FREEING YOUR CHILD FROM ANXIETY: POWERFUL, PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO OVERCOME YOUR CHILD’S FEARS, WORRIES, AND PHOBIAS

Book ID/图书代码： 02740008B25853

English Summary/英文概要： If you are the parent of one of the millions of children with worry and anxiety: help is on the way. Anxiety is the number one mental health challenge facing our children today. Fortunately, there is good news for these kids and the parents who suffer along with them - anxiety disorders are also the most treatable mental health condition. With the powerful cognitive-behavioral treatments now available, there has never been more hope for anxious children’s bright future.

Treatment is not about trying to cajole or talk kids out of their fears; it’s about teaching them to see worry as a problem to be solved. Translating cutting-edge techniques into down-to-earth, empathic, user-friendly steps, Freeing Your Child from Anxiety equips parents, teachers and therapists with the information they need to recognize the red flags of anxiety in children and how they can systematically overcome the obstacles that anxiety imposes.

Empowering and insightful, Freeing Your Child from Anxiety, gives children - from preschool to high school - the action plan and the tools to take charge, unplug from anxiety, and plug into sound, realistic thinking. Learning the lessons from parents, children can reduce anxiety and even prevent anxiety disorders from taking hold.

Part One includes a primer on causes and mechanisms of transmission of anxiety messages in the brain - the how, when and where of seeking help for your child - a chapter on the worry tricks the brain can play, and finally the five step ’Master Plan’ for overcoming anxiety.

Part Two goes in depth, with separate chapters for each anxiety subtype: panic, separation anxiety, social anxiety, generalized worry, phobias, trauma, and obsessive-compulsive symptoms. Also included is a chapter on habit behaviors and conditions which are typically exacerbated by stress, tics and trichotillomania.

Part Three expands the focus to anxious children at school, and with friends and siblings. Because nighttime can be a very anxious time, a chapter on managing nighttime fears and sleep difficulties is included.

Anxious children are especially sensitive to real life stress such as coping with illness, death, crime, and terrorism. Strategies for how to constructively discuss these difficult topics are included in a separate chapter.

From the Inside Flap

Anxiety is the number one mental health problem facing young people today. Childhood should be a happy and carefree time, yet more and more children today are exhibiting symptoms of anxiety, from bedwetting and clinginess to frequent stomach aches, nightmares, and even refusing to go to school. Parents everywhere want to know: All children have fears, but how much is normal? How can you know when a stress has crossed over into a full-blown anxiety disorder? Most parents don’t know how to recognize when there is a real problem and how to deal with it when there is. In Freeing Your Child From Anxiety, a childhood anxiety disorder specialist examines all manifestations of childhood fears, including social anxiety, Tourette’s Syndrome, hair-pulling, and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and guides you through a proven program to help your child back to emotional safety. No child is immune from the effects of stress in today’s media-saturated society. Fortunately, anxiety disorders are treatable. By following these simple solutions, parents can prevent their children from needlessly suffering today and tomorrow.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 本书旨在帮助家长有效消除子女内心的焦虑——儿童心理健康首要大敌。所幸这一普遍心理疾病可通过医疗手段完全治愈。书中介绍了认知行为疗法，可快速有效地缓解直至彻底消除儿童焦虑。
书中详述的方法并非传统意义上哄骗孩子，而是利用科学的方法让孩子直面并自己解决这一心理问题。个中方法源于先进的医学技术，将之转化为简易实用的方法步骤，方便读者理解运用。无论对于老师家长，抑或医师，本书都涵盖了全面必要的信息，帮助认清焦虑的各种症状，以及如何系统科学地消除焦虑。
本书内容权威，透析全面，适用于各个年龄段的孩子，介绍了实用方法和必备工具，帮助儿童进行健康向上的思考，从而解除焦虑症。通过家长亲身教授子女书中方法，循循善诱，可有效缓解并根除子女的心理焦虑。
正文第一部分为入门知识，主要介绍了焦虑的各种诱因及在大脑内部的传导机制，以及何时何地如何正确地帮助孩子缓解症状，利用五大强力步骤消除焦虑。
第二部分的各个章节分别介绍了由焦虑引起的多种衍生症状，如恐慌、分离焦虑、社会焦虑、广泛性忧虑、恐惧症、精神创伤、强迫症等，以及具体的治疗方法。此外，部分章节介绍了由压力、抽筋、拔毛发癖等引起的行为症状。
第三部分介绍了儿童与同学，朋友，或兄弟姐妹相处时的心理活动。夜间是儿童焦虑的高发期，部分章节针对这一时间段详述了应对方法。
患有焦虑症的儿童对现实生活中的生病、死亡、犯罪和恐怖行动尤为敏感。部分章节做了针对性介绍并提供了解决方案。

书序
焦虑症是当今社会儿童心理健康的第一大敌。在我们看来，童年应该是充满欢笑，无忧无虑的岁月。可如今，越来越多的孩子表现出了种种焦虑症状，如尿床、胃痛、做恶梦、厌学等诸多问题。做为家长，也急切地想弄清什么程度的焦虑才算是正常的，什么情况下压力已演变为严重焦虑。大多数家长无法发现问题的本质何在，解决问题的方法何在。本书正是为解决广大家长的苦恼而诞生的，著名儿童焦虑治疗专家为您分析各种症状和问题。主要内容包括托瑞综合征（儿童期发病、临床以运动性和发声性抽动为主要症状的慢性疾病,常和强迫症共存）、拔毛发癖、强迫症，帮助家长全面了解各种症状，有效进行日常引导治疗。当今社会是一个媒体饱和的社会，所有孩子都无法幸免于重压之下，所幸焦虑症可完全治愈。您只需掌握书中的简易方法步骤，便可帮助孩子预防焦虑、根除焦虑，给孩子一个美好的明天。(SJN)

Awards/获奖情况：Review

"...the master of providing clear, accessible, practical advice and guidance for wise and loving care of the anxious child." -- Jeffrey M. Schwartz, M.D. author of Dear Patrick: Letters to a Young Man, Brain Lock, and The Mind & The Brain

"Freeing Your Child from Anxiety is an excellent book, one of the best of its kind." -- Judith S. Beck, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

书评
“本书观点清晰，语言简易，方法实用，实为消除儿童内心焦虑的最佳书选。”——杰弗里·施瓦兹，医学博士，著有《致小伙子帕特里克》、《脑锁》、《大脑与思想》等书
“本书堪称同类医疗书籍的典范。”——朱迪斯·贝克，博士，毕业于宾夕法尼亚大学