Parenting the Anxious Child
Useful information & available resources
Did you know?
Anxiety disorders are the most common psychiatric disorder in children and adults. It is estimated that roughly 13% of children and youth suffer from anxiety disorders with more girls than boys receiving this diagnosis.
Understanding what your child is going through and being equipped to help him or her is an important part of helping children work through their anxiety. Rather than ask yourself whether or not a worry is “normal,” it may be more helpful to consider whether your child is suffering excessively from his worries.
(CHEO - Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario)
Understanding what your child is going through and being equipped to help him or her is an important part of helping children work through their anxiety. Rather than ask yourself whether or not a worry is “normal,” it may be more helpful to consider whether your child is suffering excessively from his worries.
(CHEO - Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario)
CHEO - Helping Children Cope with Fear & Anxiety
The CHEO foundation offers useful information about anxiety and children. It provides parents with common signs they should look for, as well as practical strategies to help their children cope with their anxiety in a positive manner.
www.cheo.on.ca
www.cheo.on.ca
Children's Mental Health Ontario
CMHO provides parents with current information to help them to navigate Ontario's child and youth affected by mental health challenges. Most importantly, this website allows parents to locate mental health centres in their community.
www.kidsmentalhealth.ca
www.kidsmentalhealth.ca
WorryWiseKids.org
WorryWiseKids provides parents with the do's and don'ts of parenting an anxious child. As we know anxiety can be a sensitive topic for children, WorryWiseKids also provides practical strategies parents can use when talking to their children about anxiety.
www.worrywisekids.org
www.worrywisekids.org
More Useful Resources
Freeing your Child from Anxiety. By Tamar Chansky. Broadway Books, 2004.
Keys to Parenting your Anxious Child. By Katharina Manassis. Barron’s, 2008.
Taming Worry Dragons. By E. Jane Garland and Sandra L. Clark (2002). Ideal for children 4-17 years.
Worry Taming for Teens. By E. Jane Garland and Sandra L. Clark (2002). Ideal for children 12-17 years.
Hole in One: A tale from the Iris the Dragon series. By Gayle Grass. 2008. A children’s book dealing with anxiety disorder.
Keys to Parenting your Anxious Child. By Katharina Manassis. Barron’s, 2008.
Taming Worry Dragons. By E. Jane Garland and Sandra L. Clark (2002). Ideal for children 4-17 years.
Worry Taming for Teens. By E. Jane Garland and Sandra L. Clark (2002). Ideal for children 12-17 years.
Hole in One: A tale from the Iris the Dragon series. By Gayle Grass. 2008. A children’s book dealing with anxiety disorder.
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