Tag Archives: cognitive behavioural therapy

Anxiety in Children

A good article that talks about Anxiety in children from Your total Health. At the end of the article it has some good question to ask a therapist if you’re looking into cognitive behavioural therapy.

Anxiety is a natural physiological and psychological response to certain stressful situations. Normally, anxiety is part of the body’s alarm system, alerting a person to danger or providing extra energy to help accomplish a task. However, some children experience excessive anxiety that may indicate the presence of an anxiety disorder or another mental health condition.

News for Parents.org

A great website with wise information for parents. Worth checking out if you get a chance. I found an article about facing fears early and the benefit of early intervention.

 

The research, which identified similarities between cognitive behavioral therapy administered in a clinical practice and protocols recommended in common treatment manuals, showed that as children were taught to face their fears, their ability to function increased.

For the full article and other tips and idea go to News for Parenting and see the article Facing Fears Early May Reduce Childhood Anxiety

CBT has excellent outcome

Syndey has done some great work with a wonderful therapist at the George Hull Centre. Since she is not within the ideal age group for the therapy a lot of modifications had to be made but wow it was noticeable changes in her confidence and all around happiness.

I just found a great article about CBT and if your not familiar with how it works I suggest you take a look at this article.

http://camhs.wordpress.com/2008/08/15/how-does-cbt-for-anxious-children-work/

Have you ever tried CBT therapy? Did you have good results? Do you want to try it?

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