertainty. And parents? Come for your children and stay for yourself; you have so much to learn and gain too. Shifi will teach you what the therapists do in session, and how to teach your children coping skills. You will then watch them become less anxious, happier and emotionally healthier all around.
Anxiety Made Simple is a self-paced online video course that’s easy to watch and easy to implement. Plus, it comes with a free consult with Shifi to answer any lingering questions and help you implement what you’ve learned into your own life! The price is really incredible for the amount of information you’re getting! Plus, use code BCP10 for 10% off.
We’d be remiss not to mention Shifi’s other course, Social Skills Made Simple! Read our previous review here. Social Skills Made Simple is a goldmine: does your child struggle with intense emotions? Get frustrated easily? Lack the communication skills or the confidence to succeed? This course is going to absolutely change your life. Read more, and sign up here! And, use code BCP150 for $150 off, for 2 weeks only.
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