Dexa/Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Parenting

Published Dec 3, 2024

Episode #196: Is My Kid Really Sick? Or Just Avoiding School?

Lisa Damour and Reena Ninan delve into the nuanced connection between stress, anxiety, and physical symptoms in children, offering practical tips and strategies for parents to help distinguish genuine illness from stress-related issues and effectively manage school-related stress.

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- Explain other breathing exercises for stress relief
  Asked by 288 people
- Explain the science behind breathing techniques for stress relief
  Asked by 163 people
- Is it true that the nervous system needs a different input at the right time to change a reaction, as discussed in episode #273: Overcoming Challenges and Birthing a New You with Christine Hassler and the clip Navigating Triggers? For example, if a person has a fear or phobia and their body becomes reactive when they encounter a trigger, would a solution be to try to calm the body with breathwork at that moment? Would this approach provide a different input to the nervous system so that over time it stops being activated by the original trigger? Is this how Pavlov's dogs experiment is used as a tool for changing the nervous system's responses?
  Asked by 150 people
- What are the benefits of breathwork?
  Asked by 117 people
- Is it true that the nervous system needs a different input at the right time to change a reaction, as discussed in episode #368: Polyvagal Path: Healing Your Nervous System & Your Life with Dr. Stephen Porges and the clip Body Awareness Journey? For example, if a person has a fear or phobia and their body becomes reactive when they encounter a trigger, would a solution be to try to calm the body with breathwork at that moment? Would this approach provide a different input to the nervous system so that over time it stops being activated by the original trigger? Is this how Pavlov's dogs experiment is used as a tool for changing the nervous system's responses?
  Asked by 107 people
- Tell me more about specific breathing techniques for stress management
  Asked by 88 people
- How to deal with anxiety
  Asked by 54 people
- What are the benefits of box breathing?
  Asked by 52 people
- Could you provide some breathing exercises to help with focus?
  Asked by 40 people
- What are other breathing techniques for stress?
  Asked by 38 people
- If we heal our nervous system, can we heal from anxiety?
  Asked by 24 people
- What are some breathing techniques?
  Asked by 22 people
- What helps with anxiety?
  Asked by 21 people
- Why does practicing a more relaxed breath instantly relieve stress and anxiety?
  Asked by 20 people
- What is box breathing?
  Asked by 17 people

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