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My son's teacher asked why he's so anxious
Reggie K.New Dad
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Picked him up from kindergarten and his teacher pulled me aside saying he gets stressed about small things - like where to sit at lunch, what if he gets the art project wrong, etc. Made me realize he probably picked that up from watching me stress about everything. Now I'm anxious about HIM being anxious. This is the cycle, right? How do I break it before he ends up like me at 37?
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Has his teacher given you any specifics on WHEN he gets anxious? Like is it transition times, or literally any decision? My daughter was doing the same thing in K and it turned out the classroom was just overstimulating for her - too many choices, too much noise. Once we realized it wasn't about her copying my stress (which I was also convinced was the issue), we could actually help her. Might be worth asking about the specific situations rather than jumping straight to "he's anxious like dad."