Gold NAPPA Winner (National Parenting Publications Awards)
What to Do When You Worry Too Much guides children and parents
through the cognitive-behavioral techniques most often used in the
treatment of anxiety.
Did you know that worries are like tomatoes? No, you can't eat them,
but you can make them grow, simply by paying attention to them. If your
worries have grown so big that they bother you almost every day, this
book is for you.
Lively metaphors and humorous illustrations make the concepts and
strategies easy to understand, while clear how-to steps and prompts to
draw and write help children to master new skills related to reducing
anxiety. This interactive self-help book is the complete resource for
educating, motivating, and empowering kids to overcoming their overgrown
worries.
Engaging, encouraging, and easy to follow, this book educates,
motivates, and empowers children to work towards change. Includes a note
to parents by psychologist and author Dawn Huebner, PhD.
Also available in Spanish Qué Hacer Cuando te Preocupas Demasiado ISBN
978-1-4338-3866-8
From the Note to Parents:
If you are the parent or caregiver of an anxious child, you know what
it feels like to be held hostage. So does your child. Children who worry
too much are held captive by their fears. They go to great lengths to
avoid frightening situations, and ask the same anxiety-based questions
over and over again. Yet the answers give them virtually no relief.
Parents and caregivers find themselves spending huge amounts of time
reassuring, coaxing, accommodating, and doing whatever else they can
think of to minimize their child's distress.
But it doesn't work. The anxiety remains in control. As you have
undoubtedly discovered, simply telling an anxious child to stop worrying
doesn't help at all. Nor does applying adult logic, or allowing your
child to avoid feared situations, or offering reassurance every time the
fears are expressed.
This book is part of the Magination Press What-to-Do Guides for Kids(R)
series and includes an "Introduction to Parents and Caregivers."
What-to-Guides for Kids(R) are interactive self-help books designed to
guide 6-12 year olds and their parents through the cognitive-behavioral
techniques most often used in the treatment of various psychological
concerns. Engaging, encouraging, and easy to follow, these books
educate, motivate, and empower children to work towards change.
