Closing Season One, Most Frequently Asked Questions

Robyn wraps up season one by reflecting on the top three questions people ask her regularly!

In this final episode of the season, I wanted to take a moment to look back at what we’ve talked about and what so many of you are living every day. Throughout season one, we’ve explored how anxiety shows up in kids in all kinds of ways—hesitation around separation, clinginess, avoidance, or big emotional reactions during transitions. And as I share in this episode, your child doesn’t need a formal diagnosis for these experiences to matter. If it’s impacting your child, it’s worth paying attention to.

I talk about how important it is for us as parents to stay steady and supportive in those moments instead of jumping in to fix everything. Doing less isn’t about being hands-off. It’s about giving our kids room to feel their feelings, try things on their own, and build the skills they need to handle hard moments. This approach is grounded in research, and I want you to feel confident that stepping back a little can actually help your child move forward.

As we wrap up season one, I’m so grateful for the community that has formed around these conversations. Thank you for being here, for doing your own work, and for showing up for your kids in such intentional ways. I hope you carry these tools with you and trust that small changes really do lead to big growth.

Shared Resources:

• Follow Robyn on Instagram @parentingtheanxiouschild
• Parenting the Anxious Child Membership
• Sign up for Robyn’s Newsletter and find additional resources

Why Having a Strategy Helps Us When We Have No More Energy to Parent

Robyn explains how using these tools helps parents when we are depleted and our battery is drained.

In this solo episode, therapist and mom Robyn Isman talks about the power of stepping back so children can step forward. She reflects on how easily parents slip into doing too much—rescuing, fixing, smoothing things over—and how those patterns unintentionally reinforce anxiety. Robyn shares why giving kids more space is not about neglect. It is a research-supported approach that strengthens emotional regulation, problem solving, and independence.

Robyn walks through the core ideas behind doing less, and how this framework has helped her in her own parenting, especially during times when grieving the loss of her own mom.

Throughout the episode, Robyn reminds listeners that stepping back can feel counterintuitive at first, especially for anxious parents, but it ultimately brings relief and connection even when we have no energy.

By the end of this episode, parents will feel encouraged to pause, breathe, and allow their children to experience more of their own lives. You’ll come away with a clearer understanding of how less interference leads to more confidence—and why this shift feels like permission rather than pressure.

Shared Resources:

• Follow Robyn on Instagram @parentingtheanxiouschild
• Parenting the Anxious Child Membership
• Sign up for Robyn’s Newsletter and find additional resources

Parenting with Understanding, How Self-Awareness and Connection Shape the Way We Respond with Meaghan Hampton

Robyn talks with therapist Meaghan Hampton about child development, discipline, and how a parent’s own wounds and anxiety shape their parenting.

In this episode, therapist and mom Robyn Isman is joined by Christian therapist Meaghan Hampton for a grounded conversation about what children truly need from their parents. Meaghan shares how understanding basic child development helps parents interpret behavior accurately rather than personally. She explains how discipline works best when it is rooted in connection and guidance, not control.

Robyn and Meaghan talk about how parental anxiety, old wounds, and unprocessed experiences can show up in everyday parenting moments. They highlight how easy it is to misread a child’s behavior when a parent is overwhelmed, and how important it is to pause, reflect, and respond rather than react. Their discussion weaves in both clinical insight and spiritual grounding, emphasizing the value of integrating mental health tools with faith practices for families who want a holistic approach.

The episode also touches on the importance of boundaries, emotional regulation, and modeling healthy communication. Meaghan encourages parents to heal their own unfinished stories so they can support their children with clarity, compassion, and confidence.

By the end of this episode, parents will feel more equipped to view discipline as connection, understand behavior through a developmental lens, and approach their children—and themselves—with greater gentleness and curiosity.

Shared Resources:

• Meaghan Hampton website
• Meghan’s Co-Regulation PDF and Substack Community
• Follow Meaghan on Instagram @soulcareforfamilies
• Follow Robyn on Instagram @parentingtheanxiouschild
• Parenting the Anxious Child Membership
• Sign up for Robyn’s Newsletter and find additional resources