And there is no escaping the problem: One in every five kids suffers from a diagnosable anxiety disorder.

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You'll also find out how to relieve your child's anxious feelings while parenting with compassion. The book offers proven effective skills based in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to aid you in helping your child overcome intense fears and worries. Now in its second edition, Helping Your Anxious Child has been expanded and updated to include the latest research and techniques for managing child anxiety. If your child suffers from any of these forms of anxiety, the program in this book offers practical, scientifically proven tools that can help. But at least ten percent of children have excessive fears and worries-phobias, separation anxiety, panic attacks, social anxiety, or obsessive-compulsive disorder-that can hold them back and keep them from fully enjoying childhood. Download Helping Your Anxious Child Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

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