WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU’RE SCARED AND WORRIED

By James J. Crist. Written by a psychologist versed in working with anxious children, this reassuring book first explains where fears come from and how our minds and bodies cooperate to make them worse or better. Crist describes many common fears and prescribes relief-giving "fear chasers and worry erasers" The book’s second part focuses on harder-to-handle problems like phobias, separation anxiety, panic attacks, and obsessive-compulsive disorders. Readers also learn what it’s like to get counseling. Includes a note to grown-ups, resources, and contact organizations. Grades 4–8. Index. Illustrated. Free Spirit. 123 pages. ©2004.

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