Soothe your child's anxiety and help them to develop emotional resilience for the future. The number of children suffering from anxiety is on the rise and most parents will readily admit that they feel ill prepared and lost for words when it comes to supporting their child's emotional wellbeing. Author Alicia Eaton is a Harley Street practitioner with over 15 years' experience of helping children to feel more confident and overcome feelings of anxiety. As she explains, nearly all children will sustain bumps and bruises on the outside of their body so it's only natural that they'll also pick up a few on the inside, in the form of anxiety and worries. Learning how to tackle these quickly, stops them from turning into much bigger problems later.
Whether your child has a fear of dogs, spiders, dentists or injections, struggles with school, performing on stage or sleeping at night, this book will teach you the simple solutions every parent needs to know. When your child feels happy, you'll feel happier too.
Table of Contents:
Introduction 1
SECTION 1 – MAKING SENSE OF IT ALL 7
Chapter 1: Anxiety: what’s it all about? 9
Chapter 2: How your child’s mind works 17
SECTION 2 – STEPS TO SUCCESS 25
Chapter 3: Detox your environment 27
Chapter 4: Let’s talk 35
Chapter 5: Tools to help 53
SECTION 3 – FIRST AID TECHNIQUES AND STRATEGIES 59
Chapter 6: Let’s relax 61
Chapter 7: Psycho-sensory therapies 75
Chapter 8: Visualisation techniques 85
SECTION 4 – PUTTING IT INTO PRACTICE 113
Chapter 9: General worries 115
Chapter 10: Stage fright, auditions, interviews 125
Chapter 11: Phobia: fear of dogs 131
Chapter 12: Fear of spiders and snakes 137
Chapter 13: Medical anxiety: doctors, injections and germs 143
Chapter 14: School refusal 149
Chapter 15: Bullying 157
Chapter 16: Exam stress 165
Chapter 17: Travel anxiety: fear of fl ying 171
Chapter 18: Sleep problems 177
A final note 183
Notes 185
Useful contact details 187
Also by Alicia Eaton 189
About the author 191
About the Author :
Originally a Montessori Teacher, Alicia ran her own School for five years and followed this up with further training and studies at the Anna Freud Centre in London. In 2003 she went on to train as an Integrative Psychotherapist and followed this up with numerous trainings in NLP; Thought Field Therapy (TFT or Tapping); Havening Techniques; Mindfulness at the Oxford Mindfulness Centre and Childhood Obesity at the National Centre for Eating Disorders.
She’s now a qualified Trainer running workshops on a variety of topics, including parenting.
Alicia has run a successful practice in London’s Harley Street for 14 years now and her unique blend of psychology and practical parenting advice means she’s the number one choice for parents when it comes to changing children’s unwanted habits and behaviours.
From fussy-eating, obesity, anxiety, fears and phobias to thumb-sucking, nail-biting, bedwetting and sleep problems, Alicia helps parents steer their children on the right path. Alicia’s work is regularly featured in the media including BBC radio, Daily Mail, The Sun, Mother & Baby, Fox News, 9Jumpin’.
She’s the author of three books which have proved popular for their ‘easy-to-read’ style and the fast results that can be achieved:
Stop Bedwetting in 7 Days (MX publishing 2009; Matador, 2012 2nd edition)
This book is NHS recommended.
To be translated into Polish - 2018
Fix Your Life with NLP (Simon & Schuster, 2012)
Translated into Russian (Eksmo 2012)
Translated into Malayalam (DC Books 2013; reprinted 2018)
Words that Work: How to Get Kids to Do Almost Anything (Matador, 2015)
Review :
This is an extremely informative gem of a book. If you have or know of anyone with sensitive/anxious children this would definitely be recommended. It's very easy to read with expert advice and exercises which appear to be an excellent support for the child. It also, gives advice and guidance for parents as to how to deal with certain sensitive or anxious situations.
It really does make you aware of how children adapt and learn from their environment and how this may influence them.
Would highly recommend this to all who are in need of this support.
