"...parents and indeed therapists could learn much from this book..." (European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Vol.11, No.4, 2002)

??The language is simple and easy to understand. The information is certainly relevant?? (European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, No.4, 2002)

??The language is simple and easy to understand. The information is certainly relevant?? (European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, No.4, 2002)

"...parents and indeed therapists could learn much from this book..." (European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Vol.11, No.4, 2002)

??The language is simple and easy to understand. The information is certainly relevant?? (European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, No.4, 2002)

??The language is simple and easy to understand. The information is certainly relevant?? (European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, No.4, 2002)

Katie freezes when she?s asked to perform. Jose is a clinger. Damian is terrified of animals. Felicia always worries that she?s going to make a mistake. It?s hard being the parent of an anxious child, watching your son?s frustration grow, or seeing how your daughter tries to cope with her fears but gives up so quickly. Filled with solid information, a proven four?step program, dozens of engaging activities, and insightful personal vignettes, Your Anxious Child gives you easy, fun, and highly effective tools to help your child become a creative problem solver. Parents and teachers alike will find excellent strategies in this essential guide.

Katie freezes when she's asked to perform. Jose is a clinger. Damian is terrified of animals. Felicia always worries that she's going to make a mistake. It's hard being the parent of an anxious child, watching your son's frustration grow, or seeing how your daughter tries to cope with her fears but gives up so quickly. Filled with solid information, a proven four-step program, dozens of engaging activities, and insightful personal vignettes, Your Anxious Child gives you easy, fun, and highly effective tools to help your child become a creative problem solver. Parents and teachers alike will find excellent strategies in this essential guide.

Your Anxious Child empowers you to teach your child essential coping skills for dealing with anxiety in engaging, creative ways. Through dozens of activities you can start using right now, your child will learn how to alleviate stress, build courage and trust, and become an innovative problem solver. Your Anxious Child is based on the acclaimed "COPE" program, which has been used successfully with children throughout the United States for more than fifteen years. The program offers physical, mental, and spiritual strategies for Calming the nervous system; activities designed to help your child Originate a creative plan to relieve anxiety; approaches to help your child Persist in the face of obstacles and failures; and effective ways for you and your child to Evaluate and refine your plan.

Your Anxious Child empowers you to teach your child essential coping skills for dealing with anxiety in engaging, creative ways. Through dozens of activities you can start using right now, your child will learn how to alleviate stress, build courage and trust, and become an innovative problem solver. Your Anxious Child is based on the acclaimed "COPE" program, which has been used successfully with children throughout the United States for more than fifteen years. The program offers physical, mental, and spiritual strategies for Calming the nervous system; activities designed to help your child Originate a creative plan to relieve anxiety; approaches to help your child Persist in the face of obstacles and failures; and effective ways for you and your child to Evaluate and refine your plan.

A book that will "help banish worries for children." ?Family Life magazine

"More than just a handbook on helping kids manage anxiety. There?s much here that will contribute to healthy family dynamics, positive parent?child interactions and creativity in children. For parents concerned about an anxious child, reading this book is a good first step toward managing the problem." ?Dr. Karen Engberg, Family Matters syndicate columnist

"Show parents how to help children develop courage, avoid rigid thinking, and learn skills such as meditation to relieve anxiety symptoms." ?Dallas Morning News

John S. Dacey, Ph.D., is professor at Boston College in the Department of Counseling, Developmental Psychology, and Research Methods. An expert in child development, he is also the author of many books and articles on parenting, creativity, adolescent psychology, and human development.

Lisa B. Fiore, Ph.D., teaches courses in developmental and educational psychology at Boston College and Curry College. Her background as an early childhood educator has fostered her research in Head Start centers and her work in counseling parents of young children.

2000-06-28 A must for parents of anxious children

This book is a must for parents of anxious children and adults who were anxious as children. Once again the Americans have done it better than us. Americans are ahead of us in acknowledging the now undeniable fact that anxiety problems have a genetic (biochemical) trigger. The authors clearly explain how an over-reactive genetic make-up can combine with our environment to produce an anxious child. The book has great dignity and avoids the pitfalls of many self-help books. There is a noticeable absence of psycho-babble and parental blame. Parents are offered clear guidelines to help their children. Some self-help books can be repetitive and lacking in substance. This book is clear, concise and full of advise which we can all use. It explains how to train our children to be their own cognitive therapists. Children can be helped to live with and control their anxious personalities and parents for once feel free from guilt and empowered with tools to carry out their parental responsibilities.

Thank you Dacey and Fiore