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The best parents and leaders use a 3-step formula to help people handle uncertainty, says Dr. Becky Kennedy
Key takeaways
- Uncertainty can feel scary, whether you're a child or an adult.
- But in situations where you might not have control over an outcome, you can still help yourself and those around you feel more at ease with an unknown, just by how you describe a situation, according to Dr.
- Kennedy recommends a simple, three-step formula for parents to use with their kids and for leaders to use at work to help ease anxiety around uncertainty.
Uncertainty can feel scary, whether you're a child or an adult.
But in situations where you might not have control over an outcome, you can still help yourself and those around you feel more at ease with an unknown, just by how you describe a situation, according to Dr. Becky Kennedy, clinical psychologist and founder of parenting support platform Good Inside.
Kennedy recommends a simple, three-step formula for parents to use with their kids and for leaders to use at work to help ease anxiety around uncertainty. It's a strategy every parent and leader "should commit to memory," she said during a talk at Charter's New Employer Brand Summit in New York City on June 9.
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