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Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents: 7 Ways to Stop the Worry Cycle and Raise Courageous and Independent Children (Anxiety Series) Paperback – September 3, 2013

by Reid Wilson (Author), Lynn Lyons LICSW (Author)

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With anxiety at epidemic levels among our children, Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents offers a contrarian yet effective approach to help children and teens push through their fears, worries, and phobias to ultimately become more resilient, independent, and happy.

How do you manage a child who gets stomachaches every school morning, who refuses after-school activities, or who is trapped in the bathroom with compulsive washing? Children like these put a palpable strain on frustrated, helpless parents and teachers. And there is no escaping the problem: One in every five kids suffers from a diagnosable anxiety disorder.

Unfortunately, when parents or professionals offer help in traditional ways, they unknowingly reinforce a child's worry and avoidance. From their success with hundreds of organizations, schools, and families, Reid Wilson, PhD, and Lynn Lyons, LICSW, share their unconventional approach of stepping into uncertainty in a way that is currently unfamiliar but infinitely successful. Using current research and contemporary examples, the book exposes the most common anxiety-enhancing patterns—including reassurance, accommodation, avoidance, and poor problem solving—and offers a concrete plan with 7 key principles that foster change. And, since new research reveals how anxious parents typically make for anxious children, the book offers exercises and techniques to change both the children's and the parental patterns of thinking and behaving.

This book challenges our basic instincts about how to help fearful kids and will serve as the antidote for an anxious nation of kids and their parents.

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One in every five kids suffers from a diagnosable anxiety disorder.

Anxiety is the number one mental health problem in America and the most frequent reason that parents bring their children to a mental health provider.

There are seven core principles that can be successfully applied to any anxiety-related problem. While other books separate strategies based on each of the diagnosable anxiety disorders, this book presents a global plan of action with no unnecessary clinical jargon.

The authors address the biggest myths, misconceptions, and mistakes that parents and professionals make when dealing with fears and phobias - which only perpetuate the worry cycle-- with tips and tools for how to avoid them.

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Clear and straightforward—an excellent and reassuring book.—Lara Tabri, Librarian

I REALLY recommend any family dealing with worry or anxiety to read this book. The tools are valuable and easy-to-use. It just may change your life!—Taunya Richards, Blogger

This book is a great tool for parents and professionals. I'll be adding it to my 'lending library' in my practice.—Kerry Marsh, Psychologist

This is an extraordinary book to help with all anxious children. I have tried a few of the 7 techniques with my son and they definitely help. This book is a must for parents with anxious or worried children.—Lynn Brady, Parent

About the Author

Lynn Lyons, LICSW, is psychotherapist in Concord, New Hampshire. She has been in practice for 30 years specializing in the treatment of anxiety in adults and children. She travels internationally as a speaker and trainer on the subject of anxiety, its role in families, and the need for a preventative approach at home and in schools.

She is a sought-after expert, being interviewed for her insights in the New York Times, Time, NPR, Psychology Today, and other media outlets.

With a special interest in breaking the generational cycle of worry in families, she authored several books and articles on anxiety, including with co-author Reid Wilson Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents: 7 Ways to Stop the Worry Cycle and Raise Courageous & Independent Children, and the companion book for kids, Playing with Anxiety: Casey’s Guide for Teens and Kids.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Health Communications Inc
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 3, 2013
Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0757317626
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0757317620
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.8 x 8.5 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #12,768 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #23 in Anxieties & Phobias
- #41 in Anxiety
- #127 in Parenting (Books)

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Reid Wilson
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REID WILSON, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist who directs the Anxiety Disorders Treatment Center. He is also Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. He is an international expert in the treatment of anxiety disorders, with books translated into nine languages. He is author of STOPPING THE NOISE IN YOUR HEAD: THE NEW WAY TO OVERCOME ANXIETY AND WORRY, the classic self-help book DON'T PANIC: TAKING CONTROL OF ANXIETY ATTACKS, as well as FACING PANIC: SELF-HELP FOR PEOPLE WITH PANIC ATTACKS. He is co-author of ANXIOUS KIDS, ANXIOUS PARENTS: 7 WAYS TO STOP THE WORRY CYCLE AND RAISE COURAGEOUS & INDEPENDENT CHILDREN and its companion book for kids—PLAYING WITH ANXIETY: CASEY’S GUIDE FOR TEENS AND KIDS. He is also co-author, with Dr. Edna Foa, of STOP OBSESSING! HOW TO OVERCOME YOUR OBSESSIONS AND COMPULSIONS and is co-author of ACHIEVING COMFORTABLE FLIGHT, a self-help package for the fearful flier. He designed and served as lead psychologist for American Airlines' first national program for the fearful flier. Dr. Wilson served on the Board of Directors of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America for 12 years. His free self-help website – www.anxieties.com – serves 500,000 visitors (20 million hits) per year. He serves as the Expert for WebMD’s Anxiety and Panic Community. Reid is a member of the 2003 Vanguard (first) Class of Certified Graduates of Dr. Martin Seligman’s Authentic Happiness Coaching Program. He’s been teaching about positive psychology principles since then. Television appearances include The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Katie Show, Good Morning America, CNN, CNN-Financial Network, A&E’s Hoarders, MTV's True Life, and various local news shows across the nation. He is a Founding Clinical Fellow of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) and Fellow of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT). In 2014 he was honored with the highest award given by the Anxiety and Depression Association of America.
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