How Do You Handle Your Child’s Separation Anxiety?
Posted on August 5, 2012
It's difficult to decide how to deal with separation anxiety in a child. As a mother or father, you probably want to offer comfort and stay with your young child as often as possible. Seeing your son or daughter in distress is painful, but it's impossible to stay together all the time. Two different writers offer their opinions on how parents should treat their child with separation anxiety.
Recognizing Anxiety Disorders in Children and Teens
Posted on August 5, 2012
How can you tell when your child is suffering from an anxiety disorder? Some anxiety is normal for everyone, but it can be difficult to spot a serious problem if you don't know what to look for. Children don't always show their anxiety in the same way as adults, either. Learn what behaviors you should watch out for in your child.
How Can Mindfulness Therapy Help Anxious Children?
Posted on August 5, 2012
A creative technique called "mindfulness therapy" may be able to help your anxious child to unwind. So what makes mindfulness therapy appropriate for children? And how does it work? If you want to know the answer to these questions and more, you can read more about the use of mindfulness therapy here.
Tips for Easing Your Child’s Separation Anxiety
Posted on August 5, 2012
When your child has separation anxiety, saying goodbye can involve a lot of tears and guilt. You may think this is just a phase you have to deal with, but there are ways you can help your child through the difficult period. Read some basic things you can do to prepare your anxious child for your absence.
Mother Describes How OCD Affects Her Child
Posted on August 5, 2012
Dealing with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is difficult enough for an adult, but how does it affect a child? Children with OCD may have trouble understanding why they feel unable to control their actions, especially when they realize the rationale behind them is flawed. One woman on PsychCentral shares her experiences with parenting a young boy with OCD.
Facebook Anxiety: How You Can Protect Your Kids
Posted on August 5, 2012
Social networking and the Internet can be a blessing and a curse. They allow you to stay in touch over great distances, but they can also make your family vulnerable to a number of problems. Cyberbullying and Facebook addiction are on the rise among children and young adults. How can you, as a parent, make the Internet safer for your kids?
Creative Treatments for Children with Anxiety
Posted on August 5, 2012
Are you a parent at a loss for how to help your child deal with his or her anxiety? It can be very stressful for a parent with a highly anxious child. How can you help your son or daughter? Where do you even start? First, you may want to try some alternative forms of traditional therapy. Learn about unique treatment options for kids.
Computers Used to Relieve Anxiety in Children
Posted on August 5, 2012
Is there a treatment which works as well for children with anxiety as medication? It seems that there may be one in the near future! New research from the University of Israel may lead to a computer-based treatment for children who suffer from anxiety disorders. Learn more about how the program works.
Emotion Detectives Treatment Protocol: A New Option for Childhood Anxiety
Posted on August 4, 2012
A new program entitled Emotion Detectives Treatment Protocol might provide your family with a treatment option for overcoming your child's anxiety. EDTP combines several techniques, including parent training, that have proven successful when treating children with anxiety. The program is also promising for children who have symptoms of depression as well as anxiety.
One Mother Faces Her Daughter’s OCD
Posted on August 4, 2012
One mother, Beth Boyle Machlan, shares what it felt like to discover that her daughter had obsessive compulsive disorder. Just one year after little Lucy was diagnosed with Tourette's syndrome (at age eight), Lucy began to express concern regarding her uncontrollable urges to count and organize every day toys and items.
