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...