Your Anxious Child

By Edward Plimpton

What's Your Anxious Child about?

This is a podcast for parents for who have an anxious child. Practical suggestions are given to help with a wide range of situations in which anxiety can interfere with a child's life

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Your Anxious Child episodes:

04.15.2024
Decreasing Anxiety by Promoting Independence: Interview with Lenore Skenazy President of Let Grow
Lenore Skenazy is the author of Free-Range Kids: How Parents and Teachers Can Let Go and Let Grow and is President of Let Grow, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting play and independence in children and adolesecence. Ms Skenazy created quite...
03.12.2024
Using Declarative Language to help your anxious child: Interview with Linda K. Murphy, MS, CCC-SSP
Linda K. Murphy is a speech language pathologist who has written two books, Declarative Language Handbook and Co-Regulation Handbook. I found her books wonderful in clarifying how language can either turn the volume up or down on anxiety. Imperative language, those...
02.26.2024
Parenting Anxious Kids: Understanding Anxiety in Children by Age and Stage. Interview with Dr Regine Galanti
Regine Galanti, PhD has just published Parenting Anxious Kids: Understanding Anxiety in Children by Age and Stage. She is the author of several other books aimed at helping children with anxiety such as Anxiety Relief for Teens. She is the founder of...
02.26.2024
Misophonia: Interview with Dr Jane Gregory author of Sounds Like Misophonia: How to stop small noises from causing extreme reactions
Dr Jame Gregory is a clinical psychologist and researcher based at the University of Oxford. She has written with Adeel Ahmod a very helpful book on Misophonia that clinicians, those with misophonia and significant others will truly benefit by....
02.12.2024
Crushing OCD: Workbook for Kids: Author interview with Natasha Daniels
It was a pleasure to have Natasha Daniels as a return guest on this podcast to talk about her new book Crushing OCD: Workbook Kids. This book is going to be an excellent resource for families and therapists trying...
01.16.2024
Parents as anxiety exposure coaches: Expert Interview with Stephen Whiteside, PhD
Stephen P. H. Whiteside, PhD is a clinical psychologist, Professor of Psychology in the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, and Director of the Pediatric Anxiety Disorders Prgram at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. His new book...
12.19.2023
Selective Mutism: Interview with Aimee Kotrba, Ph.D
I had the opportunity to talk with Aimee Kotrba, PhD on the occasion of the release of the second edition of Selective Mutism: An Assessment and Intervention Guide for Therapists, Educators and Parents co-authored with Katelyn Reed, M.S....
12.12.2023
Autonomy-Supportive Parenting. Interview with Emily Edlynn, PhD
Emily Edlynn, PhD is a clinical psychologist who has just published Autonomy-Supportive Parenting: Reduce Parental Burnout & Raise Competent, Confident Children. As Emily Edlynn explains "This book gives parents a roadmap to move away from hovering and over-helping (burning...
11.12.2023
Hair pulling and skin picking. Interview with Suzanne Mouton-Odum and Ruth Goldfinger Golomb
In this episode, I talk with Suzanne Mouton-Odum, PhD and Ruth Goldfinger Golomb about their recent book with Charles S Mansueto. These authors have done some of most important work in developing effective treatment for BFRBs....
10.23.2023
Mommy Brain: Discover the amazing power of the maternal brain-Interview with Jodi Pawluski, Ph.D
The brain changes that happen as a result of pregnancy is a fascinating topic. Dr Pawluski is one of the leading authorities on this topic. We talk about her book Mommy Brain in which she discusses how the brain changes...
10.02.2023
Autism and Anxiety. Interview with Donna Henderson, PsyD author of Is This Autism: A Guide for Clinicans and Everyone Else
https://www.drdonnahenderson.com/ In this interview I talk with Donna Henderson about autism and anxiety. Dr Henderson and Sarah Wayland with Jamell White have written two books about autism: Is This Autism: A Guide for Clinicans and Everyone Else and...
09.19.2023
Treating Childhood Anxiety with Mega-Dose of Independence: Interview with Camilo Ortiz
