The Empathic Parent’s Guide to Raising an Anxious Child: How to Help Your Kids Overcome Shyness, Worry, Separation and Social Anxiety

by Freeda Meighan

Learn the best way to talk to your kids and how to empower them to believe in themselves.

Is your child afraid of going out of the house? Is he having first school day jitters far too long? Does he cry whenever you drop him off at school? Does he clam up during recitations? Is he afraid of situations where there are a lot of other people?

Your child may be experiencing separation and social anxiety symptoms. These children may also experience a lot of stress when they are thinking of engaging in situations where they have to interact with other people. And this can be quite a problem when they start going to school or develop friendships. If your child is also a highly sensitive child, the anxiety may even be more magnified.

This audiobook will help you understand your child's condition. I have my own experience of handling an anxious child. I have also experienced the difficulty of training my children in terms of developing social skills. This audiobook will help other parents with socially anxious children cope with this condition.

In this audiobook, you will

How social anxiety develops in children Various anxiety symptoms your children may be suffering from Potential threats to development that may affect your children in their adulthood Perspectives and strategies on raising a socially anxious child Powerful words to say to your children that will surely boost their confidence Get this audiobook and you will feel more empowered in your parenting. Let me help you because I've been there and I don't want other parents to suffer alone. Raise your children with an understanding of their situation. Let this audiobook guide you as you raise your children to become resilient and confident just as they are.

Genres: Parenting

Audible Audio

Published October 1, 2020

Reviews

[Chelsea Berry · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think this book may be better for people not quite as far along their journey with their anxious child as I am - I have also had a lot of counseling and been on courses for my own anxiety, so there wasn't much information in this book that was new to me.

I know this was published independently but it could have done with a bit more editing. The content was readable and easy to understand was readable, but some of the sentence structures were a bit off - like the book had been translated into English - which it might have been. Also, I'm not sure when this was written, but at one point it said "You and your husband should always have some time together." - I mean, I personally am the mother of the child, but I'm not married - and I am sure many fathers are also concerned enough to read a book - it seems like more inclusive language could have been used.

The author refferd to the difficulty of living with an anxious child in a "but they are still amazing, so grin and bear it," kind of way. Maybe the wording around living with and helping the child could be a little more positive. I felt it a tad condescending being told that my kid is wonderful all the time. I mean, I don't want to help him to make my life easier, I want to help him to make his life easier.

All in all, some pretty sound advice, but maybe some polishing an the editing side would be beneficial.

[Mafe · Rating 5 out of 5]

great book

Great book!! With lots of love and ideas! Easy to read .. short and simple … easy to follow suggestions Thank you !

[Mel Lefebvre · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was weak, unfortunately. It has some good points, but a lot of the content was alarmist and unhelpful.

[Nicki | justamomandherbooks · Rating 2 out of 5]

Had some good things that made my brain think. But it was all just the ins and outs of the research. No application or techniques. So basically, it was the WebMD of books.