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What to Do When You Feel Too Shy Spiral-Bound | 2025-01-01

Claire A. B. Freeland Jacqueline B. Toner Janet McDonnell (Illustrated by)

★★★★☆+ from Up to 30 ratings

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Clear engaging examples, lively illustrations, and step-by-step instructions teach children proven strategies for navigating big feelings

Circus clowns perform tricks and make us laugh. They wear bright colors, big shoes, and all kinds of wigs and colorful hats. Have you noticed that they seem to like people looking at them and laughing at them?

Lots of kids feel shy when they feel that other people notice them. But some kids get super uncomfortable being in the spotlight. Does this sound like you? If you feel too shy or nervous too often, or if you miss out on cool activities and fun because you worry about what other people might think about you, this book is for you!

What to Do When You Feel Too Shy guides children and their parents through the emotions underlying social anxiety using strategies and techniques based on cognitive-behavioral principles. This interactive self-help book is the complete resource for educating, motivating, and empowering children to overcome social anxiety--so they can join in the circus of fun and friends!

Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
Original Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 96 pages
ISBN-10: 1433822768
Item Weight: 0.55 lbs
Dimensions: 8.4 x 0.3 x 10.9 inches
Customer Reviews: 4 out of 5 stars Up to 30 ratings
"I can apply some of these to my real life. For example, today I met a new friend at school. I tried to use some of the conversation skills from this book, like "ask questions" and "make comments." I also liked the section where you can get rid of worry thoughts by relaxing. Did you know that there are different ways to relax? You can move, make, connect, or chill! I think this will be a great book for any kid."--Susan Faith, age 9, Kid's Book Buzz

"A terrific self-help book for children at the elementary/middle school level. This very effective interactive book addresses adolescent fears of shyness and anxiety. Janet McDonnell created the black and white illustrations that are age-appropriate and friendly. These drawings help connect the reader to the text in a comfortable way."--Portland Book Review

"In clear language, the authors talk with children about their feelings of shyness, giving specific examples like not wanting to raise your hand in school or to go to a party. They encourage children to draw pictures of times they felt too shy; in another exercise, they are asked to identify how they feel in their body. There are checklists to work with and lists to make, such as confident thoughts to use. In one exercise, children are to list things or situations that make them anxious with the hardest thing at the top of a ladder and the least hard at the bottom. As they work their way up the ladder, the authors say reassuringly, they will discover that 'the steps further up start to look easier than they did at first.'"--Spirituality & Practice
Claire A. B. Freeland, PhD, is a clinical psychologist, working for more than thirty-five years with youth and their families. She is interested in bringing the general principles of cognitive-behavioral therapy to families everywhere.