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I felt this is more geared towards middle-school age kids. However, I really liked this book. I work with more elementary school kids so some of the exercises and words were a little advanced. It also has a workbook that you can down load for free to work with your child. It helps parents to learn how to help their children outside of the therapist's office. I am a therapist that works with children and I find this book to be a jewel. It also does a great job of explaining anxiety in non jargon terms and know where to go with your anxious child. However, with some creativity you can scale it down.
This book is written on an easy-to-get level even though it addresses some tough topics. I love the personal stories that are easy to relate to and the exercises to do with your child are really helpful to implement the strategies instead of just learning about them.
"Helping Your Anxious Child: A Step-by-Step Guide for Parents" is a guide for parents of children who are facing common childhood fears. Now in an updated second edition, "Helping Your Anxious Child" is well worth the read for the parents of any child who needs help dealing with their fears. Nervousness, anxiousness are natural emotions, but they need not be a lifestyle. These fears, while normal, can be dealt with; it is better to do so, since some fears can morph into lifelong phobias that could impede the child in grown life.
Ms. I showed the book to our doctor (he hadn't seen it before) and he thought it looked great. Although my daughter's doctor recommended this book, I didn't end up using it very much, because I found another one that I like better: What to Do When You Worry Too Much: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Anxiety (What to Do Guides for Kids) by Dawn Huebner. Huebner's book pretty much gives you the same tools as this book, but explains the strategies in ways that my daughter can easily grasp.
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. I think this would be a highly useful book for parents of children 8 and older. The general information about anxieties would be good for parents of children of any age.
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