If you have unmanaged anxiety, tread carefully. Because of your anxiety, it will be harder for you to give up control when it comes to your kids, which may very well result in their rebelling, which will make your anxiety spike and your need for control even greater . . . which will make them further rebel. You see the negative feedback loop here? Though we offer some tools in this book, we also encourage parents suffering from anxiety to consult with a therapist. There are ways of retraining our minds to avoid negative feedback loops and to deflect potential sources of anxiety.
