Anxiety Coach

Michael Hawton, MAPS, is a registered psychologist and a former school teacher who has worked in the area of child and family psychology for over 30 years. He has published two previous books on child behaviour management and for the past 17 years, he has specialized in training family educators, school leaders, teachers and parents. Michael's practical, no-nonsense approach equips children and young people with the skills to manage their emotional over-reactions.

• ContentsPreface .................................................................................................................. 01Part 1: The anxiety scene 1:Foundational ideas .......................................................................................202:Definitions of resilience and your role in promoting it ..................... 293: Some theory needs to drive what you do ............................................ 394: Anxiety basics ................................................................................................505: What risk can we allow?............................................................................. 66Part 2: Modifying anxiety over time6: Patterns in families and how to change them ......................................787: A quick overview and the elements of good design ........................ 99Part 3: The Anxiety Coach tactics8: Mind maintenance ......................................................................................1089: Skill them to tame their fears ................................................................... 12710: Listen to them more ..................................................................................14211: Helping your child think more accurately ...........................................16212.Implementation ...........................................................................................184Conclusion ..................................................................................................204Acknowledgments ...........................................................................................215Bibliography ....................................................................................................... 217Endnotes ........................................................................................................... 220Index ....................................................................................................................228

“A terrific way to train parents to coach their children to manage their own anxiety problems. An excellent method for encouraging resilience and independence.”- Thomas W. Phelan Ph.D., Author of 1-2-3 Magic