Your Anxious Child
110 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 55 ratingsThis is a podcast for parents for who have an anxious child. Practical suggestions are given to help with a wide range of situations in which anxiety can interfere with a child's life
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Using Declarative Language to help your anxious child: Interview with Linda K. Murphy, MS, CCC-SSP
March 12, 2024 16:54 - 52 minutes - 42.8 MBLinda K. Murphy is a speech language pathologist who has written two books, Declarative Language Handbook and Co-Regulation Handbook. I found her books wonderful in clarifying how language can either turn the volume up or down on anxiety. Imperative language, those questions or comments that demand a response can create stress or anxiety. In contrast, declarative or descriptive language can help your child achieve a more regulated and open state. In this conversation, we talk about the power...
Parenting Anxious Kids: Understanding Anxiety in Children by Age and Stage. Interview with Dr Regine Galanti
February 26, 2024 21:46 - 45 minutes - 37.1 MBRegine Galanti, PhD has just published Parenting Anxious Kids: Understanding Anxiety in Children by Age and Stage. She is the author of several other books aimed at helping children with anxiety such as Anxiety Relief for Teens. She is the founder of Long Island Behavioral Psychology and can be found at https://www.longislandbehavioral.com/team In this interview we have a chance to explore her new book which contains invaluable advice for parents of anxious children at each stage of their...
Misophonia: Interview with Dr Jane Gregory author of Sounds Like Misophonia: How to stop small noises from causing extreme reactions
February 26, 2024 19:16 - 45 minutes - 37.2 MBDr Jame Gregory is a clinical psychologist and researcher based at the University of Oxford. She has written with Adeel Ahmod a very helpful book on Misophonia that clinicians, those with misophonia and significant others will truly benefit by. She helps clarify why misophonia often gets attached to a significant person and details a program of therapy that can lessen the severity of this condition. It is really a must read for anyone concerned with this condition, but first listen to the p...
Crushing OCD: Workbook for Kids: Author interview with Natasha Daniels
February 12, 2024 21:50 - 29 minutes - 24 MBIt was a pleasure to have Natasha Daniels as a return guest on this podcast to talk about her new book Crushing OCD: Workbook Kids. This book is going to be an excellent resource for families and therapists trying to help children with OCD. One of strengths of this book is that it lays out in very digestible units the sequence of steps needed in order to "crush OCD". It is also no small feat the language in this book is very child friendly but always respectful. https://hillchildcounsel...
Parents as anxiety exposure coaches: Expert Interview with Stephen Whiteside, PhD
January 16, 2024 20:44 - 48 minutes - 38.7 MBStephen P. H. Whiteside, PhD is a clinical psychologist, Professor of Psychology in the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, and Director of the Pediatric Anxiety Disorders Prgram at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. His new book will be out in April in which he outlines parent-coached exposure therapy. Unlike other therapy experiences, where children meet alone with a therapist, Dr Whiteside focuses on teaching parents how to help children work on their anxiety or OCD at home. In...
Selective Mutism: Interview with Aimee Kotrba, Ph.D
December 19, 2023 21:11 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MBI had the opportunity to talk with Aimee Kotrba, PhD on the occasion of the release of the second edition of Selective Mutism: An Assessment and Intervention Guide for Therapists, Educators and Parents co-authored with Katelyn Reed, M.S. She is an international expert on the topic of selective mutism and I have used her material frequently with children struggling with selective mutism. Listen to this informative and fun talk with Aimee Kotrba, PhD. Dr Aimee Kotrba, is the owner of Thriv...
Autonomy-Supportive Parenting. Interview with Emily Edlynn, PhD
December 12, 2023 00:00 - 50 minutes - 40.9 MBEmily Edlynn, PhD is a clinical psychologist who has just published Autonomy-Supportive Parenting: Reduce Parental Burnout & Raise Competent, Confident Children. As Emily Edlynn explains "This book gives parents a roadmap to move away from hovering and over-helping (burning us out and undermining our kids competence and confidence) to raising self-sufficent children ready for the world. We can all shift from "full service" to "self-service" in our homes by focusing on three fundamental hu...
