Are You Parenting Your Child — Or Managing Your Anxiety?

<p>In relationships with our kids, helping can start to look a lot like stepping in too fast.Your child is upset, excluded, overwhelmed, or has failed at something—and every instinct in you says: fix it.</p><p>You email the teacher.</p><p>You smooth over the disappointment.</p><p>You solve the conflict before they have to sit in it.</p><p>In this episode:</p><ul><li><p>Why some kids may be getting fewer chances to build distress tolerance</p></li><li><p>How over-involvement can unintentionally weaken confidence</p></li><li><p>When structure supports a child—and when it starts serving the parent’s need for control</p></li><li><p>Why achievement pressure can start shaping a child’s sense of worth</p></li><li><p>How to tell whether your child needs help or you need relief from watching them struggle</p></li></ul><p>I’m joined by Dr. Shefali Tsabary for a conversation about parenting anxiety, over-involvement, resilience, independence, and what happens when protection gets dialed up too high.</p><p>Sometimes the hardest part of parenting is not knowing what to do.</p><p>It is knowing when not to do it for them.</p><p>Listen to <em>Are You Parenting Your Child — Or Managing Your Anxiety?</em> and follow <em>We Need To Talk with Dr. Darcy Sterling</em> for more conversations about relationships, parenting, anxiety, resilience, and emotional development.</p><p><u>REFERENCES/RESOURCES</u></p><p><a href="https://www.drgregorygreco.com/"><u>⁠Monmouth Plastic Surgery⁠</u></a></p><p><a href="http://www.alternativescounseling.com"><u>⁠⁠www.alternativescounseling.com⁠</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.drshefali.com/raisingconscious-daughters-sons/"><u>https://www.drshefali.com/raisingconscious-daughters-sons/</u></a></p><p><br></p><p>CREDITS</p><p>“We Need To Talk With Dr. Darcy Sterling” is a Sterling Standard Production. Editing and sound engineering by Bart Migal. Our theme music is by Trending Music. Special thanks to Amanda Cristiani and Robyn Jaenchen. </p><p><a href="https://www.askdrdarcy.com/disclaimer/"><u>⁠DISCLAIMER⁠</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/drdarcysterling/"><u>⁠Instagram:@drdarcysterling ⁠</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/DrDarcySterling/"><u>⁠Facebook:Dr.Darcy Sterling⁠</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@doctordarcysterling"><u>⁠Tik Tok:@doctordarcysterling  ⁠</u></a></p><p>X<a href="https://x.com/DrDarcySterling"><u>⁠:@DrDarcySterling   ⁠</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DarcySterling"><u