Sissy Goff, MEd, LPC-MHSP

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Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark · Why Your Child’s Anxiety Might Be Coming From You | Sissy Goff, MEd, LPC-MHSP & David Thomas, LMSW · 3 Apr 2026 podcast

Where are they building competence?

Where are they risking in a healthy way?

Joining a club where they don't know anyone, inviting a friend over when it feels awkward, going to get your driver's license even though you don't feel prepared.

Is there a context where those things can happen so that when they get to the bigger things like applying to college,

Interviewing for internships, they've had practice all along the way with this supportive scaffolding.

We're having a lot of conversations about technology in our offices, understandably.

And I think do it with support and challenge.

You know what, buddy?

My guess is no one feels ready who walks in the DMV.

And I remember not feeling ready.

And we're not waiting until we feel ready or prepared or not overwhelmed or worried about whatever this situation might be.

But we're going to walk forward with courage in things that feel overwhelming and scary.

i think it's a little bit of both yes because we talk about in the book about how competence is so much deeper than confidence but competence comes from trying hard things over an extended period of time and i think to your great question there's not as much practice in that space for kids which is why i think they're lacking in true confidence

And then I think it's a dressed up confidence.

I see this a lot with boys who will brag away about things that they're mediocre at.

I had a dad say to me recently, he's talking about his 10 year olds and he's like to listen to him right now, like you would swear he's on his way to the NFL and he won't even sign up for flag football.

So it's this lack of true confidence because he's unwilling to build the competence that I think would give way to that.

I would absolutely agree with you that I think all kids are capable.

I think it is just the space for kids to discover their capability, which comes in the harder moments again.

And the experience for parents who are wanting to stand in the way with the relief or the rescue that gives way to that space that doesn't feel intuitive.

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