Keys to Parenting Your Anxious Child (Barron's Parenting Keys)
(back cover)BARRON'S PARENTING KEYSHere's practical guidance for parents who must cope with the many details related to raising children in today's unusually demanding environment. Bringing up kids today is different--and in many ways more difficult--"than it was in past generations.Barron's Parenting Keysspeak to today's parents with answers to contemporary problems.KEYS TOPARENTINGYOURANXIOUSCHILDSecond EditionKATHARINA MANASSIS, M.D., F.R.C.P. (C.)An experienced child psychiatrist describes anxiety-caused behavior patterns and advises parents on how to help their child cope with anxieties in the context of both family and school environments. New in this edition is advice on how parents can help with anxiety problems unique to adolescence, updated information on medications, and more suggestions on working effectively with schools. Also discussed are warning signs in children that indicate a need for professional counseling, with advice to parents on how and where to find it.