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What to Do When You Worry Too Much: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Anxiety (What-to-Do Guides for Kids Series) Paperback – September 15, 2005

by Dawn Huebner (Author), Bonnie Matthews (Illustrator)
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 7,338 ratings
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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® series and includes an “Introduction to Parents and Caregivers.” What-to-Guides for Kids® 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.

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  1. Reading age
    6 - 10 years, from customers
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    What-to-Do Guides for Kids
  3. Print length
    80 pages
  4. Language
    English
  5. Grade level
    1 - 7
  6. Dimensions
    8.5 x 0.25 x 11 inches
  7. Publisher
    Magination Press
  8. Publication date
    September 15, 2005
  9. ISBN-10
    9781591473145
  10. ISBN-13
    978-1591473145
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4.7 out of 5 stars
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Customers find the book content helpful and amazing. They say it's empowering for both children and adults. Readers also mention it does a great job explaining anxiety in a way children can understand. They describe the information as understandable, clear, and easy to follow. Additionally, they say it works wonders for their oldest child and responds well to it.

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369 customers mention "Book content"365 positive4 negative

Customers find the book content helpful and amazing. They say it makes good, age-appropriate analogies to help kids understand. Readers also mention the specific techniques it teaches are brilliant and the practical approaches to reshaping response to worries are great.

"...It resonates as an authentic and useful set of techniques (I have zero background here, but it feels right)...." Read more

"...Anyway, it is such a great book. This author has books that help kids with everything. So far we only...." Read more

"My 7 year old actually enjoys working through the book. It’s not like a “chore or homework”But enjoyable and helpful." Read more

"...Then it providesp practical approaches to reshaping response to the worries: conataining the worries, using logic to devalidate the worries,..." Read more

277 customers mention "Book for kids"268 positive9 negative

Customers find the book wonderful for school-age children. They say it's helpful for all ages, empowering to both children and adults, and provides reassuring insight. Readers also mention the book has a foreword for parents and everything is explained beautifully.

"...It's great for parents too - we learned quite a bit ourselves and can't we all use a few more things to help take some stress out of our lives! ;)..." Read more

"...Anyway, it is such a great book. This author has books that help kids with everything. So far we only...." Read more

"...The OCD one is also quite good for kids suffering from OCD, whether just the obsessive thoughts or the compulsions that come with them...." Read more

"...This helps parents work with their littles in a way that kiddos understand. It’s a must" Read more

222 customers mention "Anxiety"217 positive5 negative

Customers find the book does a great job explaining anxiety in a way children can understand. They say it empowers them to gain control of their worries. Readers also mention the book helps identify stress and uses the cognitive behavioral therapy method. Additionally, they say it helps them feel less alone.

"...It has given our daughter a sense of control over anxiety and worry...." Read more

"...It resonates as an authentic and useful set of techniques (I have zero background here, but it feels right)...." Read more

"This book is great for little ones who have anxiety. This helps parents work with their littles in a way that kiddos understand. It’s a must" Read more

"...Moreover, his sleep has improved immensely. His overall demeanor is more relaxed and carefree...." Read more

142 customers mention "Ease of reading"133 positive9 negative

Customers find the book very understandable, easy to follow, and helpful for children and adults alike. They mention the language is inclusive and the words are big.

"...an average adult - maybe 12-14 pt type, which makes it easier for littles trying to read...." Read more

"...The language is inclusive, meant to capture and speak directly to all kids who worry too much...." Read more

"...She understood everything, because it made perfect sense. As the parent, I learned as much as she did...." Read more

"...; As a parent, I also like the book very much and it is pleasant, easy read. It describes anxiety in a real and symbolic way to children...." Read more

32 customers mention "Effectiveness"24 positive8 negative

Customers say the book works wonders for their oldest child. They mention they're responding very well to it.

"...It’s concepts are relatable and work well...." Read more

"...'s ability to effectively compare anxiety to tomatoes, but it works like a charm. Every time...." Read more

"I don't understand how this book was even published - it's completely counter-productive...." Read more

"...Great tool that really works!" Read more

24 customers mention "Visual quality"24 positive0 negative

Customers find the illustrations and pictures in the book good. They say it looks exactly as pictured, is cute, and helpful. Readers also mention the book is interactive with pictures to color.

"...I also think that the worry box analogy is cool. I also really like the pictures and they are interesting." As a parent, I also like the book..." Read more

"...Overall a wonderful resource for a school age child. The illustrations are terrific, also!" Read more

"The book arrived on time, in excellent condition, and looks exactly as pictured. It is an 80 page black and white workbook...." Read more

"...It was easy to follow, the pictures were nice to look at and my daughter enjoyed it. We still go back and talk through it." Read more

17 customers mention "Fun activities"17 positive0 negative

Customers find the book's activities fun and encouraging. They mention it gives places to write and draw in the book.

