Years ago, Fred Rogers gave sage advice for kids when they see scary news—Look for the Helpers. He said, “When I was a boy and would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are...
Let’s face it. Halloween is about scaring others and being scared. It is one of the most anticipated holidays of the year, but it can involve blood, gore, scary faces, loud noises, darkness, and going to stranger’s homes. Whoa! How does this fit with...
Here are the 9 most helpful children’s worry books. Many books on children’s anxiety have been written, but which ones really help? How many of these books are based on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a method considered to be the most effective in...
The Worry Time article from my blog attracted 2500 hits in the first week after it was published in Red Tricycle on 11/10/20. It appears as if childhood worry is rising as rapidly as COVID-19 cases. That’s a lot of worried parents and kids. The strategies of...
Childhood worry seems to be rising as rapidly as COVID-19 cases. More and more children are having trouble sleeping, complaining about their fears, not doing well in school, and showing physical symptoms. Does this sound like your child? What if you have you tried...
