Your Anxious Child : Raising a Healthy Child in a Frightening World

by Shaw, Mary Ann

• ISBN13: 9781930819177
• ISBN10: 193081917X
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-03-01
• Publisher: Tapestry Pr

Summary

In the post September, 11 world children have a lot more to worry about than monsters under the bed or goblins in the wardrobe. Television can be beneficial, but its images of real and fictional violence, disease and death can also increase anxiety to disturbing levels. Anxiety is now more common among children than ever before, and is recognised by professionals as a serious problem. This book will help parents to understand and correct many underlying causes of anxiety in children.

Author Biography

Mary Ann Shaw, Ed. D. Dr. Shaw, a licensed psychologist, has been helping parents and their children since she began teaching mentally retarded children in 1959. She served for 10 years as Director of Psychological Services at Texas's nationally known Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. Prior to establishing her private practice, Dr. Shaw was a consultant on staff at the world-renowned Children's Medical Center in Dallas and an assistant Clinical Professor in the Division of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry at the University of Texas Health Science Center. She lives in Santa Fe and maintains a residence in Dallas. This is her second book, her first Helping Your Child Survive Divorce was published by Birch Lane Press and is now out of print.

Table of Contents

Preface: A Guide to Guiltless Parenting	ix
Acknowledgments	xiii
Introduction: Anxiety after 9/11	xv
PART I: RECOGNIZING ANXIETY IN YOUR CHILD
Our Anxious Society
Why It's So Hard to Raise Carefree Children	3	(20)
Anxiety and Temperament
When to Push and When Not to Push	23	(20)
Anxiety and Your Child's Health
Recognizing Physical Problems	43	(24)
PART II: THE COMMON VARIETIES OF ANXIETY
Performance Anxiety
Conquering Your Child's Fear of Failure	67	(20)
Separation Anxiety
Raising Independent Children	87	(18)
Trauma-Induced Anxiety
When Bad Things Happen to Little People	105	(22)
Anxiety and Sibling Rivalry
Managing Competition and Conflict	127	(18)
PART III: THE TOUGH STUFF
Anxiety and the Special Needs Child
Building Security with Freedom	145	(22)
Phobias, Panic, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
A Need for Order in Chaotic Lives	167	(16)
Anxiety and Divorce
Keeping Families Together When Parents Part	183	(16)
Anxiety and Parenting Skills
Altering Your Own Behavior and Expectations	199	(12)
Notes	211	(4)
Suggested Reading for Parents and Children	215	(2)
Index	217