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What to Do When You Don't Want to Be Apart

A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Separation Anxiety

Silvia Schneider author Kristen Lavallee author Janet McDonnell illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:American Psychological Association

Published:30th Oct '17

Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back

What to Do When You Don't Want to Be Apart cover

Hot air balloon pilots have wonderful adventures, where they get to see things they have never seen before and learn all about the world outside. Flying a hot air balloon sounds like a lot of fun to some kids. But for other kids, the idea of flying off on their own, away from their parents or homes, doesn't sound like fun at all. If you feel scared when you do something alone or away from your parents, this book is for you!

The latest addition to the popluar What-to-Do Guides for Kids series addresses separation anxiety, a common developmental phase. This workbook introduces kids and parents to cognitive-behavioural therapy-based strategies that can help them understand and cope with any type of separation anxiety. Like the other books in this series, it includes activities designed to change kids' perspectives on being separated and includes an introduction for parents and caregivers about how to most successfully use the book. Ages 6-10.

This is a practical 'what-to-do' book that will benefit many parents and their children. It is a book that will be welcome not only by parents but by clinicians who are looking for such materials to provide families." —Thomas H. Ollendick, PhD, Director Child Study Center, Virginia Tech

"What to Do When You Don’t Want to Be Apart offers a non judgmental approach to getting a handle on kids’ separation anxiety with the ultimate goal of leading a richer life." —Midwest Book Review

ISBN: 9781433827136

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 345g

88 pages