Comments on: Two Questions that Lower Anxiety and End Bossy Behavior

By: pragmaticmom

pragmaticmom — Mon, 02 May 2016 22:15:31 +0000

Great questions to lower anxiety!

By: Jen

Jen — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 06:20:23 +0000

These are brilliant questions to ask! I also had not thought of bossy behavior as anxiety. My Emma can get quite bossy telling others what they should or should not do or delegating responsibilities that she thinks need to be done. I’ve always thought of it as an undeveloped leadership quality that needs maturing. I’ll have to think on that one.

By: MaryAnne

MaryAnne — Fri, 29 Apr 2016 14:58:51 +0000

In reply to Ticia. I do think it is usually related to anxiety on some level, and seeing it that way makes it much easier to deal with compassionately as a parent.

By: Ticia

Ticia — Fri, 29 Apr 2016 13:34:48 +0000

I’m still trying to get this concept through my kids heads, in particular my daughter. It’s a tough road to hoe, but I ask variations on those questions too.

Like Elisa, I hadn’t thought of bossiness as particularly related to anxiety.

By: Natalie PlanetSmartyPants

Natalie PlanetSmartyPants — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 02:32:26 +0000

Those are great tips, also useful to cut on tattling. Our school actually uses something very similar to differentiate between tattling and reporting incidents…