Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-232) and index.

What anxiety is and how it can be alleviated -- Eight types of anxiety disorders in children and adolescents -- Cope step one: calming the nervous system -- Cope step two: originating an imaginative plan -- Cope step three: persisting in the face of obstacles and failure -- Cope step four: evaluating and adjusting the plan -- How your parenting style can help ease your child's anxiety -- Appendix a: summary of all activities in this book and their goals -- Appendix b: solutions to activity problems -- Appendix c: an annotated bibliography of books on self-control -- Appendix d: an annotated bibliography of books on anxiety.