Dr. Nikki Neretin

Expert Overview

I help moms who are worried, anxious and overwhelmed stop yelling at their kids so that they can have a fun, safe, peaceful, and connected family life. Overly worrying creates a fearful life that stops us from going after our big hopes and dreams and weakens our connections ultimately recreating the same results for our children.

When we are overly anxious and worried our children get the message that the world is unsafe and that they can't be trusted to navigate it leaving them feeling insecure and incapable. Our worry, anxiety and overwhelm makes our children take the responsibility of managing our emotions, a job they did not agree upon, leaving little room for their struggles which they ultimately won't want to share with us. This creates more danger and uncertainty because they will look for other, often unsafe, outlets to work on their hard feelings and find relief. The best way to help our children not repeat parental worry, anxiety and overwhelm and stay connected and safe is for us parents to become so good at managing how we react and respond to difficult situations and become a role model in living a fun, safe, connected and peaceful life.