We all want to protect our children from anxiety. But could we be making it worse? | Diane Young

No parent wants their child to struggle. But the things parents do can disempower them later in life The modern mind is a column where experts discuss mental health issues they are seeing in their work When a child is anxious, most parents instinctively want to make things better. If your daughter is terrified of attending a birthday party, you might suggest she stay home. If your son worries you’ll forget to collect him from school, you reassure him that you’ll be there. When your chi