Podcast: Pandemic Child Psychology with Dr. Sara Asher

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hi my name is alisa minkin i'm a general pediatrician i'm also the co-chair of the joma preventative health committee and i'm excited to be here today with dr sarah asher dr asher is a licensed psychologist specializing in the treatment of children adolescents and young adults she's currently the director of school psychology at the yeshiva of central queens where she coordinates psychology services for kindergarten to 8th grade students previously she was a senior psychologist at the yeshiva university counseling center in response to the pandemic she has spoken extensively to parents school personnel and community leaders about the effects of stress on child development and strategies to build resilience last week i interviewed rabbi yitzy ross who's south shore fourth grade rebbe and author of the popular parenting blog and column did parenting and he said multiple times that children in his class are doing well overall and that children are naturally resilient and that they're adjusting well to the new normal including mask wearing parents can really help by setting the tone here but as a pediatrician i see many children every week even before covet 19 who have significant mental health challenges anxiety depression and attention deficit disorder adhd are the most frequent issues i encounter it may surprise them to hear that one out of every six children according to the cdc ages two to eight have significant developmental and oral behavior and or behavioral challenges the rate of anxiety in u.s teens age 13 to 18 according to the national institute of health is one in three really high and i'm telling you i see it every day so i know that to be an accurate statistic so thank you so much for joining me today dr asher thank you so much for having me it's really a pleasure to be here

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1. 0:01hi my name is alisa minkin i'm a general pediatrician i'm also the co-chair of the…
2. 3:44population and the second vulnerable population were children that already had pre-existing tendencies towards anxiety um…
3. 7:54an essential worker you're at work a lot and you don't have it's not spontaneous that…
4. 11:33who just don't understand that this is not normal yeah it's it's interesting because i think…
5. 15:38extent there was a sense of we all have one um method by which by which…
6. 19:15but what would ptsd look like in a child because i've actually not seen too many…
7. 23:28therapist that you connect with that you feel good with that you could afford but the…
8. 27:09medication management i have two people that each have eyes in different areas school psychologist has…
9. 31:20but if i get the sense that again it's it's a little bit beyond the pale…
10. 35:00um and parents have been very creative about this and some parents have just continued to…

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