In today's episode, we continued our topic of "Helping Our Children Deal with Fear (Part 2)." We discussed practical ways to help children handle fear, including some valuable tips and resources. Here are three key takeaways from the episode:
🔹 Encourage children to come up with their own solutions to deal with their fears. This helps them learn problem-solving skills, boost their self-confidence, and prepares them to handle future fears effectively. Young children will need more help. They often act out their fears through play, so encourage them to draw a picture or act out fearful events and then talk to them about it.
🔹 Model trust in God to your children so they can see that God can help them with their fears and anxiety. Sharing some appropriate personal experiences with fear with your child will help them understand that it's okay to feel scared. Helping your child memorize a couple of verses from Scripture on fear can also help them trust God with their fears.
🔹 Control the exposure to fear-provoking information at home. Limiting access to frightening news coverage, movies, and video games can significantly reduce children's anxiety levels and help them develop lifelong coping strategies.
Link to article by Wesley Fleming
Link to God I Feel Sacred
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