Balance includes time to focus, play, connect, reflect, rest, exercise, and do none of the above.

Connect with her, not her worries.

The Worry Monster’s tricks for you include trying to reason her out of her worries. When reason doesn’t work, it’s easy to move to emotion and escalation.

Brains that worry chronically become wired to worry even more.

Your body has an emergency response system that responds to the fight-or-flight signals from your amygdala. When the alarm sounds, your entire body gets on board.

kids need “a supportive adult around, they need time to recover from the stressful event, and they need to have a sense of control over their lives.”

Anxiety is worsened by frequent sleep deprivation.

Sleep time is needed for optimal brain growth.

Sixty to 80 percent of the brain’s energy is used in the default mode of the brain . . . doing nothing.17 This