Ep 38: Social anxiety vs shyness with Dr. Cara Goodwin
Host: Cindy Hovington, Ph.D.
Co-host: Marion Van Horn, Ph.D.
Guest: Dr. Cara Goodwin
Dr. Cara Goodwin, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist and a mother to three children. She specializes in child development and has spent years researching child psychology and neuroscience and providing therapy and clinical services for children of all ages. She also recently wrote a children’s book titled “What to Do When You Feel Like Hitting” which gives children evidence-based strategies to use when they are dysregulated. Dr. Goodwin translates recent scientific research into information that is helpful, relevant, and accurate for parents through her Instagram account @parentingtranslator and her website: www.ParentingTranslator.com.
Summary
Social skills take time to develop and children need our guidance. In today’s episode, Dr. Cara Goodwin explains how a child develops social skills as well as what to look for in children who might have social anxiety. Dr. Goodwin also explains shyness and offers us tips to help our children if they are shy. We discuss the opposite case when a child isn’t shy at all and is very outgoing with strangers. I asked her about Selective Mutism and how a parent can differentiate this vs shyness. Lastly, she answers questions from parents including if we could help a child with social skills by placing them in daycare or preschool.
Resources:
@parentingtranslator on Instagram
Parenting Translator website HERE
Book: What to do when you feel like hitting HERE
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