but repetitive. First of these child anxiety books to really resonate, My interest is in anorexia, and although this book is not aimed and eating disorders, I believe it's an excellent tool for parents seeking to help their child.
I was delighted to find it, as beforehand the only book I wanted to recommend on the subject of mindfulness and acceptance was in French "La guérison intérieure par lacceptation et le lâcherprise" by Canadian writer Colette Portelance.
This one is even more relevant because it deals with both the childs and the parents journey through fear,
If your child has anorexia, you might not consider her to have an anxiety problem, but this book is still highly relevant, Fear is your kids main problem at mealtimes, and you, the parent, probably also want tools to help you with your own stress, If so, you can always skip to later chapters, and read how parents can help their kids to eat, and how to expose them to fearful situations to desensitise them.
McCurry takes the sting away from thoughts and feelings, describes how empathy and mirroring work to defuse anxiety, and most of all, shows how anxiety isnt a reason not to act.
McCurry explains it all beautifully, and his work is particularly relevant if your child struggled with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder OCD or particular phobias even before the
onset of anorexia.
Not what I was looking for, This book takes time to digest, and the most important parts to read over and over, This book helped my anxious child and myself more than anything else has, It is a unique and inspired approach for my child and me, I highly recommend this book, especially if you've tried everything else and nothing seems to help, Excellent book! I borrowed my copy from the library, but will be purchasing my own copy, It is a nice combination of more theoretical information and practical tips and tricks, In that sense, it's a book you can read more than once and go back to when you need to, Although it focuses on helping anxious children, I can see how the approach outlined in the book could be applied to other undesirable behaviour patterns in children ie whining.
A must read for parents with anxious kids, but a recommended read for any parent really! High level book that you really have to work at to get anything useful.
Conceptual. Intellectual Not very practical. This is actually quite a good book both theoretical and practical despite the newagey title,
McCurry provides insight with depth, clarity and context, But it is his handson solutions and exercises, which come at the end of the book, which are the most helpful,
As a parent of a neurotypical child and a child with high functioning autism, I found this book to be helpful for both, It provides solutions beyond issues of anxiety and is a useful guide for parenting generally,
Highly recommend. sitelink com/acceptancean This book has practical and concrete advice for parents of anxious children, I felt there was a little too much exposition at the beginning of the book, but I'm not sure if that's because I'm a therapist and I already knew most of what he was talking about or if it was just plain dry.
I would highly recommend most of the book though!! This is definitely a new approach, using the wisdom of mindfulness and acceptance, We live in a chaotic and often unpredictable world, so it's only natural for you and your child to have anxieties, But seeing your child cry, cling to you, or even use aggression to avoid his or her own fears and worries may cause you to worry even more, trapping both of you in a cycle of anxiety and fear.
You can interrupt this cycle with the proveneffective mindfulness and acceptance skills taught in this book, Drawn from acceptance and commitment therapy, Parenting Your Anxious Child with Mindfulness and Acceptance offers a new way to think about your child's anxiety, as well as a set of techniques used by child psychologists to help children as young as four let go of anxious feelings and focus instead on relationships with friends, learning new things in school, and having fun.
You'll learn these techniques, use them when you feel anxious, and teach them to your child, With practice, you both will let go of anxious feelings and your child will find the confidence to enjoy being a kid, .