Whether it's the monster in the closet or the fear that arises from new social situations, school, or sports, anxiety can be especially challenging and maddening for children. And since anxiety has a mind of its own, logic and reassurance often fail, leaving parents increasingly frustrated about how to help. Now Lawrence J. Cohen, PhD, the author of Playful Parenting, provides a special set of tools to handle childhood anxiety. Offering simple, effective strategies that build connection through fun, play, and empathy, Dr. Cohen helps parents: start from a place of warmth, compassion, and understandingteach children the basics of the body's "security system": alert, alarm, assessment, and all clearpromote tolerance of uncertainty and discomfort by finding the balance between outright avoidance and "white-knuckling" through a fearfind lighthearted ways to release tension in the moment, labeling stressful emotions on a child-friendly scaletackle their own anxieties so they can stay calm when a child is distressedbring children out of their anxious thoughts and into their bodies by using relaxation, breathing, writing, drawing, and playful roughhousing With this insightful resource of easy-to-implement solutions and strategies, you and your child can experience the opposite of worry, anxiety, and fear, and embrace connection, trust, and joy.

The Opposite of Worry: The Playful Parenting Approach to Childhood Anxieties and Fears

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Cohen Ph.D., Lawrence J.

Psychology & Counseling

Tantor Audio

Whether it's the monster in the closet or the fear that arises from new social situations, school, or sports, anxiety can be especially challenging and maddening for children. And since anxiety has a mind of its own, logic and reassurance often fail, leaving parents increasingly frustrated about how to help. Now Lawrence J. Cohen, PhD, the author of Playful Parenting, provides a special set of tools to handle childhood anxiety. Offering simple, effective strategies that build connection through fun, play, and empathy, Dr. Cohen helps parents:     start from a place of warmth, compassion, and understanding  teach children the basics of the body's "security system": alert, alarm, assessment, and all clear  promote tolerance of uncertainty and discomfort by finding the balance between outright avoidance and "white-knuckling" through a fear  find lighthearted ways to release tension in the moment, labeling stressful emotions on a child-friendly scale  tackle their own anxieties so they can stay calm when a child is distressed  bring children out of their anxious thoughts and into their bodies by using relaxation, breathing, writing, drawing, and playful roughhousing     With this insightful resource of easy-to-implement solutions and strategies, you and your child can experience the opposite of worry, anxiety, and fear, and embrace connection, trust, and joy.

Parenting & Relationships

Parenting

<p>“An inspired defense of roughhousing! I guarantee that if you read just a few pages of this book, you'll be down on the floor wrestling and laughing with your children.”—Michael Thompson, co-author of the national best seller Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys\nLearn how rough-and-tumble play can nurture relationships, lead to closer connections, encourage resilience, and boost confidence in kids—with 45 illustrated activities to get you started.\nEvery kid needs horseplay! Roughhousing is an essential part of childhood development—but it is increasingly overshadowed by screens and structured activities. In Unplug and Play, a doctor and a child psychologist, both dads, introduce parents to the benefits of physical play for young children.\nDrawing from gymnastics, martial arts, ballet, team sports, and even animal behavior, the authors present fun full-contact activities for parents and children to enjoy together, including:<br />
Human Cannonball Magic Carpet Ride Steamroller Jousting Raucous Pillow Fight And more!<br />
With activities for everyone from toddlers to kids ages 12 and up, you’ll build a foundation for a lifetime of enriching physical play.\nPreviously published as The Art of Roughhousing, this updated edition incorporates new child development research and addresses the changing role of screen time.</p>

Unplug and Play: The Ultimate Illustrated Guide to Roughhousing with Your Kids

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

DeBenedet M.D., Anthony T.

Crafts & Hobbies

Quirk Books

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