Take David And The Worry Beast: Helping Children Cope With Anxiety Illustrated By Anne Marie Guanci Listed As Physical Book

for children to see that anxiety is natural and give some tools how to cope, THank you. I was kind of excited to see a children's book on anxiety, but I can't really imagine that this is helping anybody,
This book was basically 'deep breaths, talk to your parents, listen to calming sounds' and while this isn't entirely wrong, it is also not entirely helpful.

I completely ignores the fact that your body will hold the stress you experienced even after the stressor is gone, It focusses very much on a 'done us better than perfect'approach, which isn't given nearly enough context, if you ask me, Who really believes themselves when they tell themselves 'It'll be fine' It teaches very little about how to recognize that feeling in the first place it's discussed that anxiety may result in various physical pains in children, which is true, but if you're put through an anxietyinducing event often enough like school in general it often subsides into a general uneasiness and your body holding tension and such.

Plus: I really don't like the art style,
I do think it's a nice approach to assign a visible creature to an invisible problem and as thus showing the impact one's actions can have, but that is the only positive thing I can say about this book.
This book says that if a child does his best, then that is enough, What if it isn't enough, If a child's best is to geton a math test, he still fails, That's not good enough. Why did the parents tell him just to try his best Why didn't they help him study Instead of not worrying and saying "just try and have fun," a child should be taught to solve the problem.
Worried about a math test study worried about a basketball game practice, I really didn't like much about this book at all, The art is so unattractive that it is distracting, and it oversimplifies an issue that many kids deal with anxiety, Davis is so stressed out by not doing well in a basketball game and not understanding his math, Both understandable, and many kids will relate, It is giving him stomachaches, Again, relatable. And then a huge furry creature is created by his worries and the police have to come WHUT, And his parents school counselor, nurse, and parents tell him he needs to talk about his worries, Good. And he should do his best and not worry, NO. THAT IS NOT HOW ANXIETY WORKS, Don't you think that if someone with anxiety could just stop worrying, they would

They offer him no help with math, no offers to practice basketball, and very basic coping techniques that aren't explained well.
I am giving this two because it does mention a couple of coping techniques in passing picture a stop sign when you have a thought you don't want, breathe slowly, listen to a relaxing CD.
But sometimes you have to take concrete actions in the areas of your life that are stressing you out, Get him math tutoring. Practice some basketball with him in the driveway, Breathing slowly is not going to help you pass a math test if the problem is not understanding the material, I wish I had this book when I was younger! I always had terrible stomach aches and went home from school almost once a week.
The only reason I passed was because I was gifted and did my homework in advance, but one time I did finally get help from a therapist in middle school.
I'm in therapy now in mys and I find books like this that talks about anxiety, although for kids, still help,

I loved the notes at the end for parents, I think if more parents were open to talk about things like this so many kids wouldn't feel scared to ask for help, or feel ashamed.


The stigma with mental health is terrible and I'm all for books like this to help break those stigmas down, Nothing wrong with needing help for anxiety like in this book, or any mental health issue,

Great book! And the pictures were super cute! Totally needs to be in every classroom for kids! Anxiety and worry, Parent tips at the end of the book I was one worried kid, Like David, I was often consumed by worry, I don't recall any kids' books about anxiety being available at the time, Learning to deal with anxiety is an important step in a child's healthy emotional growth, Conquering fears, and not avoiding them, is the lesson imparted in this story, David could not stop thinking about the basket he had missed at the end of the big game, He was worried that he might do it again, He was worried that his team mates would be angry with him, He was worried that his parents would not be proud of him, He was also worried about an upcoming math test, In fact, David was worried a lot, "Should I quit the team" he asked himself, "Should I be sick tomorrow and miss the math test" Luckily, David finally confided in his parents and school nurse, both of whom gave him support and techniques for controlling the "worry beast" within him.
Delightfully illustrated, it focuses on a very real and essential topic, .