Anxiety Coach

Childhood anxiety is much more prevalent these days, and parents and carers need to be able to help their children to prevent dangerous escalation. With 18 years of expert, the author shows how to help children and tweens build up the necessary brain architecture and perspective, and create the emotional reserves and balance needed throughout life. “A terrific way to train parents to coach their children to manage their own anxiety problems. An excellent method for encouraging resilience and independence.” “I have a whole new insight into the way my son thinks and how I can help him. The tips given have made a massive change to my family.” “In a time where we are seeing more young people struggle with anxiety, Michael Hawton’s book comes powering to the fore with encouragement and practical strategies for parents to get their child’s anxiety back under control. As a GP, I see an increasing number of parents seeking help to cope with child anxiety with limited access to psychological services”. “The Anxiety Coach details how parents can help prevent children catastrophizing the inevitable challenges of ‘growing up’ and reminds us all to enjoy the journey.” "As a paediatrician, I often see children with anxiety and parents want to know what they can do to help their child. This book provides a much needed, easy to use resource for parents to understand and manage their child’s anxiety”. “More children than ever before are experiencing anxiety. This is a great resource and an easy read for parents. The Anxiety Coach provides realistic examples and exercises for parents to empower their child to manage their anxiety and develop resilience.” “This book is a common-sense approach to parenting anxious children. It gives real-world examples and techniques for helping children negotiate uncomfortable situations; allowing them to blossom, rather than to hide.” “With one in six children in the UK currently affected by an anxiety disorder, this insightful book explores how parents can follow step by step strategies to support their child.” “Michael has provided simple, easy to follow processes that empower parents to help their children navigate through their anxieties. All common sense, but sometimes we need a hand to be able to help our kids, and this is that hand!” “ Hawton’s brilliant new book, The Anxiety Coach, effectively teaches parents how to help their children manage anxious feelings.”. “More than 20000 students and their parents from 58 schools will be coached to cope in lessons developed by child psychologist Michael Hawton, the author of .. The Anxiety Coach. “Mum and Dad need to take a step back and help children…parents think they are doing the right thing but if they jump in every time to fix things, they are not teaching them the life skills to manage stresses and challenges” “Children are catastrophizing more in an effort to get their parents to step in. If you can teach kids how to be the boss of their anxiety you are also teaching your kids to be resilient” “A first rate guide for parents and the understanding it engenders needs to be available as your child grows. Certainly, the structures put in place need to begin from a very early age.” “Filled with practical ideas, this will prove an ideal guide for the parents and children who struggle with anxiety.” “Michael Hawton, author of The Anxiety Coach (Exisle Publishing, 2023) says around 30 percent of children with anxiety are born with an anxious temperament, but for the majority it’s learned behaviour (so it can be unlearned too).” “Many children have internalised the mistaken idea that good mental health means feeling good all the time. But discomfort is not a problem to be solved, it’s a necessary part of life we all must learn to willingly endure. Children rely on adults to provide them with this perspective and we let them down when we don’t”

With the right information, parents can help children to overcome their anxiety, guiding any child to lessen their worrying and reduce their avoidance of challenging tasks.

Childhood anxiety is much more prevalent these days, and parents and carers need to be able to help their kids to prevent dangerous escalation. With 18 years of expert, qualified experience, the author shows how to help children and tweens build up the necessary brain architecture and perspective, and create the emotional reserves and balance needed throughout life.

Parent-led strategies for managing child anxiety based in cognitive behavioral approaches are vital for the successful treatment of mild to moderate levels of child anxiety. Parents, carers and grandparents are on the spot when a child is behaving anxiously and simple interventions by them can be used across time as an effective treatment for child anxiety.

User-friendly features in this book include:

•     Case studies of a family who have successfully tackled their children’s anxious behavior.

•     Worksheets outlining the methodical steps parents should take.

•     Advice on how to manage a child’s digital world.

•     Tips to help worried parents deal with their own anxious thoughts and feelings.

You’re the one who’s in your child’s life for the long run — it’s important that you know what to do when anxious moments arise. 

• | Author: Michael Hawton
• | Publisher: Exisle Publishing
• | Publication Date: Feb 01, 2023
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781922539588
• | ISBN-10: 1922539589