This question comes up for parents who are concerned that giving their child a diagnosis may limit their functioning in some way. We explore it and discuss the reasons for being explicit with kids about their anxiety.
Tackling child anxiety has two tasks. The first is to confront the anxiety. The second is learning the cognitive behavioral tools to manage anxiety.
Think of learning to manage your child’s anxiety like learning to cook. We dive into that metaphor to explain just why it might be messier than you think and why that’s just fine.
This week we talk about how child anxiety is always a family systems issue and how we can shift the system by shifting our own behavior whether or not our child is motivated to change.
It can be difficult to understand the differences between a shy child, an introverted child, and a socially anxious child especially when those things overlap. In this week’s episode we look at ways to determine whether a child’s reluctance to be social is their natural way of functioning or if it might be cause for concern.
Young children, bless their little hearts, think their parents are perfect. It takes them awhile to realize what messes we really are but at the
Today we explore the difference between accommodations and support using the definition from the study cited below, which is “changes in parents’ behavior in attempts to prevent or reduce child distress.”
This week we discuss what mindfulness is, how it works, how it helps child anxiety, and how to do it.
This week we discuss how to address child anxiety that is the result of trauma and I offer links to several evidence-based treatments to consider.
You know, when I started this podcast I figured I’d do it for one year — 52 episodes and that would be it. But this
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