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Parents tell me it is very helpful for their high anxiety children. I have had up to three copies of this book in my classroom library. I'm lucky if I know where even one of them is.
It's not a fix all, but it does give some good ideas. I read this book before my daughter and thought it was very well written. It did keep her attention, which is very rare for a book.
That alone made it worth it: so he knows that he's not alone and someone somewhere understands and that I am making an effort to help him. It breaks your heart to see your child full of anxiety -this is a worthwhile investment, as is anything that helps navigate rough waters. I got this book for my 8 year old son. Also, I am a single parent, and he is an only child, whose father shows no interest. My gratitutde to the author. When I first gave it to him, he read the first 3 chapters straight, only stopping to run in to tell me excerpts and exclaim: "This is exactly the same things I'm worried about. It's like they're writing about me." Then he'd excitedly run off to read more.
Appropriate for school, home, and clinical environments. Knowing other children have found solutions is reassuring for children. I have used What to Do When You're Scared & Worried with children in therapy. Most children are relieved to know that this is a common issue; in fact so common there is a book about it.
The book then suggest ways for the child to deal with their fears, and how to overcome them. The book allows the child to reflect on their behavior, and why this behavior is making them worried. This allowed my son to realize how much of his time he worries about getting an "A" on his homework.
We take turns reading a page. The book recommends that you photocopy the checklist. What to Do When You're Scared and Worried: A Guide for Kids My son, and I read 1 section every night.
Each day you check what you are scared or worried about. My 10 year old son like's to read this book, and finds it helpful. We stop and discuss what the book recommends.
For example some children do not know what they are scared or worried about.
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