Camilo Ortiz is an Associate Professor of Psychology and the director of clinical training at Long Island University-Post as well as maintaining a private practice. Dr Ortiz is developing a novel approach to treating childhood anxiety by providing children with...
09.12.2023
How Neuroscience is Rewriting the Story of Parenthood: Interview with Chelsea Conaboy
Chelsea Conaboy is a journalist specializing in personal and public health. Her recent book, Mother Brain, is now available in paperback. Her book is a thoughtful and well researched discussion of the emerging neuroscience about the brain changes that occur...
08.28.2023
Why do we like to watch scary movies? Interview with Mathias Clasen and Marc Malmdorf Andersen
https://cc.au.dk/en/recreational-fear-lab The question of why we would be drawn to movies and other material such as haunted houses is what Mathias Clasen and Marc Andersen investigate at the Recreational Fear Lab at Aarhus University. The negative effects of children...
07.17.2023
The role of Primitive Reflexes in anxiety and other mental health issues. Interview with Sonia Story
We are born with a set of primitive reflexes that are necessary for our survival but over the course of the first year should be gradually inhibited or integrated with higher cortical functions over time. Unfortunately, for a variety of...
07.17.2023
Needle Phobia with Jody Thomas, PhD Founder and Director of the Meg Foundation
In this interview we talk about needle phobia and pediatric pain with Dr Jody Thomas who is the Founder and Director of the Meg Foundation. The Meg Foundation is one of the primary resources to help children deal with needle...
06.09.2023
The Science of Attachment. Interview with Bethany Saltman author of strange situation, A Mother's Journey into the Science of Attachment
Bethany Saltman has written a compelling book about the science of attachment. It is a memoir of her journey into the science of attachment, a summary of what is known about attachment and the process of how this important...
05.09.2023
Perfectionism and Managing Your Social Power in Middle School. Interview with Bonnie Zucker, PsyD
Dr Zucker is a licensed psychologist in Washington D.C. She has published several books on the treatment of anxiety disorders. In this interview , I talk with her about her two most recent books: A Perfectionist's Guide to Not Being...
04.07.2023
Anxious Nation-an interview with film director Laura Morton
Anxious Nation is a provocatively intelligent look into the global crisis of anxiety and mental health as it affects Americans, especially it crippling impact on children and adolescents. In this podcast I talk with Laura Morton about her...
04.04.2023
OCD in Children: Interview with Natasha Daniels
If you have a child with OCD, Natasha Daniels is a resource you want to know about. She has a variety of online course such as "How to Teach Your Kids to Crush OCD" and "Crushing OCD Classs for Kids...
04.03.2023
Anxiety and the Middle School Child. Interview with Judith Warner
Judith Warner is author of AND THEN THEY STOPPED TALKING TO ME: Making Sense of Middle School which is the topic of this podcast. It is a time period most of us remember all too well and a time when...
03.14.2023
Reading-an necessary island of competence with Claire Rubman, PhD author of This May be Difficult to Read
To talk about reading on a podcast concerning anxious children may seem a little far a field. However, reading is an essential skill in which if you struggle with it, school becomes a very stressful and anxiety provoking environment. Reading...
02.28.2023
David Carbonell, PhD author of The Worry Trick, Panic Attack Workbook
David Carbonell, PhD is a clinical psychologist who has specialized in the treatment of anxiety disorder since 1985. He is the author of several books on anxiety: Panic Attacks Workbook, The Worry Trick, Fear of Flying Workbook, Outsmarting Your Anxious...
02.19.2023
Hoarding in Children with Randy Frost, PhD and Eric Storch
Randy Frost is a emeritus professor of psychology at Smith College. He is the co-author of Stuff: Compulsive Hoarding the Meaning of Things. He is widely considered to the world's expert on the topic of hoarding and has published over...
02.07.2023
Overcoming Parental Anxiety with Debra Kissen, PhD
Dr Kissen is a clinical psychologist who is the CEO of Light On Anxiety CBT Treatment Center. I talked with her about her recent book on using cognitive behavior therapy to help with parental anxiety.
