Why smart kids worry
Subtitle: and what parents can do to help
By: Allison Edwards
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9781402284250
Subjects: Anxiety in children; Adjustment (Psychology) in children; Parenting
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: How smart kids think; title: The new definition of "smart"; title: Understanding your child's anxiety; title: How children process anxiety and why it matters; title: How to address your child's anxiety in an age of worry; title: Where intelligence and anxiety collide; title: Why your child doesn't need to know about terrorists; title: How to answer "Is global warming real? : When will I die? : Can a tornado hit our house?" and other tough questions; title: What anxiety leaves behind; title: Tools; title: Tool #1: Square breathing; title: Tool #2: Worry time; title: Tool #3: Changing the channel; title: Tool #4: The five question rule; title: Tool #5: "I did it!" list; title: Tool #6: The marble system; title: Tool #7: Giving your child a role; title: Tool #8: Structuring the unstructured; title: Tool #9: Blanket tool; title: Tool #10: Over checking; title: Tool #11: Naming the anxiety; title: Tool #12: Brain plate; title: Tool #13: Run fast! jump high!; title: Tool #14: The worry expert; title: Tool #15: Feelings check-in; title: Conclusion; title: Acknowledgments; title: Index; title: About the author.