Why is anxiety increasing? Are our kind efforts inadvertently making it worse?
Clinical psychologists Dr Judith Locke and Dr Danielle Einstein believe so. They have combined forces to show how a perfect storm of today's popular approaches to caring for children, altered beliefs on how to support them, and easier access to technology is making children more anxious and less prepared to face typical tasks and experience the normal joys and satisfactions of life.
More importantly they give you practical strategies to help your child face the day-to-day responsibilities in their life, handle the complexities of interacting with others, and positively use technology. They also include a new approach to managing worry which will help you and your child tame your anxiety. These techniques have helped thousands of families clinically and in talks for parents and teachers. Now they can help you too.
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About the authors
Dr Judith Locke
Judith is a registered clinical psychologist specialising in modern parenting, family wellbeing and academic environments. Her practical strategies help parents and teachers assist children to become confident and capable as they develop their maturity and independence. Judith primarily works with schools around Australia and internationally, delivering keynotes, training and information sessions about the best ways to improve children’s wellbeing in a time when parenting has changed significantly from previous generations. She’s also written the bestselling books for parents, The Bonsai Child and The Bonsai Student. Both give practical and effective strategies to build children’s resilience, confidence and capability in the home and in their schooling. Judith also wrote a weekly parenting column for The Sunday Mail in Australia for over five years.
Dr Danielle Einstein
Danielle is a registered clinical psychologist specialising in the treatment of anxiety. She is internationally known for her work on obsessive-compulsive disorder, uncertainty and adolescent social media use. Danielle started her career as Head of the Anxiety Clinic at Westmead Hospital. She is an Adjunct Fellow at Macquarie University and has worked in private practice since 2005. Her research covers prevention and treatment of anxiety, social media and emotional health. In 2014, Danielle’s theory on uncertainty was published. Following publication of this theory, she:
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championed research trials targeting uncertainty in Australian secondary schools,
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co-authored the Chilled and Considerate programs that helped thousands of teachers, parents and students around the world during the pandemic,
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wrote 'The Dip', to give families a step-by-step guide for positively managing device use,
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was the first Australian clinical psychologist to call for school phone bans
Danielle's research and practical advice are regularly quoted in the media. She collaborates with academics from across Australia and contributed to the 2023 Australian Documentary Disconnect Me.
What if our good intentions are contributing to the rise in children’s anxiety?
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Parents, teachers and schools invest more care and effort than
ever before to ensure children reach their potential. Yet today young people seem more anxious and less capable of navigating the milestones of childhood and young adult life.
Is the kind of care and support we provide inadvertently
increasing children’s anxiety?
Could the special accommodations we give to some children make their anxiety worse?
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Clinical psychologists Dr Danielle Einstein and Dr Judith Locke have combined forces to show why we are in this situation. They discuss how a perfect storm of today’s popular approaches to caring for children, altered beliefs about how best to support them, and easier access to technology is making children more anxious and less prepared to face typical tasks and experience the normal joys and satisfactions of life.
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RAISING ANXIETY shows you how to turn this situation around and encourage your child to become resilient, confident and ready for the challenges of childhood and beyond. Judith and Danielle give you practical strategies to help your child face the day-to-day responsibilities in their life, handle the complexities of interacting with others, and positively use technology. They also include a new approach to managing worry which will help you and your child tame your anxiety. These techniques have helped thousands of families clinically and in talks for parents and teachers. Now they can help you too.