Hair pulling and skin picking. Interview with Suzanne Mouton-Odum and Ruth Goldfinger Golomb
November 12, 2023 19:27 - 55 minutes - 45.1 MBIn this episode, I talk with Suzanne Mouton-Odum, PhD and Ruth Goldfinger Golomb about their recent book with Charles S Mansueto. These authors have done some of most important work in developing effective treatment for BFRBs. We discuss the key elements ComB model for the treatment of hair pulling and skin picking. Since sensory issues are often very important in the treatment of BFRB, we also talk about Suzanne Mouton-Odum and Ruth Golomb other books on sensory dysregulation...
Mommy Brain: Discover the amazing power of the maternal brain-Interview with Jodi Pawluski, Ph.D
October 23, 2023 18:51 - 51 minutes - 41.7 MBThe brain changes that happen as a result of pregnancy is a fascinating topic. Dr Pawluski is one of the leading authorities on this topic. We talk about her book Mommy Brain in which she discusses how the brain changes as a result of pregnancy and how the transition to parenthood does not get the recognition that it deserves. She also sets the record straight about what actually happens to a mother's memory during pregnancy. Most importantly she highlights the amazing ways the brain adapts ...
Autism and Anxiety. Interview with Donna Henderson, PsyD author of Is This Autism: A Guide for Clinicans and Everyone Else
October 02, 2023 18:50 - 53 minutes - 43.9 MBhttps://www.drdonnahenderson.com/ In this interview I talk with Donna Henderson about autism and anxiety. Dr Henderson and Sarah Wayland with Jamell White have written two books about autism: Is This Autism: A Guide for Clinicans and Everyone Else and Is This Autism: A Companion Guide for Diagnosing. Dr Henderson talks about how understanding some of the nonobvious ways in which autism can present itself and the unique features of anxiety in this population.
Treating Childhood Anxiety with Mega-Dose of Independence: Interview with Camilo Ortiz
September 19, 2023 17:30 - 40 minutes - 33.2 MBCamilo Ortiz is an Associate Professor of Psychology and the director of clinical training at Long Island University-Post as well as maintaining a private practice. Dr Ortiz is developing a novel approach to treating childhood anxiety by providing children with opportunties to practice being independent. Everyday acts of doing things independent of adults essentially exercise the same psychological muscles that a child need to deal with anxiety. His approach has the potential to be a promi...
How Neuroscience is Rewriting the Story of Parenthood: Interview with Chelsea Conaboy
September 12, 2023 17:44 - 54 minutes - 44.4 MBChelsea Conaboy is a journalist specializing in personal and public health. Her recent book, Mother Brain, is now available in paperback. Her book is a thoughtful and well researched discussion of the emerging neuroscience about the brain changes that occur as a result of becoming a parent. In addition, she offers an incise critique about the concept of "Maternal Instinct" and how it is fundamentally flawed and inaccurate.https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/26/opinion/sunday/maternal-instinct-m...
Why do we like to watch scary movies? Interview with Mathias Clasen and Marc Malmdorf Andersen
August 28, 2023 13:27 - 53 minutes - 42.8 MBhttps://cc.au.dk/en/recreational-fear-lab The question of why we would be drawn to movies and other material such as haunted houses is what Mathias Clasen and Marc Andersen investigate at the Recreational Fear Lab at Aarhus University. The negative effects of children watching movies that are inappropriate for their age has received substantial attention. However, Clasen and Andersen note how all ages are drawn in different ways to scary material, and in their work they demonstrate some of ...
