PSP 178: Helping Anxious Kids Who Crumble Under Pressure
Anxious kids crumble under pressure for a variety of reasons. They might worry about deadlines and school work. They might worry about the social pressures of being called on or being watched. They mi...
3 Elo 202027min
PSP 177: Preparing Our Anxious Kids for an Uncertain School Year
There is one thing for sure, next school year is completely uncertain. Will kids go back to school? Will they wear masks? Will school be online or in person? There are more questions than answers when...
27 Heinä 202025min
PSP 176: Ways Parents Can Help Kids with Selective Mutism with Anna Biavati-Smith
“He’s just shy, he’ll grow out of it.” That’s what many parents hear when they voice their concerns about a child with undiagnosed Selective Mutism. Selective Mutism is often missed or completely misu...
20 Heinä 202039min
PSP 175: Inside the Mind of A Child with Emetophobia | The Fear of Throwing Up
One of the most common anxiety and OCD themes is the fear of throwing up, also known as Emetophobia. It impacts kids of all ages, and has the power to completely debilitate a person.In this week’s, AT...
14 Heinä 202024min
PSP 174: Teaching Our Kids to Be Kind Even When Others Aren’t
If a group of children were being mean, would your child feel brave enough to be kind? Being kind isn’t always an easy thing to do. Sometimes it can be a scary thing to do, even a brave thing to do.In...
7 Heinä 202021min
PSP 173: What to Do When Therapy isn’t Enough for a Child with Anxiety or OCD
Your child needs help, but therapy isn’t cutting it. Maybe it’s because she refuses to go or perhaps it’s because her issues are just too intense for outpatient therapy.What’s a parent supposed to do ...
29 Kesä 202038min
PSP 172: How to Handle the Stress of Raising a Child with Anxiety or OCD
Raising a child with anxiety or OCD should come with a warning label, “Warning: May be hazardous to your health.” Being a rock to a child that is often flailing in the sea of chaos, can be draining to...
22 Kesä 202021min
PSP 171: Understanding Emetophobia, The Fear of Throwing Up with Chrissie Hodges
Parents often grapple with what may have caused their child to become so deathly afraid of throwing up. They come up with theories. Maybe it was the time she saw her cousin throw up? Or maybe it was t...
16 Kesä 202032min
