How do I explain my child's anxiety issues to him?

What if this? What if that that’s your worry voice, and it’s helpful then to ask your child what do you want to call the other voice in your head that has a different take on the situation? Kids are really mystified a lot of the time when when they’re afraid about something, they kind of they’re so wrapped up in their fears that they stop thinking. And that concerns them too, because usually they’re thinking and solving problems. So parents can be really helpful in explaining what’s going on for the child so that they don’t feel like there’s something wrong with them. They don’t feel different. Very important place to start is to let them know that all children worry. You can probably find something that your child is worried about that other kids, or that your child is not worried about that other kids are worried about. For example, let’s say your child is not afraid of dogs, but a lot of kids are afraid of dogs. So you can say you know how you you love your dog, but you have some friends who don’t want to come over to the house because they’re afraid of your dog. Worry can land lots of different places. So that’s one important message, first of all, to let your child know they are not alone. But the next part really is letting your child know that worry is kind of like a a voice in your head that does one thing and one thing really well. And it’s all about saying what could go wrong in a situation so you can let your child know when you hear that thought. What if this what if that that’s your worry voice and it’s helpful then to ask your child what do you want to call the other voice in your head? Has a different take on the situation. Do you want to call it your your smart brain or your calm brain or your good brain? And what you’re trying to do is help your child to see that they have choices between the worry track and the the good track or the true track? Because then even when you’re not there, explaining it to them, when they start to hear that, what if they’re going to be able to think, wait, that’s my worry. Talking to me, what do I really think is going to happen? Let me give the microphone to the other side of the story.