Parenting Archives - Alicia H. Clark PsyD https://aliciaclarkpsyd.com/parenting/ Licensed Psychologists, Washington DC Fri, 15 May 2020 15:52:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://aliciaclarkpsyd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Favicon-squiggle-4-150x150.png Parenting Archives - Alicia H. Clark PsyD https://aliciaclarkpsyd.com/parenting/ 32 32 12 Tips For Parenting Your Child With Anxiety https://aliciaclarkpsyd.com/parenting-your-child-with-anxiety/ https://aliciaclarkpsyd.com/parenting-your-child-with-anxiety/#comments Sat, 20 May 2017 22:33:07 +0000 http://aliciaclarkpsyd.com/?p=7220 Any parent of an anxious child knows how hard it can be parenting your child with anxiety. We don’t expect our child to be terrified to be in a car alone, or throw a tantrum when the seams of their socks aren’t quite right. We often don’t anticipate where the scary landmines of life can be,…

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]]> https://aliciaclarkpsyd.com/parenting-your-child-with-anxiety/feed/ 2 SELF – Postpartum Anxiety May Be More Common Than Postpartum Depression—What You Need to Know https://aliciaclarkpsyd.com/self-postpartum-anxiety-may-be-more-common-than-postpartum-depression-what-you-need-to-know/ Thu, 20 Apr 2017 14:29:13 +0000 http://aliciaclarkpsyd.com/?p=7072 Anxiety is a part of life, and for new moms postpartum anxiety can be prickly new ‘friend’: there to remind you of all your new responsibilities and orient you towards your new role in caring for your baby; but also there keeping you awake and causing you angst that isn’t always productive. So much is…

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]]> SELF – Tess Holliday’s Emotional Instagram Shows the Realities of Motherhood https://aliciaclarkpsyd.com/self-tess-hollidays-emotional-instagram-shows-realities-motherhood/ Thu, 02 Mar 2017 02:44:59 +0000 http://aliciaclarkpsyd.com/?p=6913 Being a mom is hard, and the realities of motherhood aren’t always what we expect them to be. Even worse when no one is willing to talk about just how hard it really is. This is why Tess Holliday’s emotional Instagram post resonated with so many of her followers. I was pleased to weigh in…

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]]> SELF – Coco Rocha Loves Her Daughter So Much, She May Not Have A Second Baby https://aliciaclarkpsyd.com/self-coco-rocha-loves-daughter-much-may-not-second-baby/ Tue, 06 Dec 2016 18:08:52 +0000 http://aliciaclarkpsyd.com/?p=6764 Family planning is no straightforward thing, and thinking about adding to a family can bring up emotions that can be confusing and challenging. Coco Rocha recently blogged about loving her daughter so much, that she was worried she could love another child as much. She’s not alone; anxiety about family planning is terribly common. SELF…

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]]> 8 Ways To Dial Down the Scary and Manage Halloween Anxiety for Sensitive Kids https://aliciaclarkpsyd.com/8-ways-to-dial-down-halloween-anxiety-for-kids/ https://aliciaclarkpsyd.com/8-ways-to-dial-down-halloween-anxiety-for-kids/#comments Sun, 18 Oct 2015 16:57:55 +0000 http://aliciaclarkpsyd.com/?p=3413 Parenting anxious kids is hard enough without needing to worry about their future development of phobias, and yet Halloween’s focus on scary icons like ghosts, zombies, and spiders may just be the waiting catalyst for an anxious child to develop a lifetime of personal fears. Managing Halloween anxiety is a key part of taking care…

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