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Nov
17
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 The other day a mother approached me, concerned about her son. She described him as being a worrier. After a brief discussion, I asked about his father. She said that his father/her husband was very active in their son’s life, but went on to say that she believed her son’s anxiety had a lot to do with his father. “My son,” she said, “worries about what his dad thinks of his athletic ability. In fact,” she continued, “a lot of the boys on his team are the same way with their fathers.” Worried that he won’t play his best on the field, Junior becomes anxious. Mom believes this may carry into other areas of his life. I agree.
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Archive for the ‘Anxiety & Depression’ Category
Blog Posts by Dale Sadler
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May
06
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Does your child tend to be nervous, avoidant, annoying or exhausting? Is your child expressing fear that is beginning to turn into anger? Anxiety in children is more common than you think. Approximately 1 out of 10 children suffers from an anxiety disorder.  Parents face special challenges handling anxiety in children because of their often hectic, fast-paced and over-scheduled daily routines.
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Apr
20
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Zombie Phobia. Yes, this is what the psychiatrist tells me my son has. Not OCD, as I expected after hours of researching “obsessive thoughts” on the Internet. My son was 11 at the time. He has high levels of anxiety, THAT we knew. This is a child who, I discovered from almost birth, needed to know everything ahead of time. If we went to the store, he needed to know how long we’d be there and what we were getting. If I told him we needed three things and grabbed a fourth, it threw him off-kilter. This is the child who had zero frustration tolerance and would bang his head when frustrated. It did not matter if the only thing to bang his head on was a concrete floor. Yet, through it all, I always seemed to be able to figure him out. He has been in therapy since age 5 and on medication for his anxiety and ADHD.
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Jan
11
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Being a parent of a teenager is inherently stressful – I think the words “teenager” and “stress” are actually synonyms – and any way you can figure out how to prevent stress while dealing with your kids is a huge help. As the adoptive parents of five kids, we’ve found that stress management is key to parental survival!
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Jul
28
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Back in January, my friend Julie asked me, “Has your kindergarten stomach ache started yet?” When I gave her a puzzled look, she said, “I’ve already started to freak out about Eli starting kindergarten in the fall.” I knew what she meant-ever since my son turned 5, I’d been dreading his graduation into the big boy world of backpacks, Power Rangers, and visits from the tooth fairy. I know it sounds terrible-I should be celebrating every milestone, right? But the truth is, while I love seeing my son grow, a part of me can’t help but mourn a little for the baby he was.
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