The Hidden Way Parents Accidentally Fuel Overthinking |
If you are like most parents of overthinkers, you seem to do everything right. You listen, reassure, and explain things to help your child feel better.
And yet the overthinking doesn't stop. Sometimes it actually gets worse. That's because how quickly you respond often has more to do with managing your child's overthinking than with your response.
The urgency behind the reassurance is what actually drives many kids to stay in maddening overthinking loops.
When a child says:
Most parents instantly jump in to try to quell the fear:
The parents who reach out to me initially