Dear Mommy & Daddy, from your Anxious Toddler

Dear Mommy & Daddy, from your Anxious Toddler

Dear Mommy and Daddy, It’s me, your anxious toddler. I know I don’t normally have the words to explain my behavior and at times I probably really frustrated you. I am sorry. I frustrate myself too. I am not trying to be difficult and I am not a bad kid, but sometimes things just get overwhelming.   Like in the mornings when you ask me […]

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10 Signs of an Anxious Toddler

10 Signs of an Anxious Toddler

What are the signs of an anxious toddler?   Many parents and even mental health professionals will miss the early signs of toddler anxiety, as it can often look vastly different than what we might expect.   Common anxiety symptoms often do not show up until a child is school aged. But -why wait? What if you could detect those early signs and get your […]

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Causes of Toddler Anxiety

Causes of Toddler Anxiety

In my private practice, parents have often asked me what are the causes of toddler anxiety. They look to possible trauma or poor parenting as the origin. They confess all of their parenting mistakes – mistakes we have all done at one point or another. The truth of the matter is, there doesn’t have to be a cause for your child’s anxiety – anxiety runs in […]

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