There’s a lot that parents can do to help children with their anxiety. I think the first thing that parents should be doing is letting the child know that they understand what anxiety and worry is. So they might be able to say things like, “You know, a lot of children worry about not being invited to a party.” Or, “A lot of children are afraid of going outside for fear of seeing dogs or cats.” And then, what we want them to do – if the parent can is we’d like the parent to share any feelings that they’ve had about that. “You know, when I was a child, I too was afraid of dogs. And let me tell you how I’ve got through it.” We gently talk to the children about two parts of our brain – the worry brain and the smart brain. And when the child is feeling anxious, the worry brain is taking over. And we want to teach them how the smart brain can begin to take control over the worry brain. Parents can help children identify when the worry brain is talking, because the worry brain always does 3 things. It always lies. It always exaggerates. And it always words things in what ifs. So we can help the parent by telling the child, “Is that your smart brain talking or your worry brain? I think it’s your worry brain, because it’s kind of lying, exaggerating and it’s wording things in what ifs. So now let’s talk about what the smart brain can do to become the boss over the worry brain.” And the first thing that the smart brain can do is to say to the worry brain, “I don’t answer what if questions.”