Child Anxiety, Part I ft. Dr. Eli Lebowitz

Simple Families

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Kids & Family, Parenting, Education For Kids

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🗓️ 19 July 2022

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Child anxiety is a topic on the mind of millions across the world. I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Eli Lebowitz about his innovative Space Treatment method, which he outlines in his new book Breaking Free of Child Anxiety & OCD. This method of treating anxiety in children is unique in that it works solely with the child's parents, and is shown to be as effective as working with the child. Professor Lebowitz studies and treats childhood and adolescent anxiety at the Yale Child Study Center. His research focuses on the development, neurobiology, and treatment of anxiety and related disorders, with special emphasis on family dynamics and the role of parents in these problems. Links for this Episode Eli Lebowitz: Space Treatment Book: Breaking Free of Child Anxiety & OCD Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spacetreatments Simple Families Podcast Episode 298: Accommodating SPONSORS Faherty: Head to Faherty and use code SIMPLE at checkout for 20% for all your wardrobe needs. Mint Mobile: Cut your wireless bill to 15 bucks a month at MINTMOBILE.com/simple.

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0:00.0	And you're doing the most natural thing in the world.
0:02.2	I mean, we are literally, and I mean literally,
0:04.4	hard wired to respond this way when our child is in this stress.
0:10.0	It's in a child's nature to look to parents
0:13.4	for help and protection and soothing and regulation
0:18.1	when they are anxious, and it's within a parent's nature
0:20.9	to respond by providing those things.
0:23.4	And if you're dealing with a child who's not particularly
0:26.5	vulnerable to a lot of anxiety, maybe in a specific moment
0:29.9	it actually is going to be a good way to respond.
0:32.5	But when you have this child who is prone to anxiety,
0:36.4	it ends up maintaining the problem rather than improving it.
0:41.6	Hi, this is Dene.
0:43.0	I'm the founder of Simple Families.
0:45.2	Simple Families is an online community
0:47.4	for parents who are seeking a simpler, more intentional life.
0:51.4	In this show, we focus on minimalism with kids,
0:54.2	positive parenting, family wellness,
0:57.2	and decreasing the mental load.
1:00.0	My perspectives are based in my first-hand experience
1:02.5	raising kids, but also rooted in my PhD in child development.
1:07.2	So you're going to hear conversations
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