Tools for Excellent Parenting & Improving Childhood Mental Health & Anxiety: Dr. Camilo Ortiz:

Emotional Badass

Nikki Eisenhauer

Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Education

4.8 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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In this episode, my guest is Camilo Ortiz, Ph.D., A Clinical Psychologist and Associate Professor of Psychology and Director of Clinical Training in the Department of Psychology at Long Island University-Post. We discuss parenting, and effective strategies to foster resilience in children, addressing the crucial aspects of mental health and childhood anxiety. Dr. Camilo Ortiz shares his expertise on nurturing independence in our kids, while also touching on the subtle nuances of parenting styles that contribute to a healthy psychological development. Understanding these dynamics offers a pathway to enhancing not only their children's well-being but their own, and aims to mitigate childhood anxiety and pave the way for a generation of emotionally resilient individuals. By the end of the episode, you will have learned simple yet powerful parenting tips to reduce anxiety in children, increase their resilience, and improve their mental health. Dr. Camilo Ortiz Social and Website Twitter: @DrCamiloOrtiz Website: http://www.drcamiloortiz.com/ NYT Essay: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/04/opinion/anxiety-depression-teens.html Profectus Magazine: https://profectusmag.com/treating-childhood-anxiety-with-a-mega-dose-of-independence/ Independence Therapy: https://letgrow.org/program/independence-therapy/ Resources: Download the free Morning Routine PDF to learn our techniques to help conquer your day! https://www.emotionalbadass.com/morning-routine Community & Exclusive Bonus Episodes & Video: https://www.patreon.com/emotionalbadass 30 Days to Peace Course: https://www.EmotionalBadass.com/peace CODE: BADASS for 30% Off Narcissistic Abuse Workshop: https://www.EmotionalBadass.com/workshops CODE: BADASS for 30% Off Email Newsletter: for weekly wellness emails where we share mental health tips, announcements, discount codes, and highlight past episodes: https://www.emotionalbadass.com/newsletter Check out our Guided Meditations narrated by Nikki available for sale: https://www.emotionalbadass.com/store/meditations Follow us on Social Media: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/emotionalbadass IG: https://www.instagram.com/emotional.badass FB: https://www.facebook.com/emotionalbadass TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@emotionalbadass Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/emotionalbadass Thank you for supporting this show by supporting our sponsors: https://www.emotionalbadass.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, welcome to emotional badass where Moxie meets Mindful.
0:04.9	I'm your host, life coach and psychotherapist Nikki Eisenhower.
0:08.7	And on today's show, I'm sitting down with Dr. Camillo Ortiz, where we discuss child psychology, parenting fears, and independence.
0:17.1	Music independent. The data clearly show this. When we just look at how much time parents spend with their kids, that number has just continued to go up.
0:41.3	And so we know that when parents are around their kids, they tend to step in and quote unquote help their children when they experience what I call the four Ds,
0:53.3	which are discomfort, distress, disappointment, and danger.
0:58.0	And so I see kids having just less practice over time with, for example, being disappointed without someone needing to fix it.
1:07.0	And so I am very worried that well-meaning parents are helping and stepping in and actually creating a bigger problem by depriving kids of those skills that they need to develop on their own.
1:20.6	So am I hearing you say that with the best of intentions, parents are actually accidentally impeding the development of their own children?
1:29.3	You said it better than I, absolutely.
1:31.3	And I want to just make sure that this does not come off as judgmental because I know...
1:36.3	Dr. Camillo Ortiz is a PhD.
1:40.3	He is an associate professor of psychology and director of clinical training in the Department of Psychology at Long Island University.
1:48.8	Dr. Ortiz's latest work involves developing an innovative new treatment for child anxiety that focuses on strengthening resilience and self-efficacy by vastly increasing child independence.
2:01.6	On to the show.
2:08.6	Thank you so much for being here with me, Camillo.
2:11.6	I am here with Dr. Camillo Ortiz, and we are about to have a fantastic conversation about mental health. Thank you for coming on
2:18.4	emotional badass. I'm so looking forward to it. So I met you through my interview of Lenora
2:24.8	Schenese and you work with Let Grow. What are your specialties? My main specialty is parenting
2:31.7	in general and for a while I did a lot of work on disruptive behavior in kids.
2:37.9	And what was the kind of parenting that contributed to disruptive behavior?
2:42.9	And then how could we use parenting to treat children who had high levels of aggression and noncompliance?
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