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Concerned about the patterns of anxious behavior exhibited by your child? From simple, specific phobias to general anxiety, these problems can start early and cause tremendous stress for families. Your Anxious Child presents a thoroughly mapped-out program called COPE to deal effectively with anxiety when it starts. While this is a multistep program for fairly complicated mental health issues, information is presented simply, broken down into smaller steps and specific actions. (Plenty of real-life stories provide context, too.) The first step in the program is teaching kids methods of self-comfort, ranging from meditation and prayer to easy breathing exercises and biofeedback. The second is developing plans to relieve anxiety, focusing on improved communication and problem-solving skills. Since each plan will need to be as unique as your child, only a few concrete examples are given; but the directions for creating individualized plans are straightforward. The third step could be the most important: persist! Anxiety problems aren't solved overnight. Lastly, evaluate the program's success. What can be changed to increase effectiveness? This book's clear-cut approach can help parents and children wade through the difficulties of anxious behavior to get positive and long-lasting results. --Jill Lightner
Review
"...parents and indeed therapists could learn much from this book..." (European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Vol.11, No.4, 2002)
“…The language is simple and easy to understand. The information is certainly relevant…” (European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, No.4, 2002)
“…The language is simple and easy to understand. The information is certainly relevant…” (European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, No.4, 2002)
Review
"...parents and indeed therapists could learn much from this book..." (European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Vol.11, No.4, 2002)
“…The language is simple and easy to understand. The information is certainly relevant…” (European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, No.4, 2002)
“…The language is simple and easy to understand. The information is certainly relevant…” (European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, No.4, 2002)
Review
A book that will "help banish worries for children."— Family Life magazine "More than just a handbook on helping kids manage anxiety. There's much here that will contribute to healthy family dynamics, positive parent-child interactions and creativity in children. For parents concerned about an anxious child, reading this book is a good first step toward managing the problem." — Dr. Karen Engberg, Family Matters syndicate columnist "Show parents how to help children develop courage, avoid rigid thinking, and learn skills such as meditation to relieve anxiety symptoms." — Dallas Morning News
Book Description
Katie freezes when she's asked to perform. Jose is a clinger. Damian is terrified of animals. Felicia always worries that she's going to make a mistake. It's hard being the parent of an anxious child, watching your son's frustration grow, or seeing how your daughter tries to cope with her fears but gives up so quickly. Filled with solid information, a proven four-step program, dozens of engaging activities, and insightful personal vignettes, Your Anxious Child gives you easy, fun, and highly effective tools to help your child become a creative problem solver. Parents and teachers alike will find excellent strategies in this essential guide.
Book Info
Boston College, MA. Provides instruction to teach anxious children coping skills. Through dozens of activities children can learn how to alleviate stress, build courage and trust, and become an innovative problem solver. Based on the acclaimed 'COPE' program. For consumers.
From the Publisher
A book that will "help banish worries for children."— Family Life magazine "More than just a handbook on helping kids manage anxiety. There's much here that will contribute to healthy family dynamics, positive parent-child interactions and creativity in children. For parents concerned about an anxious child, reading this book is a good first step toward managing the problem." — Dr. Karen Engberg, Family Matters syndicate columnist "Show parents how to help children develop courage, avoid rigid thinking, and learn skills such as meditation to relieve anxiety symptoms." — Dallas Morning News
From the Inside Flap
Your Anxious Child empowers you to teach your child essential coping skills for dealing with anxiety in engaging, creative ways. Through dozens of activities you can start using right now, your child will learn how to alleviate stress, build courage and trust, and become an innovative problem solver. Your Anxious Child is based on the acclaimed "COPE" program, which has been used successfully with children throughout the United States for more than fifteen years. The program offers physical, mental, and spiritual strategies for Calming the nervous system; activities designed to help your child Originate a creative plan to relieve anxiety; approaches to help your child Persist in the face of obstacles and failures; and effective ways for you and your child to Evaluate and refine your plan.
From the Back Cover
Your Anxious Child empowers you to teach your child essential coping skills for dealing with anxiety in engaging, creative ways. Through dozens of activities you can start using right now, your child will learn how to alleviate stress, build courage and trust, and become an innovative problem solver. Your Anxious Child is based on the acclaimed "COPE" program, which has been used successfully with children throughout the United States for more than fifteen years. The program offers physical, mental, and spiritual strategies for Calming the nervous system; activities designed to help your child Originate a creative plan to relieve anxiety; approaches to help your child Persist in the face of obstacles and failures; and effective ways for you and your child to Evaluate and refine your plan. A book that will "help banish worries for children." —Family Life magazine "More than just a handbook on helping kids manage anxiety. There's much here that will contribute to healthy family dynamics, positive parent-child interactions and creativity in children. For parents concerned about an anxious child, reading this book is a good first step toward managing the problem." —Dr. Karen Engberg, Family Matters syndicate columnist "Show parents how to help children develop courage, avoid rigid thinking, and learn skills such as meditation to relieve anxiety symptoms." —Dallas Morning News
About the Author
John S. Dacey, Ph.D., is professor at Boston College in the Department of Counseling, Developmental Psychology, and Research Methods. An expert in child development, he is also the author of many books and articles on parenting, creativity, adolescent psychology, and human development. Lisa B. Fiore, Ph.D., teaches courses in developmental and educational psychology at Boston College and Curry College. Her background as an early childhood educator has fostered her research in Head Start centers and her work in counseling parents of young children.
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