When the World Feels Like a Scary Place

By Abigail Gerwitz

With levels of anxiety and depression more prevalent than ever, many parents are finding themselves searching for the tools to offer comfort and reassurance to their children. Taking the standpoint that regardless of what is causing our fear we have control over the way we feel, psychologist Abigail Gewirtz offers advice on helping children to understand and regulate emotions, and guidelines for managing conversations about topics including violence, climate change and social division.