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Published USA, 2009
Successfully treating an anxiety disorder means more than eliminating or even reducing the anxiety symptoms. A successful approach requires addressing both the inner world of your child's thoughts and feelings, and the outer world of your child's anxious behaviours.

Drawn from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), this program offers a new way to think about your child's anxiety, as well as a set of techniques used by child psychologists to help children as young as four years-old let go of anxious feelings and focus instead on relationships with friends, learning new things in school, and having fun. The approach is directed toward encouraging effective communication, cooperation, competence and autonomy. In the long run, your child's increased sense of competence, and the increased security this brings, will reduce the anxiety and fear provoked by common situations.

CONTENTS
Clinical Diagnosis and the Form of Childhood Anxiety
Child Development and the Nature of Anxiety
Responsive Parenting and the Process of Anxiety
ACT for Your Child's Anxiety
Anxiety in the Context of Values and Goals
Mindfulness in the Midst of Anxiety
Basic Skills for Anxious Children and Parents
Acceptance and Validation in the Face of Anxiety
Effectively Managing Anxious Behaviours

Christopher McCurry is a Clinical Child Psychologist in the USA specializing in the treatment of childhood anxiety.
Paperback. 228 pages