{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5f9b18f378a9f70fee092ff4/5f9b1912918e5b433b5ca7c5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"PSP 134: Helping Kids Who Have a Fear of Bad Guys","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5f9b18f378a9f70fee092ff4/5f9b1912918e5b433b5ca7c5.jpg?height=200","description":"Hands down the number one fear I deal with as a child therapist is the fear of bad guys. It isn’t surprising. I remember being a child myself, sitting in my bed, blanket up to my neck, wondering not if, but when would I be attacked.\n\n\nThe fear is often dealt with platitudes like:\n\n\nI’m right here Who is going to hurt you \nNothing has ever happened to you \nWhy do you worry so much\n\n\nIn this week’s AT Parenting Survival Podcast, I explore why those platitudes aren’t helpful and what to do and say instead.\n\n\nTo get a free PDF on 15 of some of the Most Common Reasons Why Kids are Scared to Sleep, go to: www.bit.ly/sleepfears\nTo learn more about the sleep class go to: www.bit.ly/sleepclass19 &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>","author_name":"Natasha Daniels: Child Therapist, Child Anxiety and Child OCD Expert"}