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Angels
Turn Their Backs
by Margaret Buffie
ISBN: 1550744151
Publisher: Kids Can Press, Limited
Fifteen-year-old Addy Jarrick is smart, funny, and loves
to laugh. She does well in school and adores reading,
old movies and needlework. But, suddenly, her parents
split up, and Addy and her mom move away from Toronto,
leaving behind Addy's school, her father, and the one
real friend Addy thought she had. Now Addy is falling
apart. She can't hear people when they're right in front
of her, yet she hears voices that no one else can. The
only place she feels safe is in her apartment. Addy is
terrified. She must have gone crazy . . . and can't see
any way back to the normal world. Come spend a little
time in Addy's head. Your world will change forever.
Freeing
Your Child from Anxiety: Powerful, Practical Solutions to Overcome Your Child's
Fears, Worries, and Phobias
Helping
Kids with Special Needs : Resources for Parents and Teachers
of Children with Emotional Anf Neurological Challenges
By Julie Nekola ISBN: 0970679106 Publisher: Nekola Books
Summary: Filled with information on disorders ranging
from anxiety to Tourette's Syndrome, this book fives caretakers
resources and more that 2,700 references to further their
knowledge base regarding disorders which affect their
children.
Helping
Students Overcome Depression and Anxiety
By Kenneth W. Merrell ISBN: 1572306173 Publisher: Guilford
Publications, Inc. Summary: This book provides clear-cut
strategies for addressing problems with depression and
anxiety creatively and effectively with students in grades
K-12. A concise overview of the nature, development, and
course of childhood depression and anxiety is delineated,
and comprehensive assessment model is outlined.
Helping
Your Anxious Child: A Step-by-Step Guide for Parents
by Ronald M. Rapee, Ph.D., Susan H. Spence, Ph.D.,
Vanessa Cobham, Ph.D., and Ann Wignall, M.Psych
ISBN: 1572241918
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
All kids get scared, but some fears can escalate into
paranoia with long-term ramifications. This step-by-step
guide tackles the why, how and what now of anxiety disorders.
Written in everyday language, it describes in detail strategies
and techniques parents can combine into a comprehensive
self-help program for managing a child's worry while building
confidence and self-control.
Is
it "Just a Phase"?
by Susan Swedo, M.D. and Henrietta Leonard, M.D.
ISBN: 0767903919
Publisher: Bantam Books, Incorporated
Swedo and Leonard examine the common challenges children face from toddlerhood
to adolescence - sleep problems, picky eating, shyness, bedwetting, nighttime
fears, learning and social difficulties, moodiness and draw guidelines for determining
when a certain behavior is part of the child's growth, and when it is a cause
for concern. Along with these guidelines, each chapter of Is It "Just a Phase"?
offers a "real-life" example of the behaviors in question, suggestions
of what the child's parents, teacher, and doctor can do to help, and lists of
resources and further reading. Combining practical advice and up-to-date medical
infor-mation, Is It "Just a Phase"? is an invaluable tool for any parent
who has ever wondered, "Is my kid normal?"
 It's
Nobody's Fault: New Hope and Help for Difficult Children
and Their Parents
by Harold S. Koplewicz, M.D.
ISBN: 0812929217
Publisher: Random House, Incorporated
"Dr. Koplewicz has sent out a much needed message:
Parents need to be informed about the biology of childhood
disorders, not blamed for bad parenting! It's Nobody's
Fault will be welcomed for these families and to the field."
- Judith Rapoport, M.D., bestselling author of The Boy
Who Couldn't Stop Washing.
 
Just Say Mikey
In the spirit of Jonathan Livingston Seagull, 12-year old Miguel Estes tells an
insightful tale for all ages...simply. Even during times of terror, Miguel learns
his greatest lesson: all dreams can become real with the elimination of fear.
 Straight
Talk about Psychiatric Medications for Kids
by Timothy E. Wilens, M.D. ISBN: 1572304049 Publisher:
Guilford Publications, Inc. Psychiatric medications are
being used with increasing confidence to treat a variety
of common child and adolescent disorders, including depression,
anxiety, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and Tourette's syndrome.
As a parent, however, deciding whether to allow your child
to take medication for an emotional or behavioral problem
may be one of the toughest choices you will ever face.
You need more than a brief consultation with a doctor
- and more than a prescription slip. This essential book
provides the up-to-date information that will enable you
to fully understand what your doctor is recommending and
what your options are.
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