Progress in the parenting department

[Suzie_Homemaker]

My sister have big anxieties about her children too. I think based in our life in Russian village before we come here as little girls.

It is very real anxiety in her and even if I talk her through the situation and she can see that she's blowing out of proportion, the worry physically affect her. Sweaty palms, heart racing. Can actually see with own eyes the effect.

Does you child have cell phone? My sister found helpful to explain to her children that her anxiety was very real to experience although she totally understood was disproportionate (think that right word) to situation.

She asks her children to please be supportive in learning to accept them getting older and in allowing age appropriate freedoms. She asked them to please, just periodically send quick message to let her know they okay. Not big explanation about where on route they were, who was there, how much longer, just simply that they coming as agreed, and with friends and were okay.

Little steps, lot of support and honesty with children to acknowledge it your issue not theirs but you trying hard to allow the freedoms you know they deserve so please can they help enable this as you adjust.