On this thought-provoking episode of the Baby Steps Nutrition Podcast, Argavan chats with Dr. Camilo Ortiz, a professor of clinical psychology at Long Island University, specializing in parenting, disruptive behavior problems in children, bedtime resistance, elimination disorders, and cognitive behavior therapy for child and adult psychiatric disorders. Dr Ortiz utlizes a novel approach to treating childhood anxiety by providing children with opportunities to practice being independent. His approach has the potential to be a promising addition and at times an alternative to traditional exposure based therapy for anxiety. Argavan and Dr. Ortiz discuss the most common signs and symptoms of childhood anxiety, and how caregivers can recognize them, the difference between normal childhood fears and clinically significant anxiety in children, how factors such as technology, media and school impact children, the importance of early intervention in addressing childhood anxiety and much much more! This is a must listen for everyone including parents, caregivers and anyone who works with children!
Mentioned in this Episode and Dr. Ortiz’s Recommendations:
The Coddling of the American Mind Book by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
Children & Adolescents- Blog
Free Independence-Therapy Treatment
The Let Grow Project
Lenore Skenazyarticles
The Yard
For more on Dr. Ortiz, you can find him on Twitter @DrCamiloOrtiz, on LinkedIn @CamiloOrtiz and through his website http://www.drcamiloortiz.com/.
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