01.30.2023
Social Anxiety-Interview with Ellen Hendriksen, PhD
In this interview, I talked with Ellen Hendriksen, PhD about social phobia and her book How To Be Yourself: Quiet Your Inner Critic and Rise Above Social Anxiety She is clinical psychologist who works at the Center for Anxiety and...
12.06.2022
Anxiety and Depression in teens Interview with Michael Thompkins, PhD
Michael A. Tompkins, PhD has just published the anxiety & depression workbook for teens: simple cbt skills to help you deal with anxiety, worry, and sadness with New Harbinger Publications. He a cofounder of the San Francisco Bay Area Center for...
12.03.2022
Overcoming Suicidal Thoughts For Teens Interview with Jeremy W Pettit, PhD and Ryan M. Hill, PhD
Jeremy W. Pettit, PhD and Ryan M. Hill, PhD, experts on suicidal ideation and suicide in teens talk about their new book overcoming suicidal thoughts for teens: cbt activities to reduce pain, increase hope, build meaningful connections I apologize...
12.03.2022
Interview with Ed Tronick, PhD What Infants Can Teach Us About Reslience
Ed Tronick, PhD is one of the leading authorities on infant development. His collaboration with the famous pediatrician, Berry Brazelton, MD was instrumental in the development of Brazelton Neonatal Assessment Scale. His Still Face Experiment with mothers and infant monumental...
10.25.2022
Body Dysmorphic Disorder. Robyyn L. Stern, LCSW. Expert Interview #45
Robyn L. Stern, LCSW, is a licensed social and therapist in New York where she specializes in Body Dysmorphic Disorder, OCD and BFRBs. This is a condition someone becomes preoccupied with perceived defects in their appearance which are not apparent...
10.16.2022
44. Climate Anxiety with Heather White author of One Green Thing: Discover your Hidden Power to Help Save the Planet
Heather White is the author of One Green Thing: Discover Your Hidden Power to Help Save the Planet. She is the founder of OneGreenThing.org and has two decades of experience in environmental advocacy including serving as a presidential campaign staffer...
09.27.2022
43: How to Tell Stories to Children-Expert Interview with Silke Rose West
Silke Rose West and Joseph Sarosy have written a wonderful book How to Tell Stories to Children. Anxious children can greatly benefit from stories that parents tell them and this book tells you how to get started. As they explain...
09.16.2022
42- Interview with Jon Hershfield, MFT on Intrusive Thoughts in Teens
Jon Hershfield, MFT is the Director of The Center for OCD and Anxiety at Sheppard Pratt in Baltimore Maryland. He is the author of several books on OCD and is prominent figure in the world of OCD treatment. In this...
09.13.2022
41. Perfectionism in Childhood and Adolescence-Interview with Gordon Flett and Danielle Molnar
Perfectionism in children and adolescence is a growing problem with serious implications. Drs Molnar and Flett are leading investigators on perfectionism and children. In this interview they provide an overview of perfectionism, discuss an intriguing study they did on the...
09.08.2022
#40 Interview with Stephanie Meyers, MS, RDN End the Mealtime Meltdown
I interviewed Stephanie Meyers, MS, RDN about her recent book End the Mealtime Meltdown: Using Table Talk Method to Free Your Family from Daily Struggles over Food and Picky Eating newharbingerpublications. She is a registered dietitian nutritionist and founder of...
08.26.2022
#39: Angela Mansolillo MA, CCC-SLP, BSC-s "When a fear of choking reflects a problem in the oral mechanics of eating"
Angela Mansolillo is a speech-language pathologist and Board Certified Specialist in Swallowing and Swallowing Diorders who works at Cooley Dickenson Hosptial, Northampton MA. She is a clinical supervisor and adjunct faculty member at Elms College Department of Communication Sciences and...
07.28.2022
Expert Interview #38 David A Clark on helping teens deal with anxious thoughts
David A Clark, PhD is a clinical psychologist and emeritus professor at the University of New Brunswick. He is a leading authority on the nature of intrusive thoughts, cognitive behavior therapy and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. He is the author of numerous...
07.14.2022
Expert Interview #37 Dawn Huebner on Emetophobia and Health Anxiety
