ABSTRACT

Anxiety-Free Kids (2nd ed.) offers parents strategies that help children become happy and worry-free, methods that relieve a child's excessive anxieties and phobias, and tools for fostering interaction and family-oriented solutions. Using a unique companion approach that offers two books in one—a practical, reader-friendly book for parents and a fun workbook for kids—this solutions-oriented guide utilizes the cognitive-behavioral approach to therapy and integrates the parent in the child's self-help process.

Research has shown that if left untreated, children with anxiety disorders are at higher risk to perform poorly in school, to have less-developed social skills, and to be more vulnerable to substance abuse. Covering the six most commonly occurring anxiety disorders—generalized anxiety, separation anxiety, specific phobias, social phobias, panic disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder—this book gives kids and parents successful strategies for achieving relaxation, conquering worries, challenging faulty thinking patterns, developing positive self-talk, and facing one's fears.

Educational Resource

chapter Chapter 1|26 pages

Anxiety

What It Is and What to Do About It

chapter Chapter 2|16 pages

Making Your Team and Team Goals

chapter Chapter 3|23 pages

Relaxing the Body

chapter Chapter 4|18 pages

Conquer Your Worries

chapter Chapter 5|17 pages

Changing Your Thoughts

chapter Chapter 6|9 pages

Changing Your Behaviors

Facing Your Fears

chapter Chapter 7|12 pages

Keep Facing Your Fears and Build Confidence

chapter Chapter 8|6 pages

Lessons Learned

Celebrate Yourself

chapter Chapter 9|10 pages

Motivating Your Child

chapter Chapter 10|36 pages

Special Sections

chapter Chapter 11|7 pages

Anxiety at Bedtime

Improving Sleep Behavior

chapter Chapter 12|8 pages

Parenting Your Anxious Child

Adopting a Resilience Mindset