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{ [ HELPING YOUR ANXIOUS CHILD - LARGE PRINT ] } Rapee, Ronald M ( AUTHOR ) May-12-2010 Paperback

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Most children are afraid of the dark. Some fear monsters under the bed. But 10 percent of children have excessive fears and worries--phobias, separation anxiety, panic attacks, social anxiety, or obsessive-compulsive disorder--that can hold them back and keep them from fully enjoying childhood. If your child suffers from any of these forms of anxiety, the program in this book offers practical, scientifically proven tools that can help.

Now in its second edition, Helping Your Anxious Child has been expanded and updated to include the latest research and techniques for managing child anxiety. You'll learn how to help your child overcome intense fears and worries and find out how to relieve anxious feelings while parenting with compassion.

Help your child practice "detective thinking" to recognize irrational worries What to do when your child becomes frightened How to gently and gradually expose your child to challenging situations Help your child learn important social skills

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708 reviews23 followers
April 19, 2021
My oldest son had social anxieties growing up. There were times when, at age 8 or 9, he would cry for half a day at the thought of going out and trying something new.

So I bought this book, and downloaded the accompanying workbook. I'm still working through the exercises with him but his growth in confidence and courage has been stunning to see.

Highly recommended.
330 reviews2 followers
October 15, 2015
I really like how straightforward this book is. So far it is helping me and my daughter! great resource for any parent.
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357 reviews19 followers
May 19, 2016
This program really walks you through step-by-step, in a methodical, and concrete plan. It is a very comprehensive intervention, that if followed to the T, will give you positive results. It is a commitment that requires 100% effort. On a day-to-day, I would find it hard to put in that much into the program. I will use many of the ideas as best as I can.
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431 reviews1 follower
June 7, 2022
This book is a treasure. Good language, not too hard to understand. Lots of stories from real life and very helpful exercises. I did many of them with my students who were very involved. Highly recommend.
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149 reviews
July 19, 2011
Pretty helpful, although obviously intended for children that are a little older than I need. Will keep this as a reference guide and will definitely consider some of the ideas in this guide.
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301 reviews8 followers
April 28, 2017
Kaygılı çocuğa nasıl yardım edebileceğimize ilişkin çalışma methodları, kaygının çeşitleri ve bazı örnekler verilmiş. Çocukların hiçbir korkularını göz ardı etmemek gerektiği, ilerde daha büyük sorunlara neden olabileceği işlenmiş.
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1,499 reviews5 followers
July 23, 2009
There were some useful tools in there, but for the most part filled with repetitive drivel to fill a book's worth.
7 reviews1 follower
January 5, 2023
It was good. Inspired me to engage a therapist rather than try and tackle on my own.
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June 11, 2019
Too bad. I had held out some hope that this book would be helpful, especially since it was “prescribed” to us by my son’s psychiatrist. However, the book really only addresses kids with one presentation of anxiety: the meek, quiet, and shy types—the “good” kids that are generally a delight to be around. This is not my son (even though he’s a delight in my biased eyes) and any mention of his behavior type in the book is either separated as a different type of problem or addressed with the typical parenting strategies: Use time outs! Well, DUHHHH. If those had worked, we wouldn’t be schlepping him to psychiatrists.

Only one shred of the book’s advice was agreeable to me, which was a collaborative problem solving approach for handling fears. Somebody on the author team has obviously heard of Dr. Ross Greene. Now if only my son had typical kid fears (another issue I had with the book) such as the dark, water, etc. I’d be able to help him. And I wouldn’t have needed this book to do so.
5 reviews45 followers
January 23, 2019
It's probably a pretty good and useful book for parenting. It makes a lot of sense, and it's also useful to adults since anxiety is universal to the human experience. It puts a lot of ideas into simple words that a professional therapist might say to a child.

It's not really what I'm into reading, but my father read/marked up this book a bit when I was being raised (as a first born child from an immigrant family), so I figured this author had more than most of an impact in shaping who I am.

