Caroline Cavanagh

I Can't Do This | @caroline-cavanagh | The Anxiety Alchemist

17 Aug 2026 · 1 min

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Caroline Cavanagh suggests how parents can respond when kids say "I can't do this." Remind them of skills they once couldn't do either: walking, riding a bike, the 5-times table. They learned those. They'll learn this too.

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I am sure you've heard your teen, or maybe even younger, say at some point, I can't do this! And you get into a debate and a back and forth, and they're still planning on not doing it. Here's a real gem for you. I love it, it works. Just remind them, at one point you couldn't walk. At one point you couldn't ride a bike. At one point you couldn't do your 5 times table, but you can now. And at some point you're going to be able to do this too.

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