Breaking Free of Child Anxiety and OCD

Parenting an anxious child means facing constant challenges and questions:: When should parents help children avoid anxiety-provoking situations, and when should they encourage them to face their fears? How can parents foster independence while still supporting their children? How can parents reduce the hold their childs anxiety has taken over the entire family?Breaking Free of Child Anxiety and OCD:: A Scientifically Proven Program for Parents is the first and only book to provide a completely parent-based treatment program for child and adolescent anxiety. Parents will learn how to alleviate their childrens anxiety by changing the way they themselves respond to their childrens symptoms-importantly, parents are not required to impose changes on their childrens behavior. Instead, parents are shown how to replace their own accommodatingbehaviors (which allow anxiety to flourish) with supportive responses that demonstrate both acceptance of childrens difficulties and confidence in their ability to cope. From understanding child anxiety and OCD, to learning how to talk with an anxious child, to avoiding common traps and pitfalls (such as beingoverly protective or demanding) to identifying the ways in which parents have been enabling a childs anxious behaviors, this book is full of detailed guidance and practical suggestions. Worksheets are included to help parents translate the books suggestions into action, and the books compassionate and personable tone will make it a welcoming resource for any concerned parent.