Separation Anxiety: What’s Normal and When to Worry
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Separation anxiety affects 3% of children and 8% of teens. Two CHOP doctors offer tips to help both groups better adapt to changing situations.
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How to Help Manage your Child’s Anxiety around COVID-19
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These helpful tips can help your family cope with ongoing uncertainty and avoid the “what if” trap.
Children’s Doctor News and Updates: Winter 2020
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Latest news including elections to NAM, cures for picky eaters, lawn mower injuries and more.
Dr. Katherine Dahlsgaard Offers New Insights on How to Treat Picky Eaters
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For families of picky eaters, dinner time can be a nightmare. Many parents blame themselves, thinking there’s something they did to cause their child’s extreme eating habits.
Feeding a Picky Eater: The Do's and Don'ts
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A CHOP psychologist offers her “do’s” and “don’ts” for helping picky eaters expand their palates — and how to know when it’s time to seek professional help.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Offers Help and Cure for Picky Eaters
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Pediatric researchers recently described a brief group cognitive-behavioral therapy program that provides parents with specific techniques to improve their child’s mealtime behaviors.
Therapy for Anxiety Works Best when the Whole Family Is Involved
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Dr. Katherine Dahlsgaard talks to The Philadelphia Inquirer about how the entire family works together to combat childhood anxiety.
Dr. Katherine Dahlsgaard Named 2017 Psychology in Media Award Winner
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Dr. Dahlsgaard Recognized by the Pennsylvania Psychological Association for her efforts to bring evidence-based psychology to the public through the media.
Exposure Therapy for PTSD and Phobia
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Dr. Dahlsgaard used exposure therapy on a patient who developed fear of swallowing after witnessing a relative choke to the point of unconsciousness.
Increase in Suicide Rate among Children and Early Adolescents
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Dr. Dahlsgaard writes about a recent study that reported an increase in death by suicide in children 5 to 11 years of age and provides her interpretation of the findings.