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Why smart kids worry : and what parents can do to help / Allison Edwards.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Naperville, IL : Sourcebooks, Inc., [2013]Description: ix, 244 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 140228425X (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9781402284250 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s):
Contents:
Introduction -- How smart kids think -- The new definition of "smart" -- Understanding your child's anxiety -- How children process anxiety and why it matters -- How to address your child's anxiety in an age of worry -- Where intelligence and anxiety collide -- Why your child doesn't need to know about terrorists -- How to answer "Is global warming real? : When will I die? : Can a tornado hit our house?" and other tough questions -- What anxiety leaves behind -- Tools -- Tool #1: Square breathing -- Tool #2: Worry time -- Tool #3: Changing the channel -- Tool #4: The five question rule -- Tool #5: "I did it!" list -- Tool #6: The marble system -- Tool #7: Giving your child a role -- Tool #8: Structuring the unstructured -- Tool #9: Blanket tool -- Tool #10: Over checking -- Tool #11: Naming the anxiety -- Tool #12: Brain plate -- Tool #13: Run fast! jump high! -- Tool #14: The worry expert -- Tool #15: Feelings check-in -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- About the author.
Summary: Kids who are advanced intellectually often let their imaginations ruin wild and experience fears beyond their years. Edwards guides you through the mental and emotional process of where your child's fears come from and why they are so hard to move past. She focuses on how to parent a child who is both smart and anxious, and teaches you tools for helping him or her to become more relaxed and worry-free.
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Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Parent/Teacher Resource Collection-Children's 155.4124 E26 Available 33111007498856
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A practical parenting resource to understanding and relieving anxiety in kids, including 15 tools and workbook exercises to do with your children to manage their fears and worry less.

Being the parent of a smart child is great-until your son or daughter starts asking whether global warming is real, if you are going to die, and what will happen if they don't get into college. Kids who are advanced intellectually often experience fears beyond their years. And parents are left asking, why does my child worry so much?

Anxiety is the number one mental health issue for children in the U.S. In this practical parenting resource, psychotherapist Allison Edwards guides you through the mental and emotional process of where your child's fears come from and why they are so hard to move past.

Answers questions such as-
How do smart kids think differently?
How do I know if my child has anxiety (including a checklist)?
What is the root of my child's anxiety and how can we overcome it?
Should I let my child watch the nightly news on TV?
How do I answer questions about terrorists, climate change, death, and other scary subjects?

This is a must-have guide for parents looking for a kid-friendly toolkit for emotionally intelligent, observant, and inquisitive children who want to overcome anxiety.

Praise for Why Smart Kids Worry -
"Therapist Edwards brings profound insight into the minds of gifted, anxious children in this parent-friendly handbook" - Publishers Weekly , STARRED review
"As a parent with anxiety as well as a child with anxiety, this was a really great manual." -Jessica Chiles
"As a psychologist who works with children, I can honestly say this will be one book I will be adding to my borrowing library for parents to read." -Kerry Marsh, LibraryThing

Includes index.

Introduction -- How smart kids think -- The new definition of "smart" -- Understanding your child's anxiety -- How children process anxiety and why it matters -- How to address your child's anxiety in an age of worry -- Where intelligence and anxiety collide -- Why your child doesn't need to know about terrorists -- How to answer "Is global warming real? : When will I die? : Can a tornado hit our house?" and other tough questions -- What anxiety leaves behind -- Tools -- Tool #1: Square breathing -- Tool #2: Worry time -- Tool #3: Changing the channel -- Tool #4: The five question rule -- Tool #5: "I did it!" list -- Tool #6: The marble system -- Tool #7: Giving your child a role -- Tool #8: Structuring the unstructured -- Tool #9: Blanket tool -- Tool #10: Over checking -- Tool #11: Naming the anxiety -- Tool #12: Brain plate -- Tool #13: Run fast! jump high! -- Tool #14: The worry expert -- Tool #15: Feelings check-in -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- About the author.

Kids who are advanced intellectually often let their imaginations ruin wild and experience fears beyond their years. Edwards guides you through the mental and emotional process of where your child's fears come from and why they are so hard to move past. She focuses on how to parent a child who is both smart and anxious, and teaches you tools for helping him or her to become more relaxed and worry-free.

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