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The Anxiety Workbook for Kids: Take Charge of Fears and Worries Using the Gift of Imagination

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Robin Alter, Crystal Clarke, Oliver Burns

  • The Anxiety Workbook for Kids

136 pages
Grade Readability: 5
Interest Age: 5 to 12
2016
ISBN: 9781626254770

Anxiety in children is on the rise, and recent research has uncovered a link between highly imaginative children and anxiety. Using engaging illustrations and fun activities based in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), one of the most proven-effective and widely used forms of therapy today, this Instant Help workbook presents a unique approach to help children harness the power of their imaginations to reduce anxiety and build self-esteem.

Millions of children suffer from anxiety, which can be extremely limiting, causing kids to miss school, opt out of activities with friends, and refuse to speak or participate in a variety of situations. Furthermore, children who are diagnosed with anxiety or brought into therapy often feel embarrassed about not being normal. Focusing on the problem of anxiety can stress kids out and make them feel ashamed. But when the focus is on their strengths and their vivid imaginations, children are empowered to face their anxiety head-on.

The Anxiety Workbook for Kids is a fun and unique workbook grounded in evidence-based CBT and designed to help children understand their anxious thoughts within a positive framework a perspective that will allow kids to see themselves as the highly imaginative individuals they are, and actually appreciate the role imagination plays in their anxiety. With this workbook, children will learn that, just as they are capable of envisioning vivid scenarios that fuel their anxiety, they are capable of using their imagination to move away from anxious thoughts and become the boss of their own worries.

With engaging CBT-based activities, games, and illustrations and with a focus on imagination training and developing skills like problem solving, assertiveness, positive thinking, body awareness, relaxation, and mindfulness this book will help kids stand up to worry and harness the power of their imagination for good.

Table of Contents

A Letter to Parents

Chapter 1: Questions and Answers

  • What Is Anxiety?
  • Why Do We Worry?
  • How We Deal with Danger:Fight
  • Flight Freeze, and Beyond
  • Who Has Fears and Worries?
  • Why Do Some People Worry More?
  • What Is Imagination Good For?
  • Can I Become the Boss of My Imagination?
  • What Happens When We Hide Our Fears and Worries?
  • What Can We Do with Our Fears and Worries?

Chapter 2: Getting to Know More About Me

  • Things I'm Already Good At
  • I'm More than My Worries

Chapter 3: Getting to Know More About Fears and Worries

  • Common Fears and Worries
  • Learning About My Fears and Worries
  • My Fears and Worries
  • When Are My Worries Around?
  • What Are Body Clues?
  • Common Body Clues
  • What Is Happening in My Body?
  • The Brain and the Body
  • My Body Clues

Chapter 4: Taking Charge of My Mind and Body

  • My Skills and Strategies
  • My Very Own Worry Box
  • Some Things Other Kids Found Helpful
  • Mind and Body Training: Relaxation and Mindfulness
  • My Relaxation Ideas
  • The Body Stress Test
  • The Body Scan
  • My Relaxation List
  • Deep Belly Breathing
  • Muscle Relaxation: A Trip to the Circus
  • Making a Stress Ball
  • Creating My Own Peaceful Place
  • Mindfulness Meditation
  • Bubble Meditation
  • Brain Breathing
  • Making a Feeling Jar
  • Taking Charge of My Thoughts
  • The Worry Leap Frog Game
  • Act Positive to Feel Positive
  • Talking to Others
  • Being Assertive (Standing Up for Myself)

Chapter 5: Taking Charge of Worries About Real Things

  • Problem Solving
  • Facing Fears: Step-by-Step
  • Making a Step-by-Step Plan

Chapter 6: Taking Charge of My Imagination

  • Worry
  • My Worry Buddy
  • "Even Though..."
  • Taking a Break from Worry
  • Draw the Scary Thing...
  • ...Now Change It
  • Mastering the Worry
  • How I've Changed
  • Taking Charge of My Worries
  • Sharing My Success

Chapter 7: Remembering and Staying Motivated

  • Worry Scale
  • Make It a Competition
  • Remember
  • My Very Own Worry Plan Poster

"The Anxiety Workbook for Kids is very child-friendly and engaging. It offers children and adolescents concrete and effective strategies for calming their fears and taking control of their lives. The workbook provides helpful techniques for children to become the bosses of their imagination so it serves them well.Children who use this workbook will undoubtedly master their worries, feel more positive about themselves and their lives, and interact more confidently with others. The Anxiety Workbook for Kids is a must-have for any therapist or counselor working with children, and for any family concerned about a child with anxiety."
- Nadine J. Kaslow, PhD, ABPP Emory University; 2014 president of the American Psychological Association

"With inventive illustrations and activities, Alter and Clarke excel at explaining worry and cognitive-behavioral strategies to young readers. Whether a child s worries are improbable or impossible, readers will benefit from these practical tools which engage the strength of imagination. A great resource for kids as well as parents and teachers."
- Andrea Umbach, clinical psychologist and author of Conquer Your Fears and Phobias for Teens

"The Anxiety Workbook for Kids provides families with a wonderful tool for helping the growing number of children experiencing problems of anxiety: the child s own imagination. Robin Alter and Crystal Clarke have created a much-needed resource that is not just thoroughly engaging, but extremely beneficial."
- Stuart Shanker, distinguished research professor of philosophy and psychology at York University