by admin | Dec 26, 2017 | Anxiety
This article was originally published on Scouting Magazine and can be viewed here. Dr. Bridget Walker makes her living scaring people, and she’s proud of it. A practitioner of cognitive behavioral therapy, she knows the best way to fight fear is to face it, as she...
by DrBridgetWalker | Dec 4, 2015 | Anxiety, Behavior
Original Article by SHIRLEY S. WANG from Wall Street Journal can be read here. The DNA of dogs may offer clues about human conditions, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder and autism, according to researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, who...
by DrBridgetWalker | Feb 13, 2014 | Anxiety, Children
For parents of children with anxiety, it can be very difficult to know how to respond appropriately to your child’s distress. Your instincts are to help ease your child’s anxiety in any way you can. What seems helpful in the moment, however, may actually be...
by DrBridgetWalker | Apr 25, 2013 | Anxiety, Behavior, Children
My 3 yr. old is scared of the wind. He freaks out if I open the windows in my home and refuses to go outside with even the smallest of breezes. I tell him it won’t hurt him, but I also refuse to close the windows when he’s acting like this. I...
by DrBridgetWalker | Aug 22, 2012 | Anxiety, Behavior, Children
What if my teacher doesn’t like me? What if I don’t feel well and you are not there to help me? What if the other kids think I’m not as smart as they are? What if I can’t do long division? Can’t I just stay home? Every fall, millions of American children...
by DrBridgetWalker | Aug 9, 2012 | Anxiety
Teachers are among the most constant and important figures in children’s lives. Teachers, as well as school counselors, special education providers, extended care staff and administrators interact with children for many hours of a child’s day. They are...