"...It’s not like a “chore or homework”But enjoyable and helpful." Read more

"...They also have exercises on some pages, and a child can pencil in their thoughts on paper...." Read more

"...I'm already in love with this book! It's making my life more enjoyable!!" Read more

"...It's been a very good exercise. Words are big and easy for her to read. Content is great and right on par for her age level...." Read more

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Some chapters are good but my issues are the fact the book teaches the child more things to stress out about. It literally Introduces New scenarios And tells them things that they would not otherwise know or think about that will them Make them MORE anxious.And...Holy God chapter 5??? Chapter 5 tells the child to lock their feelings away in an imaginary box and that they can only THINK and TALK about their worries and anxieties during a 15 MINUTE scheduled “worry time” with mom and dad. It says mom and dad will ignore you and your worries and anxieties if you express them UNLESS it’s during the “worry time”!?! My child sees a child psychologist and this chapter upsets her and me as a mother.This chapter needs removed! I edited the chapter and I wrote that you can talk to mommy and daddy any time you want to talk about your feelings. We will always be ready to listen.If your child has issues with monsters do not get this book. Chapter 6 tells the child their worry is a Monster than is stuck to them. That they need to talk to it. Yeah.
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becky6703
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Resource! - Simple, Easy-to-Use Concepts to Help Kids (& Adults) Develop Skills for a Lifetime
Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2016
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This book turned out to be fantastic! We have had the book since early 2016 and it is now October. It has given our daughter a sense of control over anxiety and worry. She now has coping mechanisms and her symptoms and acting out behaviors have all but completely disappeared. She doesn't have to constantly use the steps in the book anymore (that we know of ;), but when she starts to worry, she usually remembers to apply the steps herself, and on that very rare occasion that a worry spills out, we are quick to remind her to start applying her steps, which so far, has quickly resolved any issues. She especially loves applying Logic (which we found out from an adult in therapy that this is exactly how a therapist starts attacking worries, which makes sense since the author is a professional), the Worry Box, and drawing pictures. At 6 years old, she could technically read this book, but it is longer than most 6 yr olds would comfortably read themselves. The type is a bit larger than it would be for an average adult - maybe 12-14 pt type, which makes it easier for littles trying to read. At first, we read the book together (meaning she sat in my lap while I read) and she enjoyed the pictures and drawing. Once in a great while, she'll even grab the book off the shelf and find a section on her own to reread to herself. This has been a great resource for us as parents when we weren't sure how or where to start when our child's anxiety started becoming an issue we all needed to face. It was a perfect step for us before going to a professional and we feel this book helped us avoid that next step. It's great for parents too - we learned quite a bit ourselves and can't we all use a few more things to help take some stress out of our lives! ;) Highly recommend!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Love it. My 7yr old loves it. We're learning, and we're optimistic!
Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2015
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The best thing this book conveys is hope! It frankly acknowledges the problem (which I think is terrific - a kid feels sick with worry and some validation of what they're going through seems important, rather than the ever-heard 'don't worry about it'), and presents - through a neat analogy that links tending to worries to tending to a plant - actual behavioral and thinking (cognitive behavior) techniques for addressing the problems. My daughter ate it up, and we're using the suggested tactics, so far with great enthusiasm.

Some of the reviewers take exception to some of the specific language - that it's broad or paints all worriers (or their parents) with too broad a brush - but we think it's excellent for that reason. The language is inclusive, meant to capture and speak directly to all kids who worry too much. Your kid may not have this or that particular worry, but something in this book will speak directly to them. My daughter was captivated from the moment she opened it - I think she was glad to have someone other than a parent 'understand,' and the fact that it sets out steps to follow lets her envision 'being a girl who used to worry too much.' I wish I'd come across something like this as a kid, and I'm grateful to have found it for my daughter.

It resonates as an authentic and useful set of techniques (I have zero background here, but it feels right). If this one set of techniques doesn't turn out to be enough, the fact that we've seen this book recommended by some of the professionals we're thinking of consulting (this is how we found it in the first place) suggests that these techniques will at least be complimentary to any further approaches we may take down the road.
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Travis
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect!
Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2024
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I suffer from anxiety. I think it was passed down from my mom. Well my two daughters have it too. 9 and 14. The pediatrician suggested this book. He suggests I read books I love him for caring so much.
Anyway, it is such a great book. This author has books that help kids with everything. So far we only. Have this one and we read it little by little and have time to talk about fears and worries with each daughter each day. It has been working great!!!. Has helped me too.
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Bry Paseka
4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2024
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My 7 year old actually enjoys working through the book. It’s not like a “chore or homework”
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Grace
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect book
Reviewed in Canada on November 22, 2021
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This book has been a life saver in helping my 11 year old son comprehend his over thinking in a child like way and encourages discussion through the activities as you read along. It made him feel like someone truly understood his feelings and the suggestions have really helped.
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Yamel Rodríguez
5.0 out of 5 stars Buen producto
Reviewed in Mexico on July 20, 2019
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Llego en tiempo, cumple con lo que ofrece. Buen producto.
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Ruth Devaraj
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Reviewed in India on September 19, 2019
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Really helpful and practical advice for kids with anxiety. And pitched at just the right level for them to understand and read themselves. Brilliant.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Gran libro para poder aprender a educar y gestionar las emociones de los niñ@s
Reviewed in Spain on October 19, 2018
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Gran libro para poder aprender a educar y gestionar las emociones de los niñ@s, y para adultos, ayuda a entendernos mucho mejor. Sin duda una gran compra. 100% recomendable.
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Brenda Guillen
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book, really helps
Reviewed in Germany on September 13, 2018
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A book to read with your child. Has a good explanation of what anxiety is and how it feel. Excellent ways to deal with it and it works. It has definitely make an improvement to our lives.
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