Table of Contents
Authors Note to Second Edition xi
Introduction How to Be a Worrywise Parent and Raise a Worrywise Kid 1
Part I Anxiety Disorder Basics: What You Need to Know to Set Your Child Free 19
Chapter 1 "I Can't; I'm Too Scared": Understanding Children's Fears and Worries 21
Chapter 2 Making the Diagnosis for Anxiety: Is It Just a Phase? 38
Chapter 3 When and Where to Turn for Help: Treatments for Childhood Anxiety 54
Part II Behind the Scenes in Your Brain: Teaching Your Child to Outsmart the Tricks the Brain Can Play 65
Chapter 4 How to Explain Worry to Your Child 67
Chapter 5 How to Change Your Child's Thinking and Get Them Unstuck 86
Chapter 6 How to Calm the Body and Unplug the Alarms 109
Chapter 7 How to Change Anxious Behavior and Help Your Child to Face Their Fears 123
Chapter 8 Putting It All Together: The Master Plan for Taking Charge of Anxiety 143
Chapter 9 The Project: How to Make the Process Work 166
Chapter 10 The Parent's Stance: Broadening Your Child's Base in the World and Expanding the Confidence Zone 184
Part III All Worries Great and Small: Common Childhood Fears and Worries and Problem Anxieties 205
Chapter 11 From Everyday Worries to Generalized Anxiety Disorder 207
Chapter 12 From the Mini-Scaries to Real Phobias 230
Chapter 13 From Shyness to Social Anxiety and Selective Mutism 253
Chapter 14 From Clinginess to Separation Anxiety and Panic Disorder 279
Chapter 15 From Superstitions and Rituals to Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and PANS 309
Chapter 16 From Nervous Habits to Tourette's Syndrome and Trichotillomania 338
Chapter 17 From Acute Stress to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 358
Part IV Anxiety: Beyond the Diagnoses 375
Chapter 18 Things That Go Bump in the Night: From Nighttime Fears to Sleep Anxieties 377
Chapter 19 Expanding the Focus: Anxious Children at School and with Friends and Family 394
Chapter 20 Worry Prevention in the Real World 413
Chapter 21 Taking the Pressure Off of Pressure Cooker Kids 423
Chapter 22 Freeing Yourself from Anxiety: Your Child Will Lead the Way 442
Acknowledgments 451
Index 453