The role of Primitive Reflexes in anxiety and other mental health issues. Interview with Sonia Story
July 17, 2023 23:58 - 48 minutes - 39.1 MBWe are born with a set of primitive reflexes that are necessary for our survival but over the course of the first year should be gradually inhibited or integrated with higher cortical functions over time. Unfortunately, for a variety of reasons primitive reflexes do not always get integrated as higher cotrical functions get online. Sonia Story is a leading expert on the role of primitive reflexes in contributing to a variety of mental health issues. It is an exciting area that provides a new...
Needle Phobia with Jody Thomas, PhD Founder and Director of the Meg Foundation
July 17, 2023 23:03 - 47 minutes - 38.4 MBIn this interview we talk about needle phobia and pediatric pain with Dr Jody Thomas who is the Founder and Director of the Meg Foundation. The Meg Foundation is one of the primary resources to help children deal with needle phobia and pediatric pain. It is so important for parents and childen to know that something can be done to make the experience vaccinations and blood draws less scary and painful. Dr Thomas and the Meg Foundation are the go to resource for helping parents and children ...
The Science of Attachment. Interview with Bethany Saltman author of strange situation, A Mother's Journey into the Science of Attachment
June 09, 2023 00:46 - 29 minutes - 24.3 MBBethany Saltman has written a compelling book about the science of attachment. It is a memoir of her journey into the science of attachment, a summary of what is known about attachment and the process of how this important theory was established. In this interview we talk about some of the basic features of attachment. The relationship an infant forms with their caregiver puts down a psychological foundation that biases development in certain directions. For the purpose of this podcast, ...
Perfectionism and Managing Your Social Power in Middle School. Interview with Bonnie Zucker, PsyD
May 09, 2023 22:03 - 45 minutes - 36.3 MBDr Zucker is a licensed psychologist in Washington D.C. She has published several books on the treatment of anxiety disorders. In this interview , I talk with her about her two most recent books: A Perfectionist's Guide to Not Being Perfect and How to Manage Your Social Power in Middle School. The two books deal with separate but related challenges of the middle school years. The middle school years can pour jet fuel on any tendencies towards perfectionism. And it has been said of middle sch...
Anxious Nation-an interview with film director Laura Morton
April 07, 2023 19:54 - 52 minutes - 42.3 MBAnxious Nation is a provocatively intelligent look into the global crisis of anxiety and mental health as it affects Americans, especially it crippling impact on children and adolescents. In this podcast I talk with Laura Morton about her new film which opens on May 3 with livestream event. For more information go to anxiousnation.com
OCD in Children: Interview with Natasha Daniels
April 04, 2023 20:23 - 38 minutes - 30.5 MBIf you have a child with OCD, Natasha Daniels is a resource you want to know about. She has a variety of online course such as "How to Teach Your Kids to Crush OCD" and "Crushing OCD Classs for Kids & Teens" and actually much more. She can be found at natashadaniels.com
Anxiety and the Middle School Child. Interview with Judith Warner
April 03, 2023 23:39 - 54 minutes - 44.4 MBJudith Warner is author of AND THEN THEY STOPPED TALKING TO ME: Making Sense of Middle School which is the topic of this podcast. It is a time period most of us remember all too well and a time when many anxiety disorders become quite evident. She has also written New York Times best sellers: Perfect Madness: Motherhood in the Age of Anxiety and We've Got Issues: Children and Parents in the Age of Medication. She has been a frequent contributor to The New York Times and is a senior fellow at...
Reading-an necessary island of competence with Claire Rubman, PhD author of This May be Difficult to Read
March 14, 2023 20:33 - 50 minutes - 41.3 MBTo talk about reading on a podcast concerning anxious children may seem a little far a field. However, reading is an essential skill in which if you struggle with it, school becomes a very stressful and anxiety provoking environment. Reading also helps in many different ways in dealing with anxiety. Unfortunately, we are in bit of a reading crisis, where recent surveys have shown the 2/3 of 4th graders are not proficient readings. Claire N. Rubman, PhD is a psychologist who specializes in...
