Archive for June, 2011
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50 Ways to Feed Your Child’s Fears: #3 Argue With Your Child About Their Fears
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 for fear. Or, the child may throw a tantrum [...]
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When a Child’s Anxieties Need Sorting – Comment on June 5, 2011 New York Times article
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. Neither a child nor a parent can do anything about the genes [...]