The Anxiety Cure for Kids: A Guide for Parents and Children (Second Edition)

This is a practical book for kids and their parents about how to manage anxiety.I loved the relaxed and anecdotal style. It felt like someone I liked and trusted giving me gossipy common-sense with a highly professional underlay. The 'house style' felt like one person speaking from years of experience. A triumph of family enterprise!I liked the dragon v the sun dialogue. It has the ring of truth about it for me. I think the voice of the dragon always has a threatening sneer in it! That's how I have come to recognise "the dragon" for myself!The reason and light of the voice of "the sun" is, for me, the voice of the Good Shepherd!For me, as an interested adult who is alongside children/teens from time to time, there was in depth of information on the history and chemistry of anxiety that was useful to know was there so I could access it if I ever needed to but I was able to skip the details and go to the next bit without feeling I'd missed some vital information.I loved the advice on the journal and could see this have a very practical application for lots of people and situations.... I intermittently keep a journal of thoughts myself so I'm encouraged!TACFK is clearly written for an American readership and that's totally cool..... but I would comment that it has application in any culture though a 'First World' culture would find TACFK familiar.Thinking about this last point a bit more I can see that this particular section around page 212 is speaking to the "Western" obsession with H&S/blame which is reaching almost epidemic proportions here in the UK too! (Some want to blame the recent floods in the UK on someone; this is clearly silly! Or maybe it's media driven?)One of my measures of a "really good book" is that I finish and immediately want to give it away... so I have firmly written my name in the front so I will buy another to give away. I want to hold onto this one as I think it's an important book. In my experience lending books just becomes frustrating as they never - or very rarely - return! So much better to give a book away!

It is a parents reading. Better for older kids. Younger kids might think her dragon analogies are real and have nightmares if you shared them with your child, but I get the concept.

This helped us work with our child through their anxiety.

This is a fabulous book for both clinicians treating children with anxiety disorders as well as for parents who have a child suffering from an anxiety disorder. It outlines a comprehensive program for treatment and clearly explains the underpinnings of anxiety. A must read for anyone in the field. Ruth A. Lippin, LCSW, JD

This book plus therapy was instrumental in helping our 6 year old deal with her GAD. The dragon and wizard filled in the blanks where therapy left off, and helped the lightbulb moment happen for us. I recommend this book to everyone who asks what we tried!

It was not only helpful for kids, but also for myself and my anxiety issues!

Wasn't what I was expecting. Needed strategies for typical kids with aniexty

Gives helpful insight and suggestions for helping children handle anxiety. Good read for parents, children, and teachers. I recommend to all dealing with children with anxiety.