Claire A. B. Freeland & Jacqueline B. Toner 
What to Do When You Feel Too Shy [EPUB ebook] 
A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming Social Anxiety

What to Do When You Feel Too Shy guides children and their parents through the emotions underlying social anxiety and uses strategies and techniques based on cognitive-behavioral principles to address the issue. This interactive self-help book is the complete resource for educating, motivating, and empowering children to overcome social anxiety—so they can join in the circus of fun and friends!

Table of Content

Introduction to Parents and Caregivers

Chapter 1. Clowning Around

Chapter 2. Lion Taming

Chapter 3. In the Spotlight

Chapter 4. Up, Up, and Away

Chapter 5. House of Mirrors

Chapter 6. The Ringmaster

Chapter 7. Expect the Unexpected.

Chapter 8. Sit Back, Relax, and Enjoy the Show.

Chapter 9. You Can Do It!.

About the author

Claire A. B. Freeland, Ph D, is a clinical psychologist in private practice, working for more than thirty-five years with youth and their families. Interested in bringing the general principles of cognitive–behavioral therapy to families everywhere, she is the co-author of
What to Do When It’s Not Fair,
What to Do When Mistakes Make You Quake, and
What to Do When You Feel Too Shy. She lives with her husband in Baltimore.


Jacqueline B. Toner, Ph D, is the co-author of several self-help books. She has been in private practice working with children, teens, and families for over thirty years. Dr. Toner earned her Ph D from the University of Virginia and completed two post-doctoral programs (in pediatric psychology and adolescent medicine) at the University of Maryland Medical School. Dr. Toner also serves as lead facilitator and consultant on a project on medical ethics led by Johns Hopkins Hospital and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. She is the mother of three grown children and lives with her husband in Baltimore. Janet Mc Donnell’s illustrations combine traditional media and digital techniques. In addition to illustrating books, magazines, and puzzles, Janet has both taught and written for children from preschool to high school ages. She is the illustrator of numerous books for children including
Bye Bye Pesky Fly,
What to Do When You Don’t Want to Be Apart, and
Blossom Plays Possum​.