Helping Your Socially Vulnerable Child: What to Do When Your Child Is Shy, Socially Anxious, Withdrawn, or Bullied - Softcover

Eisen PhD, Andrew R.; Engler PhD, Linda B.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1572244585 ISBN 13: 9781572244580

Publisher: New Harbinger Publications, 2007

Synopsis

Tools You Can Use to Help Your Child

In social situations, certain children are more likely than others to be subject to emotional and physical harm by more aggressive children. Shyness, social anxiety, or a tendency to be withdrawn may underlie this social vulnerability, as may awkwardness in social situations or an inclination to be impulsive or explosive. If your child struggles with any of these problems, there is much you can do to help him or her develop more effective social skills and learn to fit in better with peers.

In this book, the husband and wife team of Eisen and Engler provide you with a clinically proven set of coping tools and social-skill strategies you can tailor to your child's unique social and emotional needs. Use them to promote confidence, independence, and social ease in your child, whether in the classroom, on the playground, or at play in his or her peer group. As you help your child mange his or her emotions, you'll lay the groundwork for a more harmonious family life, better school adjustment, and ultimately, social success.

About this title

From the Publisher

From renowned child anxiety experts Andew Eisen and Linda Engler comes this first-ever parenting book to offer solution-focused help to the parents of children whom the authors classify as socially vulnerable: children who are subject to anxiety, shyness and depression, and bullying by other, more aggressive children.

About the Author

Andrew R. Eisen, PhD, is associate professor in the School of Psychology and director of the Child Anxiety Disorders Clinic at Fairleigh Dickinson University. His research and clinical interests include child anxiety and related problems, learning disorders, and sensory integration issues. Eisen has published numerous journal articles and book chapters as well as seven books including Helping Your Child Overcome Separation Anxiety or School Refusal, Separation Anxiety in Children and Adolescents, and Clinical Handbook of Childhood Behavior Problems. He maintains a private practice focusing on children and families at the Center for Neurofeedback and Integrative Health (www.childanxieties.com) in Bergen County, NJ.

Edition details

• Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1572244585
• ISBN 13: 9781572244580
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 216