Parenting Anxious Kids: Understanding Anxiety in Children by Age and Stage

by Regine Galanti PhD

Overview

Praised by Publishers Weekly as a "cogent manual for helping children cope with anxiety," Parenting Anxious Kids by Dr. Regine Galanti offers a lifeline: an expert-developed, parent-approved guide to raising brave, emotionally resilient kids.

More children than ever are battling anxiety and many parents feel powerless to support them. Grounded in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and adapted for real-life parenting, this clear, compassionate book shows you how to break free from anxious patterns and coach your child—no matter their age—to face fears and build lasting confidence.

You'll learn how to:

• Recognize what's normal vs. problematic anxiety at each stage of development, from toddlers through teens
• Use proven tools like the "accommodation ladder" and HALT to gently disrupt anxiety cycles
• Stop walking on eggshells by replacing anxious habits with strength-building strategies
• Foster emotional independence with "special time," modeling, and CBT-based parenting techniques

With relatable case examples and action checklists, this guide is more than informative, it's empowering. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781728273020
Publisher:	Sourcebooks
Publication date:	01/30/2024
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Regine Galanti, PhD, is a licensed psychologist who focuses on helping children and teens with anxiety. She specializes in cognitive behavioral therapy and has expertise in treating obsessive compulsive disorder, anxiety, parenting, and behavioral problems. She is the founder of Long Island Behavioral Psychology where she brings warmth, sensitivity, and a problem-solving approach to her practice. She specializes in effective, short-term treatments that work for anxiety and related disorders, including exposure therapy.

Dr. Galanti lives in Long Island, New York, with her husband and three daughters. They all get anxious sometimes, but that's okay.

Editorial Reviews

"Some parenting books are so loosey-goosey that you're left with a warm feeling—and the same old problems. If you'd rather jump in, do some work, and start seeing your shifts in your child's anxiety level, here you go!" — Lenore Skenazy, President of Let Grow and author of Free-Range Kids

"This book is an incredible gift for parents. Regine Galanti writes as someone who knows what you're going through and knows how to help. Parenting Anxious Kids belongs in the hands of every parent with an anxious child." — Seth Gillihan, PhD, clinical psychologist and author of The CBT Flip Chart for Kids

"A well-written and down-to-earth how-to manual. The descriptions of the different anxieties for each age group are especially helpful. Concrete CBT strategies help parents deal with children's fears, and—just as important—show moms and dads how to not feed the worries!" — Thomas W. Phelan, PhD, bestselling author of 1-2-3 Magic and The Best Moms Don’t Do it All

"In these anxious times, Dr. Galanti’s book, Parenting Anxious Kids, sends an empowering message and crystal-clear steps and directions for every age and stage: Children can learn how to overcome anxious thoughts and behaviors and build inner resilience, and parents are the very ones to guide them through that process." — Tamar Chansky, author of Freeing Your Child from Anxiety and Freeing Your Child from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

"Psychologist Galanti delivers a cogent manual for helping children cope with anxiety... A thoughtful handbook on how parents can prepare children to handle emotional distress." — Publishers Weekly

"This very practical, accessible book will be welcomed by parents trying to help their children ease into independence at any age." — Booklist

"With epidemic levels of anxiety on the rise, especially for youths, this guide will benefit many parents who are looking for ways to be of help, instead of a hindrance, to their children." — Library Journal

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