{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"","title":"PSP 127: How to Help a Child with Lockdown Drills","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5f9b18f378a9f70fee092ff4/5f9b1912918e5b433b5ca820.jpg?height=200","description":"The kids are huddled in the corner of the room. It is dark. It is quiet. They are told not to talk. They are told to hide behind objects and lock the classroom door. Some kids are shaking. Some kids have wide eyes. This is not an emergency situation. These are lockdown drills. \n\n\nThis can be very unnerving for any child, but for anxious children this has the potential to cause ongoing fear and panic. So what should parents do? Many of us avoid the topic unless our kids bring it up. But with at least 32 states requiring monthly lockdown drills, many of our kids are exposed to these drills over 10 times a school year. \n\n\nThese are important drills (sadly), but how do we minimize the ongoing trauma these drills can evoke? I brought in just the person to answer these questions. \n\n\nIn this week’s AT Parenting Survival Podcast episode, I talk to Nancy Kislin, a psychotherapist and author of Lock Down: Talking to Your Kids About School Violence. She brought so much insight to this topic and offered some solid, concrete steps anyone can take to help their children. \n\n\nTo learn more about Nancy's work go to Lockdownbook.com \n\n\n*** \n\n\nThis podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be used to replace the guidance of a qualified professional.\n\n\nVisit my website at www.ATparentingSurvival.com\n\n\nInterested in my AT Parenting Community Membership? Click below to join us!\nhttp://www.atparentingcommunity.com\n \n \nSign up for my weekly email newsletter:\nhttps://pages.convertkit.com/740ba8cd83/92109b7172\n\n\nTake one of my online classes:\nTo view the entire online school library, go to:\nhttp://anxioustoddlers.teachable.com\n\n\nClasses include:\n\n\nHow to Crush Social Anxiety\nhttp://anxioustoddlers.teachable.com/p/crush-social-anxiety\n\n\nParenting Kids with OCD \nhttp://anxioustoddlers.teachable.com/p/child-ocd\n\n\nCrush Moral OCD in Kids\nhttp://anxioustoddlers.teachable.com/p/moral-ocd\n\n\nTeaching Kids to Crush Anxiety\nhttp://anxioustoddlers.teachable.com/p/crush-anxiety\n \nHelping Kids with Anxiety or OCD Through Difficult Behaviors\nhttp://anxioustoddlers.teachable.com/p/difficult-behaviors\n\n\nHelping Kids Who are Scared to Sleep\nhttp://anxioustoddlers.teachable.com/p/scared-to-sleep\n\n\nHandling Sensory-Based Anxiety\nhttp://anxioustoddlers.teachable.com/p/sensory-anxiety\n\n\nLibrary of Live Anxiety and OCD Classes (20 hours of class replays)\nhttp://anxioustoddlers.teachable.com/p/library\n\n\n\n\nUltimate list of helpful anxiety products:\nhttps://www.anxioustoddlers.com/reduce-child-anxiety/ \n\n\nTo join my private Facebook group visit:\nhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/ATparentinganxiouskids/\n\n\nFor a list of my books visit:\nhttps://www.amazon.com/Natasha-Daniels/e/B011K5IIWA\n\n\nJoin the fun on my YouTube channel:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/c/anxioustoddlers78\n\n\n Other social places I hang out:\nhttp://www.facebook.com/anxioustoddlers\nhttp://www.pinterest.com/anxioustoddlers\nhttp://www.twitter.com/anxioustoddlers\nhttp://www.instagram.com/anxioustoddlers\n\n\n**