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I'm Terry Gross.

There's so many reasons for children to be anxious today, beyond all the standard childhood problems.

There's the setbacks from the COVID lockdown, mass shootings in schools,

feelings they're not measuring up to the great lives they see represented on social media,

fears about the whole planet being in jeopardy.

It's hardly unusual for parents to be unsure how to handle their child's anxiety, depression, learning problems,

anger, tantrums, and it can be difficult for parents to evaluate whether their

child should see a therapist or take medication. My guest, child psychiatrist Harold Copluets, has dealt

with these issues with many children and their parents and there have been times

he's been confounded about issues his own children faced.

He's the founding president of the Child Mind Institute.

Its stated mission is transforming the lives of children and families

struggling with mental health and learning disorders by giving them the help they need to thrive.

The Institute also conducts related research.

From 1997 to 2009, he was the first director of the NYU Child Studies Center.

Koplouitz recently stepped down from his 25-year tenure

as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology.

His latest book is titled Scaffled Parenting,

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