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Dec 2, 2021
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WhirleyPop
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There's a family in my ward that has stopped going to church because Primary
gives their kids anxiety. Yet they go to school every day like normal kids
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Too many parents are bailing their kids out
RockyBalboa
12/2/21 9:47am
Anxiety is definitely used as a reason to not do things now when it should be the opposite.
cheezedawg
12/2/21 9:49am
Anxiety is also an extremely valid reason NOT to do something
Hotlanta
12/2/21 10:11am
Sure, in cases of legitimate severe clinical anxiety, which are relatively rare
seacougar
12/2/21 10:33am
Yeah. If we treat anxiety as an automatic reason to not do things, we can never overcome it.
cheezedawg
12/2/21 11:11am
True, but to not live a full, rich life isn't one of them.
BleedCougarBlue2
12/2/21 2:37pm
Occasionally, but very seldom.
Coug-Ida
12/2/21 6:28pm
The modern "awareness" of mental health has unfortunately had a negative impact
seacougar
12/2/21 10:38am
Yes. Too many parents try to protect their children from failing or from the consequences of their actions when those
No touching
12/2/21 9:50am
There's a family in my ward that has stopped going to church because Primary
WhirleyPop
12/2/21 9:56am
I would suspect, then, that's not the reason they stopped going to church.
squidmark
12/2/21 10:04am
If I said what I really think about this I'd surely get suspended.
BleedCougarBlue2
12/2/21 2:38pm
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juantoad
12/3/21 12:11am
Um....can that be used to get out of Elder's Quorum? Asking for a friend.
Triznaynay
12/2/21 10:42am
Some context here
RockyBalboa
12/2/21 10:00am
My daughter's BYU essay focused on her disastrous failure at a violin recital
runnincoug
12/2/21 10:04am
She stole that from me 😉
Tsisquan
12/2/21 6:53pm
Meh, recitals are stupid. Good on the parents for getting out of it.
panacablue
12/2/21 10:28am
My son BOMBED his last piano recital. Shaky hands, tons of missed notes, tears,
Triznaynay
12/2/21 10:53am
Good on you for not bailing him out. Even more props to him
RockyBalboa
12/2/21 11:04am
Recitals suck and are pointless. As a parent, I'll have my kid perform for me. They don't need to perform in a setting
supertux
12/2/21 11:31am
So the kids learn to overcome performance anxiety, which won't come doing it
runnincoug
12/2/21 11:34am
Lawnmower parenting sucks. Dealing with failure was key to many successes later
Kauai
12/2/21 10:15am
Parents need to be a safety net, but that also means that they need to let kids
wabluecoug
12/2/21 10:19am
It's beyond frustrating. I really struggle to have patience with those kinds of
seacougar
12/2/21 10:31am
Book recommendation to all: The Coddling of the American Mind
scottpete
12/2/21 10:32am
Have heard several recommendations for this from others as well. Might be time.
seacougar
12/2/21 10:49am
Must read
runnincoug
12/2/21 11:35am
I teach young teenagers at a public school.....It's getting worse by the year...
All-American Coug
12/2/21 11:21am
NAILED it. Either control your fears or be forever controlled by those fears.
BleedCougarBlue2
12/2/21 2:36pm
I think this is part of why the church has added an Emotional Resilience
cougarsnooty
12/2/21 4:50pm
This is very complicated. But clinical anxiety disorders are COMMON
juantoad
12/3/21 12:17am
Speaking as someone who's suffered from anxiety & depression for 3+ decades
RockyBalboa
12/3/21 5:52am
I agree with you. This is a huge issue in our society.
juantoad
12/3/21 7:03am
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