Dawn Huebner, PhD is a clinical psychologist and parent coach specializing in childhood anxiety. Today we are talking about two of her more recent books for school age children Facing Mighty Fears About Throwing Up and Facing Mighty Fears About...
07.11.2022
Expert Interview #36 Generation Sleepless: Why Tween and Teens Aren't Sleeping Enough and How We Can Help Them by Heather Turgeon, MFT and Julie Wright, MFT
Heather Turgeon, MFT and Julie Wright, MFT have written their third book together Generation Sleepless: Why Tween and Teens Aren't Sleeping Enough and How We Can Help Them which is the topic of this interview. As they point out in...
06.10.2022
Expert Interview #35 The Resilience Workbook for Kids by Caren Baruch-Feldman, PhD and Rebecca Comizio, MA, MEd
The topic of today's podcast is fostering resilience in children. Caren Baruch-Feldman, PhD and Rebecca Comizio, MA, MEd have just published a very timely book The Resilience Workbook for Kids: 32 Skills to Build "I CAN DO IT Muscles" Caren...
05.27.2022
Expert Interview #34: Mona Delahooke, PhD Brain-Body Parenting
Mona Delahooke, PhD is a clinical psychologist with a specialization in infant mental health. She is the author of Brain-Body Parenting: How to Stop Managing Behavior and Start Rasing Joyful, Reslient Kids and Beyond Behaviors: Using Brain Science and Compassion...
05.20.2022
Expert interview #33 Alan Sroufe Attachment and Anxiety
Dr Alan Sroufe has been described as "attachment chief spokesman in the United States" He conducted a longitual/prospective study of 170 people from birth to middle age looking at the type of attachment they had in infancy and what happened...
04.10.2022
Expert Interview #32 Ben Sedley OCD, ACT and Teens
Ben Sedley, PhD is a clinical psychologist in Wellington New Zealand and author of two books for teens Stuff that Sucks: a teen's guide to accepting what you can't change and committing to what you can and with Lisa Coyne,...
03.26.2022
Expert Interview #32 Alan Goldberg, EdD Sport Performance
https://www.competitivedge.com/dr-alan-goldberg/ Dr Alan Goldberg is a sports performance coach and internationally recognized expert in peak sports performance. He is talking with us today about the how the principles used to enhance the performance of atheletes can be used in everyday...
03.22.2022
Expert Interview #31- Kelsey Torgerson Dunn, LCSW author of When Anxiety Makes You Angry
Kelsey Torgerson Dunn, LSCW has just published when anxiety makes you angry in which she describes how angry outbursts in teens can sometimes be an expression of anxiety. Her book describes how to recognize when anxiety may underlie explosive episodes...
02.25.2022
Expert Interview #30: Jennifer Jo Brout, PhD Misophonia
Dr Jennifer Jo Brout is the Director of the International Misophonia Research Network. She is the author of several scientific publications as well as a book for parents Regulate Reason Reassure: A Parent's Guide to Understanding and Managing Misophonia She...
01.17.2022
Expert Interview #29 Cammie McCovern author of Hard Landings: Looking into the Future for a Child with Autism
Cammie McGovern is the author of three novels for adults and two for young adults. Say What You Will is her YA book that includes a character struggling with OCD. Her book Hard Landings explores the territory for children...
12.18.2021
Expert Interview #28 Children and Hoarding: Randy Frost, PhD and Eric Storch, PhD
In this interview, I talk with two experts on the topic of hoarding. Randy Frost, PhD published the first scientific study of hoarding in 1993 and book Compulsive Hoarding and The Meaning of Things with Gail Steketee was a popular...
11.05.2021
Expert Interview #27 Eli R. Lebowitz, PhD and the SPACE program for anxious children
Dr. Eli Lebowitz has developed a parent based program, SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Children's Emotions). This innovative program helps anxious children by working exclusively through the parent. It has been proven as effective as individual CBT for children. For...
09.21.2021
Expert Interview #26 Kelly Mahler, OTD, OTR/L Interoception and Anxiety
Interoception is one the hidden senses that provides us with information about how are body is doing. In this interview Kelly Mahler will explain how Interoception is critical to understanding you anxious child, how it the basis for mindfulness and...

