School Anxiety

Being the parent of a smart child is great - until your son or daughter starts asking whether global warming is real, if you are going to die, and what will happen if they don't get into college. Kids who are advanced intellectually often let their imaginations run wild and experience fears beyond their years. So what can you do to help? In Why Smart Kids Worry, Allison Edwards guides you through the mental and emotional process of where your child's fears come from and why they are so hard to move past. Edwards focuses on how to parent a child who is both smart and anxious.

This is a guide to anxiety: why we feel it, how we experience it when it strikes, and what we can do when we come under its influence. Across a series of essays that look at the subject from a number of angles, the tone is helpful, compassionate, and in the best sense, practical.

Sam isn’t just your average shy kid. She struggles with a great deal of anxiety in a lot of different settings; most especially in social settings. She doesn’t really mean to be an introvert or to come across as aloof - it’s just that being friendly and participating in activities with kids her own age creates such a high level of distress that she finds it easier to just keep to herself. She often wonders what her life might be like if she was normal, outgoing and confident like other kids. Lately, her frustration and desire to be “normal” has been creating a sequence of unusual ...

Help your pre-teen thrive in middle school without the overwhelm! Is your student anxious about the transition to middle school? Are they worried about juggling academics, balancing social pressures, and building confidence? Looking for a practical guide that offers support and boosts self-esteem? Survive and Thrive in Middle School is here to help. Middle school doesn't have to be a confusing or stressful experience.

Big Kids, Bigger Feelings is the guide you need to help your child thrive during developmentally complex and wonderful years (ages 5-12). The social and emotional skills you provide your children with now will prepare them for a lifetime of self-advocacy and stronger emotional intelligence. Campbell’s revolutionary Collaborative Emotion Processing (CEP) method, used in preschool and elementary school environments, teaches you how to work with your children to help them understand how they are feeling and process their big emotions in healthy, constructive ways.

Unlock Social Confidence and Thrive—A Practical Guide for Teens on the Spectrum Navigating social situations as a teen on the autism spectrum can feel overwhelming, but it doesn't have to be. "Social Skills Workbook for Teens on the Spectrum" is your step-by-step guide to building confidence, making friends, and handling real-world interactions with ease. Packed with practical exercises, engaging activities, and real-life scenarios, this workbook provides clear and structured guidance to help teens develop essential communication, friendship, and problem-solving skills—all while staying...

Join Evie as she gets ready for her very first day at school! With her backpack packed, her bear tucked safely inside, and her nerves bubbling up, Evie explores new classrooms, friendly faces, and fun surprises. This gentle rhyming story helps young children feel confident, curious, and excited about starting school. Meet Evie—a curious, kind, and playful little girl who turns everyday moments into big adventures! Whether she’s counting her toys, splashing in puddles, baking a cake, or visiting the library, Evie sees the world with wonder and joy. Each story in this gentle rhyming ...

Struggling with social anxiety? Want to learn how to make friends and build confidence as a teenager? Life & Social Skills for Teens Made Easy is the complete step-by-step guide that teaches teenagers how to build confidence, overcome social anxiety, and make lasting friendships - even if you've always felt awkward or invisible. This proven system has helped thousands of teens transform their social lives. Written by Change Your Life Guru, who overcame severe family dysfunction and social struggles to develop these practical techniques for teenage success. Learn How To: Build unshakeable ...

Mr. Fish is nervously awaiting his first day of school, and he frets about not knowing how to write his name, how to draw shapes, and how to do math - until he's reassured that school is the perfect place to learn how to master all of these new skills.

Test Anxiety No More is the ultimate guide to help students conquer exam fears and unlock their full academic potential. Packed with practical tools, this book encourages students to shed fears, build confidence, and overcome testing blocks.

Make the most of your high school years by developing new social skills that help make friends, thwart enemies, and build your confidence. Does the thought of starting high school breed a mix of deep emotions–from intense excitement to mind-numbing dread? Don’t be a target for bullies and phony friends. Learn to set boundaries for yourself and use assertiveness to thrive. Avoid unnecessary conflicts, and learn to communicate effectively with parents, teachers, and even your boss.

