Description
Book SynopsisA fully-revised and updated new edition of a bestselling book designed to help parents, teachers, and counsellors support young people suffering from anxiety.
- Offers an array of innovative strategies organized into the authors' four-step COPE program, which has undergone more than 20 years of successful field testing
- Each strategy is accompanied by a set of activities contextualized with full details of the appropriate age level, materials needed, suggested setting, and a template script
- Presents a straightforward account of anxiety, the most prevalent clinical diagnosis in young people, written with a careful balance of scientific evidence and benevolence
- Features a brand new chapter on preschoolers and a companion website that includes instructional MP3 recordings and a wealth of additional resources
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations ix
About the Authors xi
Acknowledgements xiii
About the Companion Website xv
1 What Is Anxiety? 1
2 The Eight Types of Anxiety Disorder 23
3 COPE Step One: Calming the Nervous System 39
4 COPE Step Two: Originating an Imaginative Plan 67
5 COPE Step Three: Persisting in the Face of Obstacles 95
6 COPE Step Four: Evaluating the Plan 117
7 Using Anxiety Strategies with Preschoolers 141
8 How Your Parenting Style Can Ease Your Child’s Anxiety 161
References 181
Index 000