What's Your Anxious Child about?

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Your Anxious Child episodes:

Decreasing Anxiety by Promoting Independence: Interview with Lenore Skenazy President of Let Grow

Using Declarative Language to help your anxious child: Interview with Linda K. Murphy, MS, CCC-SSP

Parenting Anxious Kids: Understanding Anxiety in Children by Age and Stage. Interview with Dr Regine Galanti

Misophonia: Interview with Dr Jane Gregory author of Sounds Like Misophonia: How to stop small noises from causing extreme reactions

Crushing OCD: Workbook for Kids: Author interview with Natasha Daniels

Parents as anxiety exposure coaches: Expert Interview with Stephen Whiteside, PhD

Selective Mutism: Interview with Aimee Kotrba, Ph.D

Autonomy-Supportive Parenting. Interview with Emily Edlynn, PhD

Hair pulling and skin picking. Interview with Suzanne Mouton-Odum and Ruth Goldfinger Golomb

Mommy Brain: Discover the amazing power of the maternal brain-Interview with Jodi Pawluski, Ph.D

Autism and Anxiety. Interview with Donna Henderson, PsyD author of Is This Autism: A Guide for Clinicans and Everyone Else

Treating Childhood Anxiety with Mega-Dose of Independence: Interview with Camilo Ortiz

How Neuroscience is Rewriting the Story of Parenthood: Interview with Chelsea Conaboy

Why do we like to watch scary movies? Interview with Mathias Clasen and Marc Malmdorf Andersen

The role of Primitive Reflexes in anxiety and other mental health issues. Interview with Sonia Story

Needle Phobia with Jody Thomas, PhD Founder and Director of the Meg Foundation

The Science of Attachment. Interview with Bethany Saltman author of strange situation, A Mother's Journey into the Science of Attachment

Perfectionism and Managing Your Social Power in Middle School. Interview with Bonnie Zucker, PsyD

Anxious Nation-an interview with film director Laura Morton

OCD in Children: Interview with Natasha Daniels

Anxiety and the Middle School Child. Interview with Judith Warner

Reading-an necessary island of competence with Claire Rubman, PhD author of This May be Difficult to Read

David Carbonell, PhD author of The Worry Trick, Panic Attack Workbook

Hoarding in Children with Randy Frost, PhD and Eric Storch

Overcoming Parental Anxiety with Debra Kissen, PhD

Social Anxiety-Interview with Ellen Hendriksen, PhD

Anxiety and Depression in teens Interview with Michael Thompkins, PhD

Overcoming Suicidal Thoughts For Teens Interview with Jeremy W Pettit, PhD and Ryan M. Hill, PhD

Interview with Ed Tronick, PhD What Infants Can Teach Us About Reslience

Body Dysmorphic Disorder. Robyyn L. Stern, LCSW. Expert Interview #45

44. Climate Anxiety with Heather White author of One Green Thing: Discover your Hidden Power to Help Save the Planet

43: How to Tell Stories to Children-Expert Interview with Silke Rose West

42- Interview with Jon Hershfield, MFT on Intrusive Thoughts in Teens

41. Perfectionism in Childhood and Adolescence-Interview with Gordon Flett and Danielle Molnar

#40 Interview with Stephanie Meyers, MS, RDN End the Mealtime Meltdown

#39: Angela Mansolillo MA, CCC-SLP, BSC-s "When a fear of choking reflects a problem in the oral mechanics of eating"

Expert Interview #38 David A Clark on helping teens deal with anxious thoughts

Expert Interview #37 Dawn Huebner on Emetophobia and Health Anxiety

Expert Interview #36 Generation Sleepless: Why Tween and Teens Aren't Sleeping Enough and How We Can Help Them by Heather Turgeon, MFT and Julie Wright, MFT

Expert Interview #35 The Resilience Workbook for Kids by Caren Baruch-Feldman, PhD and Rebecca Comizio, MA, MEd

Expert Interview #34: Mona Delahooke, PhD Brain-Body Parenting

Expert interview #33 Alan Sroufe Attachment and Anxiety

Expert Interview #32 Ben Sedley OCD, ACT and Teens

Expert Interview #32 Alan Goldberg, EdD Sport Performance

Expert Interview #31- Kelsey Torgerson Dunn, LCSW author of When Anxiety Makes You Angry

Expert Interview #30: Jennifer Jo Brout, PhD Misophonia

Expert Interview #29 Cammie McCovern author of Hard Landings: Looking into the Future for a Child with Autism

Expert Interview #28 Children and Hoarding: Randy Frost, PhD and Eric Storch, PhD

Expert Interview #27 Eli R. Lebowitz, PhD and the SPACE program for anxious children

Expert Interview #26 Kelly Mahler, OTD, OTR/L Interoception and Anxiety