by DrBridgetWalker | Oct 24, 2011 | Anxiety, Behavior, Children
Tolerating the distress that an anxious child experiences when his fears are triggered can be challenging. Some parents have particularly low levels of tolerance for the distress of their anxious child and jump in to remedy any distress by any means they can....
by DrBridgetWalker | Jun 30, 2011 | Anxiety, Children
Parents of Children with anxiety problems sometimes find themselves arguing with their child about his or her irrational fears. The child may insist that there is good reason to be afraid while the parent tries to convince the child that there is no sound basis...
by DrBridgetWalker | Jun 7, 2011 | Anxiety, Behavior, Children
Dr. Harold Koplewitcz indeed does seem to be the kind of informed advocate that our children need. Mental illness is a fact of life and very frequently has nothing to do with bad parenting or traumatic experiences, but rather with genetic predispositions....
by DrBridgetWalker | Mar 16, 2011 | Anxiety, Behavior, Children
Aid and Abet your child’s attempts to avoid the situation that triggers his fears. What does this mean? It means that you help your child avoid fearful situations and or that you actually encourage avoidance as a strategy to manage your child’s distress. There...
by DrBridgetWalker | Mar 4, 2011 | Behavior, Children
My previous blog entry focused on the “most important” advice I have for a parent of an anxious child: determine how you are unintentionally reinforcing your child’s fears, and stop doing that. I thought it might be useful to readers if I...