What to Do When You Don't Want to Be Apart A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming Separation Anxiety

by Lavallee, Kristen; Schneider, Silvia; McDonnell, Janet

• ISBN13: 9781433827136
• ISBN10: 1433827131
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2017-10-09
• Publisher: Magination Press

Summary

Hot air balloon pilots have wonderful adventures, where they get to see things they have never seen before and learn all about the world outside.

Flying a hot air balloon sounds like a lot of fun to some kids. But for other kids, the idea of flying off on their own, away from their parents or homes, doesn't sound like fun at all. If you feel scared when you do something alone or away from your parents, this book is for you!

What to Do When You Don't Want to Be Apart guides children and their parents through the emotions underlying separation anxiety using strategies and techniques based on cognitive-behavioral principles. This interactive self-help book is the complete resource for educating, motivating, and empowering children to overcome separation anxiety — so they can become the confident pilots of their very own hot air balloons!

Author Biography

Kristen Lavallee, PhD, co-author of What to Do When You Don't Want to Be Apart, is a developmental and school psychologist, and has worked with children in the U.S. and Switzerland. She has coauthored empirical studies and a book chapter on treatment for separation anxiety, and is managing editor of the scientific journal European Psychologist. She lives with her family in Providence, RI.

Silvia Schneider, Dr. rer. nat., co-author of What to Do When You Don't Want to Be Apart, is a professor of child clinical psychology at Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany. She has conducted several studies on childhood separation anxiety disorder (SAD), and authored a treatment manual in German for SAD.

Janet McDonnell’s illustrations combine traditional media and digital techniques. In addition to illustrating books, magazines, and puzzles, Janet has both taught and written for children from preschool to high school ages. She is the illustrator of numerous books for children including Bye Bye Pesky Fly, What to Do When You Don't Want to Be Apart, and Blossom Plays Possum. Visit www.janetmcdonnell.com and follow Facebook: @janetmcdonnell.illustrator Twitter: @dcdonnelldoodle Instagram: @janetmcdonnellillo.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Parents and Caregivers
Chapter 1: Flying Your Hot Air Balloon
Chapter 2: How Does Anxiety Make You Feel?
Chapter 3: Check Your Visibility
Chapter 4: Turn Up the Heat
Chapter 5: Untie the Sandbags
Chapter 6: Take Your Time
Chapter 7: Create Your Flight Plan
Chapter 8: Take Off and Accrue Your Flight Hours!
Chapter 9: Enjoy the View and Stay Brave!
Chapter 10: You Can Do It!