Psychology & Psychiatry
New way to combat childhood anxiety: treat the parents
Yale researchers have developed an innovative way to address an epidemic of anxiety disorders afflicting the nation's children: treat the parents.
Mar 13, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New study shows 'helicopter parenting' makes for anxious children
(Medical Xpress) -- In a recently published study, researchers have shown that mothers who are overinvolved or overprotective during the early stages of a child’s development – often referred to as helicopter parents ...
Aug 15, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Mothers and OCD children trapped in rituals have impaired relationships
A new study from Case Western Reserve University finds mothers tend to be more critical of children with obsessive-compulsive disorder than they are of other children in the family. And, that parental criticism is linked ...
Apr 10, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Parents of anxious children can avoid the 'protection trap'
Parents naturally comfort their children when they are scared, but new research shows that some reactions may actually reinforce their children's feelings of anxiety.
Aug 25, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Visual analogue scale valid for assessing pediatric anxiety
(HealthDay)—A visual analogue scale (VAS) score is valid for assessing anxiety among children during induction of anesthesia, according to a study published online July 14 in Pediatric Anesthesia.
Jul 21, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Kids benefit when parents overcome math anxiety
Parents who are anxious about math can still help their children learn the subject when given the right tools, according to research from current and former University of Chicago scholars.
Dec 5, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Parents influence children's play of violent video games, according to new study
Parents who are more anxious and emotional can impact the amount of violent video games their children play, according to new consumer research from Iowa State University. The study is published in the Journal of Consumer ...
Oct 7, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Family intervention can help anxious parents raise calm kids
A woman who won't drive long distances because she has panic attacks in the car. A man who has contamination fears so intense he cannot bring himself to use public bathrooms. A woman who can't go to church because she fears ...
Sep 25, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Children who avoid scary situations likelier to have anxiety, research finds
Children who avoid situations they find scary are likely to have anxiety a Mayo Clinic study of more than 800 children ages 7 to 18 found. The study published this month in Behavior Therapy presents a new method of measuring ...
Mar 12, 2013
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Pediatrics
Parental stress, domestic violence may affect kids' development, study says
(HealthDay)—New research suggests that children who are exposed to domestic violence and depressed or anxious parents are more likely to lag in developing language, motor and social skills.
Nov 8, 2013
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