Parenting
fromPsychology Today
19 hours agoWhy Promoting Independence Helps Your Anxious Child
Promoting child-directed independence in risky, low-parent-involvement activities can reduce childhood anxiety and build self-confidence.
Childhood anxiety has been on the rise. Our instinct as parents is often to get more involved. But what if that's part of the problem? The statistics are grim. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), among U.S. adolescents ages 12 to 17 surveyed between 2021 and 2023, 20% reported symptoms of anxiety in the past two weeks, and 18% reported symptoms of depression. In 2023, almost 40% of high school students reported experiencing persistent feelings of sadness and hopelessness