David Carbonell, PhD author of The Worry Trick, Panic Attack Workbook
February 28, 2023 20:35 - 47 minutes - 37.8 MBDavid Carbonell, PhD is a clinical psychologist who has specialized in the treatment of anxiety disorder since 1985. He is the author of several books on anxiety: Panic Attacks Workbook, The Worry Trick, Fear of Flying Workbook, Outsmarting Your Anxious Brain The Intrusive Thoughts Toolkit (coauthored)and he has a very helpful website anxietycoach.com In this interview we talk about some of the basic in the treatment of anxiety disorders and how he has found it helpful to conceptualize anx...
Hoarding in Children with Randy Frost, PhD and Eric Storch
February 19, 2023 20:54 - 52 minutes - 41.8 MBRandy Frost is a emeritus professor of psychology at Smith College. He is the co-author of Stuff: Compulsive Hoarding the Meaning of Things. He is widely considered to the world's expert on the topic of hoarding and has published over 100 scientific papers on OCD, hoarding and perferctionsism. Eric Storch, PhD is a professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Department at Baylor College of Medicine. He is an expert on OCD and related conditions in childhood with over 100 publication...
Overcoming Parental Anxiety with Debra Kissen, PhD
February 07, 2023 00:06 - 45 minutes - 37 MBDr Kissen is a clinical psychologist who is the CEO of Light On Anxiety CBT Treatment Center. I talked with her about her recent book on using cognitive behavior therapy to help with parental anxiety.
Social Anxiety-Interview with Ellen Hendriksen, PhD
January 30, 2023 19:37 - 43 minutes - 34.6 MBIn this interview, I talked with Ellen Hendriksen, PhD about social phobia and her book How To Be Yourself: Quiet Your Inner Critic and Rise Above Social Anxiety She is clinical psychologist who works at the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders (CARD) in Boston MA. Her website ELLENHENDRIKSEN.COM contains a number of helpful resources for dealing with Social Anxiety and a very helpful online course on Social Anxiety. I have found the way in which she talks about Social Anxiety in ter...
Anxiety and Depression in teens Interview with Michael Thompkins, PhD
December 06, 2022 00:51 - 46 minutes - 37.1 MBMichael A. Tompkins, PhD has just published the anxiety & depression workbook for teens: simple cbt skills to help you deal with anxiety, worry, and sadness with New Harbinger Publications. He a cofounder of the San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy, an Assistant Clinical Professor at the Universtiy of California at Berkleley and an adjunt faculty at the Beck Institute for Cognitve Therapy. Among his other publications relevant to this podcast are My Anxious Mind: A Teens Guide...
Overcoming Suicidal Thoughts For Teens Interview with Jeremy W Pettit, PhD and Ryan M. Hill, PhD
December 03, 2022 01:03 - 43 minutes - 35.7 MBJeremy W. Pettit, PhD and Ryan M. Hill, PhD, experts on suicidal ideation and suicide in teens talk about their new book overcoming suicidal thoughts for teens: cbt activities to reduce pain, increase hope, build meaningful connections I apologize for the sound quality in this interview, there were some unexplained technical problems, but the content is still very important and worth your listening time.
Interview with Ed Tronick, PhD What Infants Can Teach Us About Reslience
December 03, 2022 00:40 - 47 minutes - 39.1 MBEd Tronick, PhD is one of the leading authorities on infant development. His collaboration with the famous pediatrician, Berry Brazelton, MD was instrumental in the development of Brazelton Neonatal Assessment Scale. His Still Face Experiment with mothers and infant monumental in demonstrating the social competence infants. A link to a video demonstration is listed below https://youtu.be/YTTSXc6sARg
Body Dysmorphic Disorder. Robyyn L. Stern, LCSW. Expert Interview #45
October 25, 2022 21:36 - 44 minutes - 36.8 MBRobyn L. Stern, LCSW, is a licensed social and therapist in New York where she specializes in Body Dysmorphic Disorder, OCD and BFRBs. This is a condition someone becomes preoccupied with perceived defects in their appearance which are not apparent to others. This is an important psychiatric condition to know about. It is more frequent than OCD, and can lead to unnecessary cosmetic surgery. In this interview I talk with Robyn Stern who is passionate advocate for BDD awareness She know...
