Helping Your Anxious Child [Paperback]

Ronald M. Rapee (Author), Ann Wignall (Author), Vanessa Cobham (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2000

This book teaches you to understand your child's anxiety and the options for dealing with it - without a therapist's help. Learn how to respond to your child's needs for reassurance, avoid common pitfalls and help yor child improve social interaction skills.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“In Helping Your Anxious Child, parents are provided a step-by-step guide for assisting their children in overcoming a panoply of worries, fears, and anxieties. The strategies described are well-established ones, backed by considerable scientific support. Parents will find this book engaging, easy to read, and full of important ideas about how best to help their children.”
—Thomas H. Ollendick, Ph.D., University Distinguished Professor in the department of psychology, Virginia Tech

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

From the Publisher

This revised and expanded edition of the best-selling Helping Your Anxious Child offers parents the most up-to-date, proven-effective techniques for helping children overcome anxiety. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: New Harbinger Publications; 1 edition (January 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1572241918
• ISBN-13: 978-1572241916
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #203,342 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #26 in Books > Parenting & Relationships > Special Needs > Hyperactivity

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81 of 83 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a terrific book!, January 22, 2002

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B. Bowen "BarbaraEBooks" (Boston, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Helping Your Anxious Child (Paperback)

My teenager suffers from PTSD - his anxiety is so sky high that he was rarely going to school. After a years worth of visits to psychiatrists and medication which was not working, I purchased this book and put it in action the week it arrived. My son had not made it to school on a Monday or Tuesday since the school year began - after one session of "realistic thinking" on Sunday nite - he went to school Monday! He was then able to go all week - even to midterm exams! On the following Sunday nite his anxiety began again and we started another round of realistic thinking - he made it to school. You must try this book - it is excellent!

46 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Informative and Helpful., November 29, 2001

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Picky Reader "tweetypez" (Irish Catholic Lady, Wife, Mom, and Part-time Library Clerk in Syracuse, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Helping Your Anxious Child (Paperback)

The chapters were laid out sensibly with straightforward chapter objectives and reviews. The suggestions to help your child were explained clearly, not with psycho babble, and they were practical. It explains why your child might be feeling anxious. The link between thoughts,feelings, and anxiety. How your child can manipulate his or her thoughts to become more realistic and reduce their anxiety. Relaxation techniques. Suggestions on how you as a parent can help your child manage his/her anxiety. How to help your child with a plan to empower him/her.
I found it very helpful to read this book at a time when I was feeling helpless as a mother. They always say parenthood does not come with a manual, but if you face an anxiety problem with your child, this book is the closest thing to a manual I have found. The steps do work. It does get better. Good luck.

34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for Older kids, August 4, 2005

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Anita Saint Pe "Dedicated teacher" (Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Helping Your Anxious Child (Paperback)

I think this would be a highly useful book for parents of children 8 and older. There are activities for your child to do like rating their worry on a number scale that I felt were too abstract/advanced for my 4 year old. The general information about anxieties would be good for parents of children of any age.