Unlock Confidence, Resilience, and Real-World Success — A Practical Guide for Teens and Young Adults Navigating the world as a teen or young adult can feel overwhelming. From making new friends or managing anxiety in social situations, to figuring out how to speak up at work or stay on top of deadlines—life throws a lot at you. That’s why this guide was created. This is your personal toolkit for mastering the essential social and life skills needed to thrive—at school, at work, and in the real world. Inside, you’ll discover how to: ✔ Communicate clearly and confidently in any ...

✅ Packed with 1000 creative challenges to build real-world social confidence 💬 Covers every social skill, from small talk to conflict resolution 🧠 Designed for ages 16+, with realistic, relatable situations 🙌 Fun, low-pressure activities to stretch your comfort zone 🎯 Great for introverts and extroverts alike—grow at your own pace 💡 Includes tips on digital and real-life interactions ❤️ Promotes empathy, respect, and emotional intelligence 👥 Perfect for individuals, friends, classrooms, or groups 🔄 Repeatable and remixable—use again and again with new results ...

Meditation And Geometry For The Youth explores geometry and meditation together. Geometry assists our understanding of the physical world, meditation assists our understanding of our inner world. Learn how to meditate while learning about the four dimensions of geometry. And learn how to teach meditation in non-denominational manner through geometry. Great discussion material and direction for meditation. Meditation and Geometry For The Youth is an educational enlightening non-secular meditation learning experience. Meditation and Geometry together in a simple format to enable everyone and ...

Here, Alain de Botton follows the arc of a mental health journey, from crisis to recuperation; the moments we realize we cannot cope; the acts of selfcare or therapy in which we find respite; and the days we finally reclaim a sense of stability. Written with understanding and kindness, it is both a source of companionship in our loneliest moments - whether it's a relationship breakdown, a career setback or anxiety around the everyday - and a practical guide that will help us find reasons for hope.

Making Friends When It Feels Impossible Real Tools for Teens Who Are Shy, Anxious, or Always on the Outside Looking In Do you feel like everyone else got the friendship rulebook, and you didn’t? Whether you’re shy, anxious, or just unsure how to connect, this guide gives you real tools to start conversations, join groups, and find friends who truly get you. Written by mentor and former police chief Michael Gillette, this isn’t another “just be yourself” pep talk. It’s a practical, judgment-free handbook that shows you exactly how to build connections, both in person and online, ...

Why can't I talk to anyone without freezing? Then there's him. The brooding drummer guy that came to my rescue. Does he even know I'm alive? I love music, it's my... everything. I'm good at it too, but performing in front of people? Big fat no. Then there's Cooper. Years I've crushed on him and now were thrown together to work on the school music show. I open up to him like I have never opened up to anyone. But what will he do when he finds out I'm lying to him. "Meet Me Backstage" is the fourth book in the Arrowsmith High series with a brooding guy, a resilient heroine battling anxiety, ...

Fans of DOGMAN, DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, and SPONGEBOB will LOVE this silly, saucy, extra cheesy superhero! Can Meatball Hero protect the school from the MUTANT CHICKEN NUGGETS? He was just an ordinary meatball hero until the day the lunch ladies threw him into a toxic dumpster where he mutated and came to life! Unfortunately, he wasn't alone! Spoiled chicken nuggets, tacos, pizza, sloppy joes, and more mutated too. Now the mutant foods are trying to take over the school, and Meatball Hero is all that stands in their way! Can Meatball Hero use his new powers to save the school? Find out in ...

Back-to-School Anxiety Toolkit: For Parents and Teens by Deacon John O'Maley is an essential guide designed to help both parents and teens navigate the stress and anxiety that often accompany the back-to-school season. With the pressures of academic performance, social challenges, and adjusting to new routines, it’s common for teens to experience anxiety during this time of year. This toolkit provides practical, evidence-based strategies to help teens manage their emotions and build resilience.

No one knows hard work and dedication like Valentina Camacho. And Vale’s thing is fencing. She’s the top athlete at her fencing gym. Or she was...until the accident. After months away, Vale is finally cleared to fence again, but it’s much harder than before. Her body doesn’t move the way it used to, and worst of all is the new number one: Myrka.