"This is a question I get asked very frequently by parents of children and adolescents coping with elevated anxiety. This book answers that question by saying, "YOU can help your child!" If you are the parent of a child with anxiety or obsessive-compulsive problems, it is my hope that by following the steps described in these pages, you will be able to significantly reduce your child's anxiety and improve their quality of life. The steps laid out in this book are a systematic treatment approach that has been tested in clinical trials and found to be very effective. The name of the treatment program is SPACE, which stands for Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions. What many parents find most exciting about SPACE, and what makes it most different from other child anxiety treatments, is that it focuses entirely on parents and provides them with the tools to help their children. In fact, here's a promise: At no point in this book will parents be required to pressure their children into doing things they don't want to do. In working through this book, you'll only be trying to change the behavior of the one person you can control the most, yourself"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes index.

Chapter 1: Understanding Child Anxiety -- Chapter 2: Child Anxiety: Types and Treatments -- Chapter 3: Is Your Child's Anxiety Taking over Your Family? -- Chapter 4: Common Pitfalls in Parenting an Anxious Child -- Chapter 5: Family Accommodation -- Chapter 6: Mapping Accommodation -- Chapter 7: How Can You Be Supportive? -- Chapter 8: Which Accommodation Should You Reduce First? -- Chapter 9: Planning How to Reduce Accommodation -- Chapter 10: How Do You Let Your Child Know about the Plan? -- Chapter 11: Working on Your Plan -- Chapter 12: Troubleshooting -- Dealing with Difficult Child Responses -- Chapter 13: Troubleshooting -- Dealing with Difficulties in Working with Your Partner -- Chapter 14: Wrapping Up and What's Next? -- Appendix A: Worksheets -- Appendix B: Resources.