Starving the Anxiety Gremlin

Author: Kate Collins-Donnelly
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN: 0857006738
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 170

Book Description
Children's Choice Winner at the School Library Association's Information Book Awards 2014 The Anxiety Gremlin loves one thing - to feed on your anxiety! But watch out, as the fuller he gets, the more anxious you get! How can you stop him? Starve him of his favourite food - your anxiety - and he'll shrink and shrivel away. Starving the Anxiety Gremlin is a unique and award-winning resource to help young people understand different types of anxiety and how to manage them, including panic attacks, phobias, social anxiety, generalised anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorder. Based on cognitive behavioural principles that link thoughts, feelings and behaviours, the techniques described help young people to understand why they get anxious and how they can 'starve' their anxiety gremlin in order to manage their anxiety. This engaging workbook uses fun activities and real life stories, and can be used by young people aged 10+ on their own or with a parent or practitioner. It is also an ideal anxiety management resource for those working with young people, including mental health practitioners, social workers, education sector staff and youth workers.

Exploring Feelings

Author: Tony Attwood
Publisher: Future Horizons
ISBN: 1932565213
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 132

Book Description
Many children, especially those with developmental delays, have trouble understanding or expressing their feelings. The result can be difficulty with anger management. This book provides a guide for caregivers. It includes a workbook portion that asks children to identify situations that trigger their anger and find appropriate ways to respond.

When My Worries Get Too Big!

Author:
Publisher: AAPC Publishing
ISBN: 9781931282925
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 50

Book Description
Presents ways for young children with anxiety to recognize when they are losing control and constructive ways to deal with it.

The Red Beast

Author: K. I. Al-Ghani
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN: 1843109433
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50

Book Description
Presents techniques and strategies that young children who suffer from Asperger's syndrome can use when they find themselves becoming angry.

The Beginning Psychotherapist's Companion

Author: Jan Willer Ph.D.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019933031X
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 490

Book Description
Filling in the gaps from students' lack of experience and confidence, The Beginning Psychotherapist's Companion, Second Edition is a supportive and empathetic guide, addressing real-world concerns and providing essential insights not taught in textbooks. With a reassuring and clear writing style, Willer offers practical suggestions and clinical examples to address the professional development and emotional concerns of the beginning psychotherapist. She guides readers through structuring the first session, making clinical observations, and establishing a therapeutic alliance. Through the use of culturally diverse clinical vignettes, Willer discusses the foundations of ethical practice, including informed consent, confidentiality, documentation, and setting boundaries. The reader is guided on how and when to refer clients for medication and other health care. Crisis management principles are detailed, including suicide and violence risk assessment, child abuse, elder abuse, intimate partner violence, and rape. Willer also provides professional advice on contemporary concerns such as social networking, online searches of clients, the psychotherapist's internet presence, and other important emerging challenges. Comprehensive, practical, and thoroughly updated, The Beginning Psychotherapist's Companion, Second Edition is the ideal resource for students and early career psychotherapists.

Just Take a Bite

Author: Lori Ernsperger
Publisher: Future Horizons
ISBN: 9781932565126
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 260

Book Description
"Just Take a Bite" takes parents and professionals step by step through he myths about eating to the complexity of eating itself, which leads to an understanding of physical, neurological and/or psychological reason why children may not be eating as they should.

ADHD Book

Author: Martin L. Kutscher
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780974013909
Category : Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Empathic, responsible, readable, and extremely useful information for families and teachers about ADHD. The book focuses on over-reactions, impulse control, easy frustration, time management, and organizational problems as key aspects of ADHD. Dr. Kutscher writes with a clear and compelling style in an easy to follow format.

Meet Thotso, Your Thought Maker

Author: Rachel Robb Avery
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Board books
Languages : en
Pages : 30

Book Description
Thotso the brain takes the child through simple learning steps to discover how they can become their own Thot Boss. Meet Thotso, Your Thought Maker is a top quality, engaging, 30 page board book all children (and adults!) will love. There are interactive devices on almost every page. The book introduces Thotso the Brain and Thotso's thinking patterns that build a child's resiliency and self-esteem through positive thinking skills. Thotso introduces 3 types of thots, Smiling Thots, the thoughts that make you feel good; BooBoo Thots, the thoughts that hurt and make you feel bad; and Bandage Thots, kind words you can say to yourself to help you feel better, and process BooBoo Thots into Smiling Thots!.

How to Tame My Anxiety Monster

Author: Melanie Hawkins
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781734165081
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
How To Tame My Anxiety Monster is about a child with a monster that no one else can see but him. He doesn't like when his monster comes around because it makes his stomach hurt, or makes it hard to concentrate or sleep. It makes him feel lots of other upsetting and uncomfortable things as well. He decided to talk to his parents about it and his mom told him that she had one too. He learned that his monster's name was Anxiety. Throughout the book the child talks about the ways that he can tame his anxiety monster. He can play sports, do yoga, art, or talk to a therapist to help calm him among other things. He then discovers the good ways that his anxiety monster can help him; during a test, a report, or riding a big scary-fun rollercoaster! He may not be able to make his monster go away, but he can learn to tame him! In the back of this book are some parent helps that can be great conversation starters for children that deal with anxiety.

Starving the Anxiety Gremlin for Children Aged 5-9

Author: Kate Collins-Donnelly
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN: 0857009028
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 194

Book Description
Help children to understand and manage their anxiety with this engaging and imaginative workbook. The Anxiety Gremlin is a mischievous creature who loves to gobble up your anxious feelings! The more anxiety you feed him, the bigger and bigger he gets and the more and more anxious you feel! How can you stop this? Starve your Anxiety Gremlin of anxious thoughts, feelings and behaviours, and watch him shrink! Based on cognitive behavioural principles, this workbook uses fun and imaginative activities to teach children how to manage their anxiety by changing how they think and act – getting rid of their Anxiety Gremlins for good! Bursting with stories, puzzles, quizzes, and colouring, drawing and writing games, this is a unique tool for parents or practitioners to use with children aged 5 to 9 years.