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Breaking free of child anxiety and OCD, a scientifically proven program for parents, Eli R. Lebowitz

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Breaking free of child anxiety and OCD

1145575336

Eli R. Lebowitz

a scientifically proven program for parents

Lebowitz lays out steps to help parents of a child with anxiety or obsessive-compulsive problems significantly reduce their child's anxiety, and improve their quality of life. The steps laid are a systematic treatment approach that has been tested in clinical trials and found to be very effective. The treatment program, SPACE ( Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions), focuses entirely on parents and provides them with the tools to help their children. -- adapted from publisher info"This is a question I get asked very frequently by parents of children and adolescents coping with elevated anxiety. This book answers that question by saying, "YOU can help your child!" If you are the parent of a child with anxiety or obsessive-compulsive problems, it is my hope that by following the steps described in these pages, you will be able to significantly reduce your child's anxiety and improve their quality of life. The steps laid out in this book are a systematic treatment approach that has been tested in clinical trials and found to be very effective. The name of the treatment program is SPACE, which stands for Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions. What many parents find most exciting about SPACE, and what makes it most different from other child anxiety treatments, is that it focuses entirely on parents and provides them with the tools to help their children. In fact, here's a promise: At no point in this book will parents be required to pressure their children into doing things they don't want to do. In working through this book, you'll only be trying to change the behavior of the one person you can control the most, yourself"--, Provided by publisher

Foreword -- Understanding child anxiety -- Child anxiety: types and treatments -- Is your child's anxiety taking over your family? -- Common pitfalls in parenting an anxious child -- Family accommodation -- Mapping accommodation -- How can you be supportive? -- Which accommodation should you reduce first? -- Planning how to reduce accommodation -- How do you let your child know about the plan? -- Working on your plan -- Troubleshooting: dealing with difficult child responses -- Troubleshooting; Dealing with difficulties in working with your partner -- Wrapping up and What's next?