Making Sense of Anxious Children: A grounded framework for staying steady when your child isn’t
The Huddle Wisdom Podcast

The Huddle Wisdom Podcast

Hosted by: Psychiatrist and parent Dr. Davin Tan helps families support anxious children with insight, compassion, and calm.

Parenting anxious, emotionally intense, or neurodivergent kids isn’t a problem to solve but a relationship to grow. Modern parenting comes with pressure: to fix, to manage, to stay calm, to get it right. But when...

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Episode 024: How do we empathise with those who disagree with us?

We talk about how we can give others the benefit of the doubt while we attempt to understand their perspectives; so we are more reflective rather than reactive.    It's not easy, especially if you sense there is a...
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Episode 023: How do I teach my kids and students to be resilient?

Nothing in life that wasn't already given to us is free. We have to wake up every day and get after what we want. How do we impart such a way of living? Do we even want that for our kids? Well, I tell you know, it...
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Episode 022: The traits of a rational empath

While not an exhaustive list; these are 5 of the most common characteristics I come across in practice. And a few things that help find equilibrium. If you're not wired this way. It's all good, there are mental models...
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Episode 021: How to never ever be called a jerk!

Golden rules to help you avoid jerkdom! Tune in now and start winning.
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Episode 020: How do we empathise accurately?

Sometimes we get it wrong because we're in a rush to solve a problem for our loved ones. The problem is that sometimes we don't wait long enough to understand what it is they are trying to convey and we then put our...
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Episode 019: How do we pass our values onto our kids?

No matter how hard we try to censor and filter things out for them, kids are like sponges, picking up on everything we say and do even if they don't fully understand the meaning of the information they've absorbed....
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Episode 018: Another school shooting? WTF. Why? Who can we blame?

****WARNING**** This episode contains some material that might be distressing to some listeners. It contains recent news about the tragedy in Uvalde, Texas I share my thoughts about how we might process this and find...
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Episode 017: Don't set goals until you get a fix on your intentions

Directing our intent is a much more powerful way of transforming our lives than goal setting. Intrigued? Let me explain. Tune in to the episode and let's hang out!
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Episode 016: Don't praise your kids until you hear this

Praise and complimenting children can be a 2-edged sword. You have to know the pros and cons. Tune in to the episode and I'll give you the heads up. Go to www.huddlewisdom.com/gettools to get the FREE mini course '...
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Episode 015: How should we be dealing with sibling jealousy?

Jealousy is normal, but if mismanaged it can lead to problems that we don't want down the road. Let's talk about how we prevent that. Check out the FREE mini-training resource here for empathic connection:...
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Episode 014: Can people with Autistic Spectrum Disorder empathise?

There's a misconception that people with ASD can't empathise. That's not true, and I'll tell you why. What is empathy anyway? In this episode, I explore some of the ways we can help each other improve our social...
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Episode 013: Sorry not sorry? Should we be more apologetic?

I don't know about you but I'm notoriously bad at following my own advice. This week, I explore ideas around saying sorry. This episode is just as much for me as it is for anyone else who struggles to let go of hurt...
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