The Early Roots Podcast

The Many Faces of Anxiety

Today's episode is all about the different ways anxiety can present in children. Anxiety is such a huge broad topic and can look vastly different from child to child. Its also the most common reason parents bring their children in to see me. In today's episode we look at lots of different ways that anxiety can show up. We touch on common ones like nervousness and avoidance, but also less common symptoms like stool withholding and anger.  If you are interested in learning more or if you have a child who is struggling with any of the anxiety symptoms mentioned in this episode you can visit my website here [https://www.earlyrootstherapy.com/] to learn more.

We Need More Play!

Todays episode is all about different types of play and how they impact development. Our brains are wired to learn through play. It is one of the most efficient ways that we learn. Different types of play promote different types of learning. Today's episode dives into lots of different types of play and how they help your child grow.  Learn more on my website.  [https://www.earlyrootstherapy.com/]

Parenting Styles

Today's episode is all about parenting styles. Specifically the four original styles developed by Dr. Baumrind: authoritative, authoritarian, permissive and neglectful.  Most of the different types of parenting styles we hear about in pop psychology today can be traced back to the original research on these four. We look at parenting across two domains: warmth and structure and discuss the long-term results for children that grow up with different parenting styles.  Hopefully this episode will make it a little easier for parents to understand some of the things that go in to building happy, healthy, well-adjusted children.  Here are some of the links I mentioned in the episode: Dr. Siggie [https://drsiggie.com/] - She is a fantastic resource for parenting advice. She has great free tips on her Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dr.siggie/] and website [https://drsiggie.com/]. She also has more in-depth courses you can purchase.  The Gottman's [https://www.gottman.com/parenting/] - The Gottman's are well-known for their expertise and study of relationships. The are often the go-to experts for marital support, but their parenting resources and research is also top-notch.  You can also visit my website [https://www.earlyrootstherapy.com/] if you want more information on early development and supporting children with developmental delays.

Selective Mutism

Today's episode is all about the DSM diagnosis Selective Mutism. This is a condition I have seen many times in the kids in the office. We will cover what it is, what it looks like and some of the underlying physical and neurological systems at play and lastly the different ways of helping children with this diagnosis.  My website [https://www.earlyrootstherapy.com/]

Trichotillomania Hair Pulling

Today's episode is all about Trichotillomania which is a mental health disorder characterized by recurrent hair pulling. I see a LOT of kids with this symptom. Not necessarily ones who have received an official trichotillomania diagnosis, but certainly many who have pervasive hair pulling. This disorder falls under the anxiety umbrella and is often associated with a retained Moro reflex and an highly immature and over-sensitive stress response. Check out this episode to learn more about this disorder and how to support children with it! You can access my website here. [https://www.earlyrootstherapy.com/]