Amanda Morin
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2,385 appearances
9 recordings
1 series
first heard Aug 2016
last heard Jul 2025
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You know, it's funny.
I feel like this is a cop-out answer, but you're absolutely right that it depends on knowing your child and what's going to serve them best.
And it does for some kids.
It means more anxiety.
But, you know, in our house, I have a what-if child.
He always does the, you know, what if this happens?
And what if that happens?
And what if this happens?
And so what I've done is I've turned it into a game that we now call the what-if versus what-is game in our house.
So, for example, if he says to me, what if I don't know about anybody at my bus stop?
I'll say, you know, I hear that that worries you.
Let's also talk about the what is, you know, that there are two other guys in our neighborhood who take the bus to school.
So they're going to be at your bus stop.
Do you know that?
Right.
So we're talking, I'm acknowledging and validating what he's worried about, not dismissing it, but also helping him to see that there are other ways to approach the situation.
It's been fairly successful.
It's one of those things that I think, whoa, I just tried that on a whim and it worked out really well.
And I like it.
But, you know, I think
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