Deborah McNally & Sam Cartwright-Hatton 
From Timid To Tiger [PDF ebook] 
A Treatment Manual for Parenting the Anxious Child

This book is an essential manual for mental health professionals who work with young anxious children and their parents. Organised into a 10-session parenting-based course, the book provides parents with simple cognitive behavioural techniques for helping their children to manage their worries and fears.

* The first manual designed specifically to help therapists take parents through a step-by-step approach to managing young anxious children

* The manual’s empirical focus is highly effective in treating anxiety disorders in children under the age of 10

* The provision of scripts throughout the book offer realistic illustrations of the techniques described

* Stories and analogies included to explain the more complex concepts

* Includes handouts which can be photocopied and useful additional materials

Table des matières

List of Contributors ix

Preface xy

Who Is This Book For? xiii

Acknowledgements xv

1 Theoretical Background to the Programme 1

2 How to Use This Book 17

3 Session One: Introduction to the Programme and Some Basic Concepts 27

4 Session Two: Securing the Parent–Child Bond through Play 45

5 Session Three: Understanding Children’s Anxiety 57

6 Session Four: Using Praise to Build Children’s Confidence 73

7 Session Five: Using Rewards to Get Children Motivated 85

8 Session Six: Setting Limits on Anxious Children’s Behaviour 99

9 Session Seven: Using Withdrawal of Attention to Manage Children’s Behaviour 109

10 Session Eight: Managing Children’s Worry 121

11 Session Nine: Managing Really Difficult Behaviour: Time Out and Consequences 133

12 Session Ten: Wrapping Up: Review, Managing School, Celebration 147

Additional Resources 165

Index 167

A propos de l’auteur

Sam Cartwright-Hatton is a clinical psychologist and senior lecturer in clinical psychology at the University of Manchester. She previously held an MRC Clinician Scientist Fellowship, during which she developed and trialled a new parenting intervention for young anxious children. She was awarded the British Psychological Society May Davidson Award in 2009 for her research into anxiety disorders of childhood.

With:
Ben Laskey is a clinical psychologist who co-ordinates and delivers parenting programmes for the under 8s. He conducts research through the University of Manchester where he is an honorary tutor in Clinical Psychology.

Stewart Rust is a consultant clinical psychologist in Neuropsychology at the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital. He previously delivered parenting groups to families struggling with their children’s behavioural difficulties.

Deb Mc Nally is a Clinical Psychologist. She has a particular interest in parenting and cognitive behavioural interventions.