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R. Meredith Elkins, Ph.D.
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Can we talk about something that doesn't get said enough? Modern parenting culture has done a number on us. We've been sold the idea that protecting our kids from any discomfort is the gold standard of good parenting — that our job is to manag
Baltimore friends! I'm so excited to be heading home for a special community conversation at the Women's Club of Roland Park. Join us for Resilience in an Age of Worry—an engaging discussion on how anxiety shapes our lives, relationships, and
In today's parenting culture, it's easy to equate anxiety or discomfort with danger. Many of us feel a strong urge to step in quickly and remove whatever is making our children uneasy. But anxiety itself isn't harmful. It's an adaptive system we evo
What we pay attention to grows. When children struggle with anxiety, it's easy to focus on behaviors like reassurance-seeking, clinging, or avoiding. But when our attention stays on those behaviors, we may unintentionally reinforce them. Instead, l

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