Parent series: mood problems
The “depression trap” is a term that describes the ways in which feeling depressed leads us to behave in ways the create more depression. When we are depressed we usually don’t feel like doing much or we intentionally avoid situations because they...
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
School refusal is a big challenge with children. Making matters worse, it’s hard to know exactly why a child is refusing to attend school. One very common reason that children avoid school is due to anxiety. A child may be too anxious to attend school, but doesn’t...
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Anxiety, Behavior change, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Parent series: social anxiety
Dear Readers, This is the fourth post of a series about social anxiety; hopefully you’ll find them helpful. This particular post is about social anxiety and dating. For those of you struggling with social anxiety, shyness, or introversion, dating can be an...
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Anxiety, Behavior change, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Parent series: social anxiety
This post is part of a series on social anxiety: (1) social anxiety, shyness, and introversion and (2) what keeps social anxiety going? Although the content of this series is primarily for adults, it also applies to children and adolescents. A national survey...
