Dr. Koraly Pérez-Edgar - Temperament and Childhood Anxiety
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December 21, 2025 · 54 min · Season 9 · Episode 7
About this episode
Dr. Koraly Pérez-Edgar discusses the relationship between temperament and childhood anxiety, offering practical guidance for parents.
In this episode of Parenting for the Present , we're joined by Dr. Koraly Pérez-Edgar, McCourtney Professor of Child Studies and Professor of Psychology at Penn State. Dr. Pérez-Edgar is a leading researcher on temperament and anxiety, studying how individual differences in attention shape children's emotional development. In this conversation, Dr. Pérez-Edgar explains what temperament really is, why it's biologically based but not destiny, and how parents can support children who are shy, reactive, or slow to warm up. She offers research-backed, practical guidance on sensitive parenting, gentle exposure, and "goodness of fit," helping parents build confidence, resilience, and regulation in their children without trying to change who they are. Dr. Pérez-Edgar is a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science and currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of Developmental Psychology . Bluesky: @drkoraly.bsky.social Linkedin: Koraly Perez-Edgar Instagram: @drkoraly Twitter: @Dr_Koraly
People in this episode
Host: Parenting For The Present
Guest: Dr. Koraly Pérez-Edgar
Topics covered
- temperament
- childhood anxiety
- emotional development
- sensitive parenting
- resilience
- parenting strategies
Keywords
- temperament
- childhood anxiety
- emotional development
- sensitive parenting
- parenting strategies
- resilience
- goodness of fit
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Penn State, Association for Psychological Science, Developmental Psychology
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