From timid to tiger : a treatment manual for parenting the anxious child / Sam Cartwright-Hatton ; with Ben Laskey, Stewart Rust, Deborah McNally.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Theoretical background to the programme -- How to use this book -- Session one. Introduction to the programme and some basic concepts -- Session two. Securing the parent-child bond through play -- Session three. Understanding children's anxiety -- Session four. Using praise to build children's confidence -- Session five. Using rewards to get children motivated -- Session six. Setting limits on anxious children's behaviour -- Session seven. Using withdrawal of attention to manage children's behaviour -- Session eight. Managing children's worry -- Session nine. Managing really difficult behaviour : time out & consequences -- Session ten. Wrapping up : review, managing school, celebration.

This book is an essential manual for mental health professionals who work with young anxious children and their parents. Organised into a 10-session parenting-based course, the book provides parents with simple cognitive behavioural techniques for helping their children to manage their worries and fears.: The first manual designed specifically to help therapists take parents through a step-by-step approach to managing young anxious children; The manual's empirical focus is highly effective in treating anxiety disorders in children under the age of 10; The provision of scripts throughout the bo.

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