Notes from the trenches from a practicing pediatric occupational therapist -- because everyone is entitled to my opinion. With gratitude and appreciation to these visionaries: A. Jean Ayres, Barbara Knickerbocker, Sheila Frick, Patty Oetter, Colleen Hacker, Julia and Patricia Wilbarger, Jan Z. Olsen, Mary Sue Williams and Sherry Shellenberger, Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, Sally Goddard Blythe, Andrew Taylor Still, Lawrence Jones, and F. Matthias Alexander. RIP Steve Jobs.
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Help For the Anxious Child
This article is written for colleagues, but parents may also find it of interest:
I found this information far more helpful than anything ever on this topic. My 17 year old does a wonderful job managing his many anxieties, but I believe I will be able to better direct us with this information. Thank you!
Hi Loren, I'm an OT in Canada. I am an OT working with kids who have feeding difficulties. Would it be possible to connect? By e-mail or scype? Thanks Irma irma@childrensfeedingtherapy.com
Thank you so much for this informative post! I'm studying for the boards and got a question from boardvitals.com regarding anxiety in young people. I have it too, myself as an adult, so this post really put everything into perspective! Thank you so much!
Our daughter is extremely terrified to go to her dentist. I don't really know why she is so scared. I have been to all of her appointments and she seems fine at the actual office. However, every time we mention the dentist or when we are en route, she is freaking out. We don't know how to help her and she won't talk to us about it.
Hi there, I'm currently a student OT currently and we have been assigned to look into the evidence around SI for children with anxiety. It is imperative that parents have a full picture of the current evidence that is available around this therapy. I would be super interested if you could write a report on the available scientific evidence. I have been finding contradicting reports in my search for answers. Some studies even suggesting that SI is not significantly effective in this population and is not appropriate. I would be interested in your thoughts.
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I found this information far more helpful than anything ever on this topic. My 17 year old does a wonderful job managing his many anxieties, but I believe I will be able to better direct us with this information. Thank you!
Hi Loren,
I'm an OT in Canada. I am an OT working with kids who have feeding difficulties. Would it be possible to connect? By e-mail or scype?
Thanks
Irma
irma@childrensfeedingtherapy.com
So glad you are posting. I have checked back every few weeks since your last post! And have directed people to your writings SO many times.
Thank you :-)
Thank you so much for this informative post! I'm studying for the boards and got a question from boardvitals.com regarding anxiety in young people. I have it too, myself as an adult, so this post really put everything into perspective! Thank you so much!
Our daughter is extremely terrified to go to her dentist. I don't really know why she is so scared. I have been to all of her appointments and she seems fine at the actual office. However, every time we mention the dentist or when we are en route, she is freaking out. We don't know how to help her and she won't talk to us about it.
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This is such a great article. Very informative. Thank you for sharing this.
Hi there,
I'm currently a student OT currently and we have been assigned to look into the evidence around SI for children with anxiety. It is imperative that parents have a full picture of the current evidence that is available around this therapy. I would be super interested if you could write a report on the available scientific evidence. I have been finding contradicting reports in my search for answers. Some studies even suggesting that SI is not significantly effective in this population and is not appropriate. I would be interested in your thoughts.
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