身为一名家长，看到自己的孩子因为焦虑或担心而阻碍了他的日常生活，我们实在很心疼。 很可惜，儿童的焦虑感越来越常见，可以影响到他们的睡眠、心情以及身心健康。这本书适合家里有4-11岁被焦虑以及担心日夜困扰的孩子的家长。作者Dr. Lauren Callaghan是一名临床心理学家，她在书中提供许多重要且珍贵的资讯，解释儿童焦虑背后的科学，以及我们作为家长或者身边的大人该如何帮助他们。

在这本书中，你能学会如何帮助孩子克服焦虑的恶性循环想法，并学会管理他们的思想和感受。作者提供不少被证明有效的而策略来帮助孩子辨识及消化焦虑的思想，包括提供脚本来帮助你跟孩子进行对话，以及能帮助孩子练习的一些习题。孩子能透过探索自己所担心的事项来给他们情绪上的工具来更好控制及管理他们的焦虑。

关于作者：

Lauren Callaghan (CPsychol, PGDipClinPsych, PgCert, MA (hons), LLB (hons), BA) is an industry-leading psychologist. She was a psychologist at the specialist national treatment centers for severe obsessional problems in the UK, and is an expert in diagnosing and successfully treating OCD and anxiety related illnesses. TV appearances include Bedlam, the BAFTA award winning documentary where she was the treating clinician. She is a guest lecturer and honorary researcher at the Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College, UCL. Adam Shaw is a worldwide mental health advocate, philanthropist, author, owner of Trigger, and co-founder of a successful global charity. Now in recovery from mental health issues himself, Adam is committed to helping others suffering from debilitating mental health issues through the charity he co-founded, Shaw Mind.