Growing up can be stressful for any teenager, but it is considerably harder for the many adolescents who develop an anxiety disorder. This book is an essential guide for parents, teachers, or other adults involved with teenagers who may be affected by these disorders. By bringing together two strands of expertise-that of mental health professionals and of parents who have lived through the experience of their own teenager's mental illness--If Your...

All kids worry, but for some children, anxiety and fear are overwhelming and all-consuming. Provides practical advice to help parents and kids cope with anxiety, and rest easy knowing you have the information and resources you need to help your child.

"Buster's a therapy dog who needs to take matters into his own paws to help a boy understand his own anxiety...even if it means breaking a few rules. Buster's in big trouble. He's been dragged to Dog Court for breaking one of the most sacred of all dog rules: Never, ever talk to a human, or let a human know how smart you really are. But he swears he had a good reason! The boy he's been taking care of, Tonio, needed his help in a big way. You see,...

"In a lifesaving guide for parents, Dr. Abigail Gewirtz shows how to use the most basic tool at your disposal--conversation--to give children real help in dealing with the worries, stress, and other negative emotions caused by problems in the world, from active shooter drills to climate change. But it's not just how to talk to your kids, it's also what to say: The heart of When the World Feels Like a Scary Place is a series of conversation scripts--with...

"Anxiety. It's an emotion that rears its head almost every day, from the normal worries and concerns that most of us experience, to outright fear when something scary happens, to the anxiety disorders that many kids live with daily. But what causes anxiety? And what can we do about it? All About Anxiety tackles these questions from every possible angle. Readers will learn what's going on in their brain and central nervous system when they feel anxious....

Offers parents of children who suffer from anxiety an overview of the condition and its treatment and causes and provides information on how they can choose the right treatment, help their child cope with their feelings, find the right counselor, and work with teachers and school officials.

If your child too often: seeks reassurance, invents illnesses, avoids interactions, avoids trying new things, becomes emotional over minor upsets, or is clingy, afraid to sleep alone, reluctant to go to school or scared of numerous... then anxiety could be an issue for them. Commonly, a child experiencing anxiety has self-doubt, lacks confidence and becomes easily overwhelmed. So how do you best help them? From Australia's bestselling anxiety expert,...

Llama Llama experiences separation anxiety on his first day of nursery school.

When Liza and Jeremy run to their mother during a scary storm, she comforts them by telling them about the Invisible String, which connects people who love each other no matter where they are and means that they are never alone.