44. Climate Anxiety with Heather White author of One Green Thing: Discover your Hidden Power to Help Save the Planet
October 16, 2022 15:02 - 51 minutes - 42.4 MBHeather White is the author of One Green Thing: Discover Your Hidden Power to Help Save the Planet. She is the founder of OneGreenThing.org and has two decades of experience in environmental advocacy including serving as a presidential campaign staffer for Al Gore and numerous other activities. Climate change is the big challenge for the younger generation and many therapist such as myself are noticing how much it comes up with our young clients. Heather White discusses the importance of...
43: How to Tell Stories to Children-Expert Interview with Silke Rose West
September 27, 2022 20:44 - 45 minutes - 36.6 MBSilke Rose West and Joseph Sarosy have written a wonderful book How to Tell Stories to Children. Anxious children can greatly benefit from stories that parents tell them and this book tells you how to get started. As they explain storytelling "... becomes like a Swiss Army knife for parents-a multi-tool that helps a child learn new skills, build empathy, soothe difficulty emotions, and make meaning out the challenging moments in life". Story telling is as much and probably more about buildi...
42- Interview with Jon Hershfield, MFT on Intrusive Thoughts in Teens
September 16, 2022 19:24 - 45 minutes - 36.8 MBJon Hershfield, MFT is the Director of The Center for OCD and Anxiety at Sheppard Pratt in Baltimore Maryland. He is the author of several books on OCD and is prominent figure in the world of OCD treatment. In this interview, we talk about his book for teens the ocd workbook for teens: mindfulness & cbt skills to help you overcome unwanted thoughts & compulsions with illustrations by Sean Shinnock, New Harbinger Publications. Jon Hershfield has provided a workbook that provides both an e...
41. Perfectionism in Childhood and Adolescence-Interview with Gordon Flett and Danielle Molnar
September 13, 2022 17:55 - 53 minutes - 42.8 MBPerfectionism in children and adolescence is a growing problem with serious implications. Drs Molnar and Flett are leading investigators on perfectionism and children. In this interview they provide an overview of perfectionism, discuss an intriguing study they did on the effect of the pandemic and provide a cautionary word about perfectionism and suicide. Danielle Molnar, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Child and Youth Studies at Brock University in Catharines, Ontario...
#40 Interview with Stephanie Meyers, MS, RDN End the Mealtime Meltdown
September 08, 2022 14:57 - 51 minutes - 41.9 MBI interviewed Stephanie Meyers, MS, RDN about her recent book End the Mealtime Meltdown: Using Table Talk Method to Free Your Family from Daily Struggles over Food and Picky Eating newharbingerpublications. She is a registered dietitian nutritionist and founder of Families Eating Well, a nutrition practice training parents to coach healthy eating habits in kids. She can also be found on Instagram under tabletalkcoach. Mealtimes can be a tremendous source of stress for parents and childr...
#39: Angela Mansolillo MA, CCC-SLP, BSC-s "When a fear of choking reflects a problem in the oral mechanics of eating"
August 26, 2022 20:27 - 49 minutes - 40.3 MBAngela Mansolillo is a speech-language pathologist and Board Certified Specialist in Swallowing and Swallowing Diorders who works at Cooley Dickenson Hosptial, Northampton MA. She is a clinical supervisor and adjunct faculty member at Elms College Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. She is the author of Let's Eat! A Clinical Guide to the Management of Complex Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Disorders. I have encountered a number of children who have developed a fear of cho...
