Brain Scans Predict Outcome of Anxiety Therapy
Posted on September 22, 2012
A breaking study by scientists at MIT reveals the success of therapy in treating social anxiety can be predicted through scans of the brain.
Three Things to Help Prevent Social Rejection
Posted on September 21, 2012
Friends are vital for proper development of a child's social skills. Luckily, there are things parents can do to make sure their child isn't left out.
Making Time to Relax for Children With Anxiety
Posted on September 21, 2012
Children with anxiety need opportunities to actively LEARN to relax. Learn some great ways research shows you can help you anxious child improve their anxiety management skills.
Watch Kids Talk About their Childhood Anxiety
Posted on August 28, 2012
Do you wish that you knew what it was like for someone you love who is living with childhood anxiety? Take a look at this video, in which several children talk about how anxiety affects their day-to-day life. You will hear from children of all ages and will walk away with a better idea of what the inner dialogue of a child with anxiety might sound like.
Nature and Anxiety Series: How Connecting with Nature Improves Mental Health
Posted on August 26, 2012
How much time does your child spend outside on any given day? How much of this is unstructured time when they are free to explore the world around them? Research shows that providing plenty of unstructured time for your child to be surrounded by nature is a wonderful way to treat childhood anxiety and depression.
Child Anxiety Treatment Study: Therapy Plus Zoloft Best
Posted on August 24, 2012
In the treatment of child anxiety disorders, combining the medication Zoloft with Cognitive Behavior Therapy was found by researchers to be the most effective. Neither treatment on its own was effective as both treatments put together. Many children with anxiety disorders only receive one treatment as intervention, so these researchers hope to encourage clinicians to use this dual-treatment approach.
Reasons to Teach Kids Positive Psychology
Posted on August 24, 2012
What benefits could positive psychology provide for a child with anxiety? The answer to this is different for every child, but the following article points to 7 different reasons for teaching a child how to use positive psychology in their everyday lives (such as a developed sense of control and increased positivity).
The “I Like Book”
Posted on August 21, 2012
Check out this wonderful new product that helps individuals (including parents and children with anxiety) remain positive! It's called the "I Like Book" and it is a journal designed for recording all of the things that someone likes. Different versions of the book are available for adults, children, and couples.
I’m Bored…Why Boredom is Important to Your Child’s Development
Posted on August 20, 2012
No one likes the feeling of being bored, but the opportunity to experience boredom is essential to a child's development (especially a child with anxiety). When children's schedules are so full that they never have time to themselves, or they spend their down time watching television or video games, their creativity and problem solving capabilities can suffer the consequences.
