Overcoming Your Child's Shyness and Social Anxiety

Description

Many children are naturally shy but extreme shyness and social anxiety can become a major childhood problem, leading to avoidance of school, difficulty in making friends and even developing into social anxiety in adulthood. In Overcoming Your Child's Shyness and Social Anxiety, child psychologists Lucy Willetts and Cathy Creswell explain how parents can help a shy child learn to challenge their thoughts and behaviour patterns and learn to participate confidently in every aspect of their lives. Based on clinically proven CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy) principles, the book explains what causes shyness, how to identify social anxiety in your child (sometimes masked by anger or stubbornness) and how to gradually help your child face their anxieties and develop problem-solving strategies. This book is a must for parents, teachers and anyone working with children.

Dr Willetts is the author of Overcoming Your Child's Fears and Worries and Overcoming Your Child's Shyness and Social Anxiety, along with Cathy Creswell. Lucy is a clinical psychologist who has worked for the NHS in Reading since completing her clinical training 11 years ago. She currently spends part of her time in the Department of Paediatrics at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, working with children with physical health problems. The rest of her time is spent running the Anxiety Disorders Research Clinic at the University of Reading, which she set up in 2002. The joint NHS/University clinic offers assessment and treatment to children and adolescents with a range of anxiety problems. Lucy has recently completed a PhD investigating the role of family in the development of childhood anxiety.

Invaluable for parents, teachers and clinicians alike.