Expert Interview #38 David A Clark on helping teens deal with anxious thoughts
July 28, 2022 13:32 - 58 minutes - 47.4 MBDavid A Clark, PhD is a clinical psychologist and emeritus professor at the University of New Brunswick. He is a leading authority on the nature of intrusive thoughts, cognitive behavior therapy and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. He is the author of numerous books and articles, in this interview I talk with him about his latest book the anxious thoughts workbook for teens: cbt skills to quiet the unwanted negative thoughts that cause anxiety & worry newharbinger publications 2022. The adol...
Expert Interview #37 Dawn Huebner on Emetophobia and Health Anxiety
July 14, 2022 19:09 - 42 minutes - 34.7 MBDawn Huebner, PhD is a clinical psychologist and parent coach specializing in childhood anxiety. Today we are talking about two of her more recent books for school age children Facing Mighty Fears About Throwing Up and Facing Mighty Fears About Health. Her workbooks for children and parents, What to Do When Worry Too Much: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Anxiety and What to Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck: A Kids Guide to Overcoming OCD are basically the classic, go-to references for helping a...
Expert Interview #36 Generation Sleepless: Why Tween and Teens Aren't Sleeping Enough and How We Can Help Them by Heather Turgeon, MFT and Julie Wright, MFT
July 11, 2022 17:46 - 47 minutes - 39 MBHeather Turgeon, MFT and Julie Wright, MFT have written their third book together Generation Sleepless: Why Tween and Teens Aren't Sleeping Enough and How We Can Help Them which is the topic of this interview. As they point out in their book, it is going to be very hard to help an anxious child if they are sleep deprived. This book explores this alarming problem of sleep deprivation in tweens and adolescents and offers some very practical suggestions. Their other books are The Happy S...
Expert Interview #35 The Resilience Workbook for Kids by Caren Baruch-Feldman, PhD and Rebecca Comizio, MA, MEd
June 10, 2022 22:03 - 39 minutes - 32.5 MBThe topic of today's podcast is fostering resilience in children. Caren Baruch-Feldman, PhD and Rebecca Comizio, MA, MEd have just published a very timely book The Resilience Workbook for Kids: 32 Skills to Build "I CAN DO IT Muscles" Caren Baruch-Feldman, PhD is a clinical psychologist and a certified school psychologist. She maintains a private practice in Scarsdale, NY and works as a school psychologist in Harrison, NY. She is also the auther of The Grit Guide for Teens. Rebecca Comi...
Expert Interview #34: Mona Delahooke, PhD Brain-Body Parenting
May 27, 2022 00:16 - 45 minutes - 37.4 MBMona Delahooke, PhD is a clinical psychologist with a specialization in infant mental health. She is the author of Brain-Body Parenting: How to Stop Managing Behavior and Start Rasing Joyful, Reslient Kids and Beyond Behaviors: Using Brain Science and Compassion to Understand and Solve Children's Behavioral Challenges In this interview, she describes how using Steve Porges Polyvagal Theory helps us understand when our children's behavior is intentional and when it is a stress response and...
Expert interview #33 Alan Sroufe Attachment and Anxiety
May 20, 2022 18:26 - 46 minutes - 38 MBDr Alan Sroufe has been described as "attachment chief spokesman in the United States" He conducted a longitual/prospective study of 170 people from birth to middle age looking at the type of attachment they had in infancy and what happened to them in subsequent years. He found certain types of experiences in infancy increased the chances that one might develop an anxiety disorder in adolescents. He is the author of three books: The Development of the Person: The Minnesota Study of Risk and...
Expert Interview #32 Ben Sedley OCD, ACT and Teens
April 10, 2022 23:05 - 37 minutes - 31.1 MBBen Sedley, PhD is a clinical psychologist in Wellington New Zealand and author of two books for teens Stuff that Sucks: a teen's guide to accepting what you can't change and committing to what you can and with Lisa Coyne, PhD Stuff's That's Loud: a teen's guide to unspiraling when OCD gets noisy He is talking with us today about the treatment of OCD and how ACT (Acceptance and Committment Therapy) is an important tool in helping teens with OCD.
