Dr. Robert Friedberg addresses concerns around how children and adolescents may be impacted by the new normal during COVID-19. He also talks about parent stress. Some topics covered include will children be impacted psychologically and developmentally, how to tell if your child needs help, communicating with your children about COVID-19, caregivers fears, guilt, and perfectionism, tolerance of the uncertain situation we are in, and more. He also provides self-help resources and recommendations on how to find a quality therapist.

KEEP UP-TO-DATE WITH DR. BOB'S WORK

https://www.paloaltou.edu/faculty/robert-friedberg

WEBINARS

Concept Training - Robert D. Friedberg, Ph.D., ABPP - Normal worry versus anxiety during these strange days.

https://concept.paloaltou.edu/worry-vs-anxiety-during-these-strange-days/

BOOKS

Chansky, T (2014). Freeing your child from anxiety. NY: Harmony

Tompkins, M. & Martinez, K. (2009). My anxious mind. Washington, DC: APA

COPING RESOURCES

William Sanderson, Ph.D - Anxiety and Depression Clinic, Hofstra University

https://sites.google.com/view/sandersonhofstra/covid-coping-resources 

Columbia University Department of Psychiatry

· Frequently Asked Questions

· Coping

THERAPIST FINDERS AND EDUCATION RESOUCES

Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Research

https://beckinstitute.org/

American Psychological Association Division 53 (Clinical Child Psychology)

https://effectivechildtherapy.org/

Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies

http://www.abct.org/Home/

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

https://www.aacap.org/

Anxiety and Depression Association of America 

https://adaa.org/

Vienna Beat by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue)