School Anxiety: How to Help Your Child

Max points: 5 Type: Podcast

A parent and clinician unpack back-to-school anxiety: what school refusal looks like, why “behaviors” are alarms not fires, and how co-regulation, body budgets, and practical deposits (routines, presence, teacher coordination) reduce stress. Learn warning signs, when to seek therapy, and resources to foster resilience, connection, and joy.

Channel: Embark Behavioral Health Duration: 0:46:44

Questions

1. What term was used to describe the body's ability to subconsciously identify and respond to threats?

Neuroplasticity Neuromodulation Neuro receptivity Neurogenesis

2. What is the process called when a parent's calm nervous system helps regulate a child's nervous system?

Coexistence Neural alignment Self-regulation Coregulation

3. According to the discussion, what percentage of school-aged children experience some form of anxiety?

20.7% 10.5% 45.2% 31.9%

4. In the conversation, what analogy was used to explain that behaviors are signs of deeper issues?

The fire alarm, not the fire The tip of the mountain, not the mountain The steering wheel, not the car The shadow, not the object

5. Which book was specifically recommended as a resource for parents on managing anxiety and parenting?

Parenting from the Inside Out Raising Resilient Kids The Whole-Brain Child Brain-Body Parenting

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