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gingernutpup's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Very readable and informative for both parents and young adolescents. Highly recommend.
l3nduhhh's review against another edition
5.0
A counselor recommended this book for kids 9-12 who struggle with anxiety. It had so many practical tools for the toolbox of daily life and anxieties.
authorlauradetering's review against another edition
4.0
Gives great real world examples of worry kids and teens face (hey and even adults) and practical ways to help stop all the false alarms and ways to retrain your brain.
hainyh's review against another edition
5.0
This is SUCH a great book, I can't praise it enough. Aimed at 9-13 year olds with the intention of explaining how worry works and the difference between a normal level of anxiety and actual anxiety, this breaks things down in such a simple and clear way that you can't fail to understand. I think there are plenty of adults that would benefit from reading this book too, especially if you are working with children or have children of your own. It explains the 'fight or flight' reaction in such simple terms, that I know I would recommend it to my peers as despite being aimed at children, it really couldn't be clearer. There is a helpful guide for parents and carers as to how best to use this book, and importantly advising to seek help from professionals if necessary. There are a few images scattered throughout the book which break up the text. The techniques used are loosely based on CBT and this in itself provides some invaluable pointers which hopefully youngsters will remember and take through with them during their adolescence when there is an abundance of worry.
(Thanks NetGalley for this copy).
(Thanks NetGalley for this copy).
syoung's review against another edition
2.0
I was given this book to read as I am a secondary school librarian. I am an anxious person so hoped to learn something myself. Whilst I appreciate the doctors advice and strategies I feel their were a few issues with it. Firstly, if this is to be published and distributed in England the word "therapist" needs to be dealt with. Few English children have access to therapists, many would speak to their peers or to adults. I am also concerned about the age the book is aimed at. At the beginning of the book I feel it is written to a younger person - primary school age but as the book moves on it is written to a wider age range, I worry that a 12-13 year old would stop reading it earlier as they may think it's for little kids. It also uses the word child a lot. When students start secondary school they are no longer a child. I'm going to carry on looking for a different book about young peoples stress and worries to put on my library shelves.
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