Helping Your Anxious Child: A Step-by-Step Guide for Parents

A Step-By-Step Program for Managing Your Child's Anxiety, It's natural for children to worry from time to time. They may be afraid of the dark, fear monsters under the bed, or feel nervous about going to a new school. But if your child suffers from an anxiety disorder, their fears and worries can be so overwhelming that they get in the way of being a kid and caching important goals and milestones. This book offers evidence-based tools grounded in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help your child manage their symptoms and thrive. Now fully revised and updated in its third edition, Helping Your Anxious Child provides the latest research and techniques for alleviating anxiety in children and adolescents-including those with learning difficulties, disabilities, or medical conditions. With this guide, you can help your child recognize "outsized" worries, and express or verbalize their fears. You'll also discover practical exercises for introducing your child gently and gradually to challenging situations. Most importantly, you'll find proven-effective strategies to relieve your child's anxious feelings in the moment while parenting with compassion.