From Timid To Tiger

Reviews / Votes

"This book should be found in the library of everycommunity and school based clinician working in childrenservices." (Behavioural & CognitivePsychotherapy, 2012) "As a mental health practitioner I found reading this bookextremely helpful in understanding how to apply a framework ofcognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and Webster-Stratton styleparenting training into a group programme." (YoungMinds, 1 June 2012) "Organised as a 10-session parenting-based course, thisstep-by-step approach to conquering anxieties is easy to read andpotentially life-changing." (Family Interest Magazine, 1 August2011) 'Parents and therapists will be delighted that there finallyexists a scientifically tested and clearly described program tohelp change the lives of young, anxious children. This bookprovides a clear and practical guide for mental healthprofessionals based on the authors' years of scientificresearch and applied clinical experience. It will give therapiststhe confidence and knowledge to address an important area ofemotional health that has been ignored for far toolong.' --Dr Ronald M. Rapee, Macquarie University, Australia 'Anxiety is the leading problem for children in this eraof increased stress, vulnerability, and uncertainty. And parentsplay a critical role in our attempts to both understand and treatthese vexing and troubling problems. Based on the well establishedprinciples of cognitive behavior therapy and parent managementtraining, this is a highly readable, clinically sensitive, anduncannily helpful volume. These master clinicians speak from thetrenches and the heart and they speak loudly and clearly. This is avolume that will not only be helpful to parents - and, Imight add, grandparents - but also to clinicians and studentsin training. It is a volume whose time has come.' --Professor Thomas H. Ollendick, Virginia Tech, USA