SOCIAL SCIENCES

Anxiety Relief for Kids: On-the-Spot Strategies To Help Your Child Conquer Worry, Panic & Avoidance

by Bridget Flynn Walker
New Harbinger. Nov. 2017. 152p. ISBN 9781626259539. pap. $16.95. CHILD REARING
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Clinical psychologist Walker, PhD, whose skills are based in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), assists parents in taking a leading role in helping their elementary-aged child overcome anxiety, panic, and obsessions. The author begins by explaining that "children with anxiety disorders often function well in terms of grades, achievement, and more, yet live a tortured internal life rife with worry, fear, or excessive guilt or feelings of responsibility." Despite doomsday scenarios never coming to realization, children with anxiety are often unable to take away from the situation positive solutions and therefore must learn to identify negative thinking, work to change those thoughts, and then modify specific behaviors.
VERDICT Although the sample dialog feels a bit staged, it does a good job of illustrating a parent's role. Those with the confidence and consistency to implement the practices introduced here will find Walker's approach useful.
Reviewed by Julianne Smith , Sep 15, 2017
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