For most readers without children, there are probably more detailed/advanced texts to learn about anxiety, but this book has two interesting chapters on what anxiety is and how it affects a child's social behavior. Though it doesn't explain it very explicitly, it becomes quite easy to see how unaddressed anxieties in children can manifest into related problems in adulthood.
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July 27, 2021
This book is helpful for people who continue to read books and have done little internet research to learn about toxic relationships and narcissistic abuse. It covers the very basic understanding of narcissism from the limited scope of the overt narcissist as described in the DSM-5 as a personality disorder. With the breadth of information out there covering the different manifestations and expressions of narcissism, either in traits or as a personality disorder, I was looking for a more in-depth and detailed account. Also, if you are looking for ways to heal beyond a description of treatments recommended, look elsewhere.
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1 review1 follower
January 24, 2023
It is wonderful to be able to recommend this book to parents and carers of children experiencing anxiety. Authors have skilfully incorporated their own rich clinical experience and leading empirical research in a digestible format, to empower parents with the knowledge and practical skill to support their child in overcoming anxious thinking and behaviours. It contains step-by-step instructions and scripts for parents to utilise with their child and has suggestions for how to fit the program into busy schedules! It is a brilliant stand-alone tool or can be used as an additional resource for parents already seeing a mental health professional.
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14 reviews
November 1, 2018
Very helpful

My grandson is 4 and was having major temper tantrums. After an appointment with a behavioral pediatrician, he is gifted and high anxiety which caused the tantrums. Being so young it was difficult for him to express his feelings (frustration and fears) and it would bubble into a tantrum. By modifying some of the techniques in the book for his age, we have seen a difference. As the adults in his life we have learned much of the responsibility of his tantrums lied on the way we handled his feelings.
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November 30, 2022
Honestly, I didn't even finish this, which joins a very small handful of books I've ever started in my life. I thought it was mostly terrible. Condescending to parents and not very empathetic to the children (or parents). Some of the advice seemed completely counter to what good cognitive behavioral therapy with children should be! Do yourself a favor and read Tamar Elilsas Chansky's book instead!
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547 reviews15 followers
March 2, 2023
Picked this book up on a whim as my eldest has been struggling with anxiety since the pandemic. While she is seeing a professional, I felt it would be good to get supplementary support from experts to help me continue to support her in her journey. While she's in a good patch right now, I'll definitely be implementing some of the tools and techniques found in this book. Overall, a lot of it aligns with what she's been practicing so far, so I'm hopeful going forward.
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2 reviews1 follower
December 13, 2017
I especially enjoyed the workbook that can be downloaded to accompany this book. Though some of the chapters felt repetitive, the information was practical. It was also appropriate for a children of different ages. The suggestions of activities offered variations for different age levels.

Overall, it was an easy read that I found quite helpful.
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January 2, 2022
I picked this up hoping it could help me help Sean and Theresa deal with their Social Anxiety. Unfortunately, it won't. The book is designed for parents with young children who live with them. I cannot do the exercises with Sean and Theresa and the exercises are really for young children. I read the Chapter Highlights and skimmed the book.
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4 reviews2 followers
February 28, 2020
An excellent book. A must for all parents and would be parents. Proven methods are discussed. By following the easy steps discussed in the book, you can successfully raise anxiety free, happy, successful, happy children.
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368 reviews23 followers
September 15, 2020
Some great insights on anxiety and calming skills for any age, but geared toward older children. The library format didn't lend itself well to the activities so I skimmed a bit. Think I'll get it in a couple more years when the kids are older if I'm feeling it's necessary.
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August 16, 2022
Haven’t started implementing the ideas yet, but they seem like they will be helpful. I listened to it and am now going to get a paper copy from the library to reference back. Basic ideas are using realistic (detective) thinking and stepladder approaches to fears.
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14 reviews
September 12, 2024
This is fantastic for children who have specific fears, phobias and ocd and provides primarily 2 specific strategies for working towards overcoming them. It is not as helpful for children who struggle with generalized anxiety.
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24 reviews
July 15, 2020
کتابی فوق‌العاده کاربردی برای کمک به درمان اضطراب کودکان. برای درمانگران تازه‌کار کمک بزرگی خواهد بود. انتشارات ارجمند ترجمه باکیفیتی از این کتاب منتشر کرده است.
240 reviews1 follower
September 11, 2020
3.5 for now. I’ll need to reread if I decide to go through the program with my child. Some things did not resonate, but there is much to consider.
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February 17, 2022
You have to buy this book, not get it from the library as it is a many week process. I like the concept and idea; just don't have this kind of time. I wish these things came naturally.
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