Expert Interview #32 Alan Goldberg, EdD Sport Performance
March 26, 2022 22:39 - 41 minutes - 33.2 MBhttps://www.competitivedge.com/dr-alan-goldberg/ Dr Alan Goldberg is a sports performance coach and internationally recognized expert in peak sports performance. He is talking with us today about the how the principles used to enhance the performance of atheletes can be used in everyday performance situations with children.
Expert Interview #31- Kelsey Torgerson Dunn, LCSW author of When Anxiety Makes You Angry
March 22, 2022 00:10 - 45 minutes - 37.5 MBKelsey Torgerson Dunn, LSCW has just published when anxiety makes you angry in which she describes how angry outbursts in teens can sometimes be an expression of anxiety. Her book describes how to recognize when anxiety may underlie explosive episodes and what the teen, parent and therapist can do to help. As she points out, the fight part of the fight-flight-freeze response to danger is often overlooked and this book helps correct that
Expert Interview #30: Jennifer Jo Brout, PhD Misophonia
February 25, 2022 21:05 - 36 minutes - 29.5 MBDr Jennifer Jo Brout is the Director of the International Misophonia Research Network. She is the author of several scientific publications as well as a book for parents Regulate Reason Reassure: A Parent's Guide to Understanding and Managing Misophonia She has online classes for parents, adults and clinicians at misophoniaeducation.com
Expert Interview #29 Cammie McCovern author of Hard Landings: Looking into the Future for a Child with Autism
January 17, 2022 20:53 - 37 minutes - 30.3 MBCammie McGovern is the author of three novels for adults and two for young adults. Say What You Will is her YA book that includes a character struggling with OCD. Her book Hard Landings explores the territory for children with autism once they age out of disability services at 21. Every parent with an anxious child struggles with how much to push their child and how to find the right balance between protecting and preparing their child for adulthood. Knowing the environment you are "pushing...
Expert Interview #28 Children and Hoarding: Randy Frost, PhD and Eric Storch, PhD
December 18, 2021 00:16 - 52 minutes - 41.8 MBIn this interview, I talk with two experts on the topic of hoarding. Randy Frost, PhD published the first scientific study of hoarding in 1993 and book Compulsive Hoarding and The Meaning of Things with Gail Steketee was a popular best seller. Eric Storch has published extensively on the topic of OCD and related disorders in children. He is a Professor in the Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston Texas.
Expert Interview #27 Eli R. Lebowitz, PhD and the SPACE program for anxious children
November 05, 2021 18:56 - 32 minutes - 21.7 MBDr. Eli Lebowitz has developed a parent based program, SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Children's Emotions). This innovative program helps anxious children by working exclusively through the parent. It has been proven as effective as individual CBT for children. For more information and a list of SPACE providers go to www.spacetreatment.net
Expert Interview #26 Kelly Mahler, OTD, OTR/L Interoception and Anxiety
September 21, 2021 01:03 - 37 minutes - 29.8 MBInteroception is one the hidden senses that provides us with information about how are body is doing. In this interview Kelly Mahler will explain how Interoception is critical to understanding you anxious child, how it the basis for mindfulness and much more. Kelly Mahler has written several books on Interoception such as The Interoception Curriculum and My Interoception Workbook:A Guide for Adolescents, Teens and Adults with Chloe Rothschild and Jarvis Alma. She has a web site with many u...
Expert Interview #25: Ruth Goldfinger Golomb, LCPC "Helping Your Child with Sensory Regulation"
May 02, 2021 15:24 - 42 minutes - 35.2 MBSometimes phobias and other forms of anxiety can be the result of your child's sensory system overresponding or underresponding to sensory input. In this interview, Ruth Goldfinger Golomb, LCPC describes the way in which problems with sensory regulation can be reflected in emotions and behavior. Helping Your Child with Sensory Regulation: Skills to Manage Emotional and Behavioral Components of Your Child's Sensory Processing Challenges by Suzanne Mouton-Odum, PhD and Ruth Goldfinger Golomb, ...