What to Do When You Worry Too Much: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Anxiety

This book turned out to be fantastic! We have had the book since early 2016 and it is now October. It has given our daughter a sense of control over anxiety and worry. She now has coping mechanisms and her symptoms and acting out behaviors have all but completely disappeared. She doesn't have to constantly use the steps in the book anymore (that we know of ;), but when she starts to worry, she usually remembers to apply the steps herself, and on that very rare occasion that a worry spills out, we are quick to remind her to start applying her steps, which so far, has quickly resolved any issues. She especially loves applying Logic (which we found out from an adult in therapy that this is exactly how a therapist starts attacking worries, which makes sense since the author is a professional), the Worry Box, and drawing pictures. At 6 years old, she could technically read this book, but it is longer than most 6 yr olds would comfortably read themselves. The type is a bit larger than it would be for an average adult - maybe 12-14 pt type, which makes it easier for littles trying to read. At first, we read the book together (meaning she sat in my lap while I read) and she enjoyed the pictures and drawing. Once in a great while, she'll even grab the book off the shelf and find a section on her own to reread to herself. This has been a great resource for us as parents when we weren't sure how or where to start when our child's anxiety started becoming an issue we all needed to face. It was a perfect step for us before going to a professional and we feel this book helped us avoid that next step. It's great for parents too - we learned quite a bit ourselves and can't we all use a few more things to help take some stress out of our lives! ;) Highly recommend!

Excellent book that helps kids tackle worry - not just telling them " there there it will be alright" .... this book actually starts off slowly and continues at a very good pace that allows children of different ages and their parent/guardians to absorb the information and really see how worries can grow too big to handle and then it continues by telling the reader how to combat worry, how to handle it in a very manageable way and what to do when they feel tense or sick with worry. It gives a short list of reminders on how to handle worry - easy for kids to hang in their rooms. It involves the children in drawing pictures and shows them how they can actually make worries bigger and how they can make them smaller and this helps kids to feel like they have a hand in how they cope with worry and helps them feel in control. Really awesome book - I don't want to tell you anymore as I will spoil it for you !! I have lent this book to my three friends and they loved it and bought their own and their 6 children have been helped and their parents are relieved and now I am buying it for my sister in law for her 3 kids. This book helped my friends kids that are aged between 6 and 14 years - I cannot stress how important this book is for helping kids and their minders recognise, handle and cope with worry and learn how to avoid it and actually help themselves feel empowered not weighed down with worry. I love this book, every child should have one, kids worry about the most ridiculous things but sometimes the smallest worry can cripple a child. For children with big genuine worries, it tells them how to analyse them and see how they can actively manage that worry and even banish them. It also helps parents/guardians that are harassed by kids that worry a lot and ask questions all day long about their worries. Brilliant book, well worth the money. I sat and did the whole book in 3 hours with my two kids aged 8 and 10 as they don't really have any major worries but I wanted them to have coping mechanisms in place for when they are teenagers facing peer pressure and stress. We review the 'how not to worry' methods from time to time and they are happy, stress free kids : ) The author recommends doing one section at a time and waiting a few days for that to be absorbed and then do the next section/chapter but my kids were really excited and 'into it' that they didn't want to stop. Get this book, you will be glad you did, I wish I'd had one when I was a nipper. I will be keeping this book for my grandchildren in case it goes out of print !! But I am sure it will still be in print 30 years from now, it's that good.

Really helpful and practical advice for kids with anxiety. And pitched at just the right level for them to understand and read themselves. Brilliant.

心配事はトマトのようだよ、と英語で語る本。 英語が分かる親や先生、周りのおとなが心配性の子どもと一緒に日本語に訳しながら読むことが温かみを増すのではないかと思った。 「トマトは食べることができても心配事は食べれない。だけど、トマトを育てるように、心配事も注目していると育つのだよ」と教えているカワイイ本です。 「いらない心配事」を減らすためには、どうするのか...本を読んでのお楽しみです。 子どもがおとなと一緒に楽しく、心配事が減らせること間違いなし！

Llego en tiempo, cumple con lo que ofrece. Buen producto.