Why smart kids worry and what parents can do to help
"In WHY SMART KIDS WORRY, Allison Edwards guides you through the mental and emotional process of where your child's fears come from and why they are so hard to move past. Edwards focuses on how to parent a child who is both smart and anxious and brings her years of experience as a therapis...
| Main Author: | Edwards, Allison. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Naperville, IL :
Sourcebooks, Inc.,
2013.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- How smart kids think
- The new definition of "smart"
- Understanding your child's anxiety
- How children process anxiety and why it matters
- How to address your child's anxiety in an age of worry
- Where intelligence and anxiety collide
- Why your child doesn't need to know about terrorists
- How to answer "Is global warming real? : When will I die? : Can a tornado hit our house?" and other tough questions
- What anxiety leaves behind
- Tools
- Tool #1: Square breathing
- Tool #2: Worry time
- Tool #3: Changing the channel
- Tool #4: The five question rule
- Tool #5: "I did it!" list
- Tool #6: The marble system
- Tool #7: Giving your child a role
- Tool #8: Structuring the unstructured
- Tool #9: Blanket tool
- Tool #10: Over checking
- Tool #11: Naming the anxiety
- Tool #12: Brain plate
- Tool #13: Run fast! jump high!
- Tool #14: The worry expert
- Tool #15: Feelings check-in
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- About the author.