About this episode

Dr. Meredith Elkins discusses reducing anxiety in parents and children.

In this episode of Personally Speaking, Msgr. Jim Lisante is joined by Dr. Meredith Elkins. Dr. Elkins is a clinical psychologist specializing in the research and treatment of anxiety and related disorders in children and families. She is a faculty member at Harvard Medical School and has written a new book called “Parenting Anxiety: Breaking the Cycle of Worry and Raising Resilient Kids”. She talks about how in today’s world we can reduce both parent and child anxiety. Support the show

People in this episode

Host: Msgr. Jim Lisante

Guest: Dr. Meredith Elkins

Topics covered

• anxiety
• parenting
• children
• psychology
• mental health
• resilience

Keywords

• anxiety
• parenting
• children
• psychology
• resilience
• mental health
• treatment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Harvard Medical School

Books & works: Parenting Anxiety: Breaking the Cycle of Worry and Raising Resilient Kids

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