Your Anxious Child Raising a Healthy Child in a Frightening World

by Shaw, Mary Ann

• ISBN13: 9781559723183
• ISBN10: 1559723181
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-05-01
• Publisher: Citadel Pr

Summary

Anxiety can be a severe problem not only for adults but also for their children. Your Anxious Child helps readers recognize children's fears and gives the information that will help them to cope.
Your Anxious Child will help parents understand and correct many underlying causes of anxiety in children. Dr. Shaw gives valuable advice on how to stop anxiety before it starts to interfere with natural child development.

Author Biography

Mary Ann Shaw is a consultant on staff at the 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.

Table of Contents

Preface: A Guide to Guiltless Parenting
Acknowledgments
Our Anxious Society: Why It's So Hard to Raise Carefree Children	p. 3
Anxiety and Temperament: When to Push and When Not to Push	p. 18
Anxiety and Your Child's Health: Recognizing Physical Problems	p. 34
Performance Anxiety: Conquering Your Child's Fear of Failure	p. 55
Separation Anxiety: Raising Independent Children	p. 71
Trauma-Induced Anxiety: When Bad Things Happen to Little People	p. 85
Anxiety and Sibling Rivalry: Managing Competition and Conflict	p. 100
Anxiety and the Special Needs Child: Building Security with Freedom	p. 117
Phobias, Panic, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders: A Need for Order in Chaotic Lives	p. 133
Anxiety and Divorce: Keeping Families Together When Parents Part	p. 145
Anxiety and Parenting Skills: Altering Your Own Behavior and Expectations	p. 157
Notes	p. 167
Suggested Reading for Parents and Children	p. 169
Index	p. 171
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