Helping Your Anxious Child: A Step-by-Step Guide for Parents (16pt Large Print Edition) - Softcover

Rapee, Ronald M

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0369308115 ISBN 13: 9780369308115

Publisher: ReadHowYouWant, 2011

Synopsis

Most children are afraid of the dark. Some fear monsters under the bed. But 10 percent of children have excessive fears and worries - phobias, separation anxiety, panic attacks, social anxiety, or obsessive-compulsive disorder - that can hold them back and keep them from fully enjoying childhood. If your child suffers from any of these forms of anxiety, the program in this book offers practical, scientifically proven tools that can help. Now in its second edition, Helping Your Anxious Child has been expanded and updated to include the latest research and techniques for managing child anxiety. You'll learn how to help your child overcome intense fears and worries and find out how to relieve anxious feelings while parenting with compassion. Help your child practice ''detective thinking'' to recognize irrational worries What to do when your child becomes frightened How to gently and gradually expose your child to challenging situations Help your child learn important social skills.

Edition details

• Publisher: ReadHowYouWant
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0369308115
• ISBN 13: 9780369308115
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 520