Why smart kids worry: and what parents can do to help

Introduction

How smart kids think

The new definition of "smart"

Understanding your child's anxiety

How children process anxiety and why it matters

How to address your child's anxiety in an age of worry

Where intelligence and anxiety collide

Why your child doesn't need to know about terrorists

How to answer "Is global warming real? : When will I die? : Can a tornado hit our house?" and other tough questions

What anxiety leaves behind

Tools

Tool #1: Square breathing

Tool #2: Worry time

Tool #3: Changing the channel

Tool #4: The five question rule

Tool #5: "I did it!" list

Tool #6: The marble system

Tool #7: Giving your child a role

Tool #8: Structuring the unstructured

Tool #9: Blanket tool

Tool #10: Over checking

Tool #11: Naming the anxiety

Tool #12: Brain plate

Tool #13: Run fast! jump high!

Tool #14: The worry expert

Tool #15: Feelings check-in

Conclusion

Acknowledgments

Index

About the author.