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Insights on parenting anxious children

Practical strategies, real experiences, evidence-based advice

Welcome to my blog where I share practical strategies, personal experiences, and evidence-based insights on supporting anxious children.

As a parent who's been there and a trained professional, I understand both sides of the journey.

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Is your child more than just shy? Understanding selective mutism

Is your child more than just shy? Understanding selective mutism

Is your child more than just shy? Understanding selective mutism

Katrina Batey

Oct 164 min read

Parent supporting child with selective mutism to build confidence and overcome anxiety

Parent supporting child with selective mutism to build confidence and overcome anxiety

Living with selective mutism: what I wish I'd known sooner

Katrina Batey

Sep 223 min read

Parent learning SPACE treatment strategies with Kat online to help anxious child overcome anxiety

Parent learning SPACE treatment strategies with Kat online to help anxious child overcome anxiety

What is the SPACE anxiety treatment programme?

Katrina Batey

Sep 92 min read

Parent calmly responding to anxious child's fears and what if questions

Parent calmly responding to anxious child's fears and what if questions

How to handle your anxious child's "what if?" questions

Katrina Batey

Jun 203 min read

Parent supporting child through anxiety relapse, showing non-linear progress

Parent supporting child through anxiety relapse, showing non-linear progress

When anxiety strikes again: handling setbacks

Katrina Batey

Mar 52 min read

Katrina explaining anxiety accommodation cycle showing how helping can worsen child anxiety

Katrina explaining anxiety accommodation cycle showing how helping can worsen child anxiety

Why accommodating anxiety makes it worse

Katrina Batey

Nov 5, 20242 min read

Parent staying calm while child experiences anxiety, showing emotional co-regulation

Parent staying calm while child experiences anxiety, showing emotional co-regulation

Who's regulating who? Understanding emotional co-regulation

Katrina Batey

Jun 13, 20242 min read

Mother receiving support and validation for parenting anxious child

Mother receiving support and validation for parenting anxious child

The truth about mum blame and childhood anxiety

Katrina Batey

Apr 18, 20242 min read

Child developing resilience skills through anxiety treatment journey

Child developing resilience skills through anxiety treatment journey

When they're all grown up: helping anxious children build resilience

Katrina Batey

Mar 1, 20242 min read

Regulated happy child after using movement to reduce anxiety

Regulated happy child after using movement to reduce anxiety

Move it to lose it: using movement to regulate anxious children

Katrina Batey

Jan 17, 20242 min read

Mother receiving support and guidance from Katrina after child's anxiety diagnosis

Mother receiving support and guidance from Katrina after child's anxiety diagnosis

The day everything changed: my daughters selective mutism diagnosis story

Katrina Batey

Nov 30, 20232 min read

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