“I’m not going to school!” School Avoidance and Anxiety with Lynn Lyons: Episode 166a

In this episode of The Peaceful Parenting Podcast, we have a re-release of an interview with anxiety expert Lynn Lyons about emotionally based school avoidance AKA “I’m not going to school.” This interview is FULL of wisdom and guidance.

We talk about:

• 4:31 Finding the root cause to school avoidance
• 7:00 Using “home days” when kids need a break
• 9:00 Normalizing needing breaks, rather than pathologizing 
• 11:40 Emotionally based school avoidance- includes anxiety and depression
• 16:00 How anxiety can cause physical symptoms like stomach aches and headaches
• 23:03 Teaching kids and parents to tolerate uncertainty
• 30:00 Why techniques to “get rid” of worry don’t work
• 32:00 How to talk back to worry
• 48:13 How to handle “The Moment of Goodbye” when dropping kids off

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Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Yoto Player- Screen-Free audiobook player
• The Peaceful Parenting Membership  
• Three Skills to Protect Our Kids’ Mental Health with Lynn Lyons
• Membership Q&A – How to Help Anxious Kids in Real Life Scenarios with Lynn Lyons
• How Anxiety Shows Up in Our Parenting and What to Do About It with Lynn Lyons 
• Lynn Lyon’s podcast Flusterclux
• Lynn’s website 

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