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When children are chronically anxious, even the most well-meaning parents can fall into a negative cycle and, not wanting a child to suffer, actually exacerbate the youngster's anxiety. It happens when parents, anticipating a child's fears, try to protect her from them. Here are pointers for helping children escape the cycle of anxiety. Do you have a three-year-old child who worries, is fearful, and refuses to sleep in her own bedroom? Or, perhaps you have a four-year-old who is uncooperative, stubborn, willful, and disrespectful; a child who refuses to come when called, and one who answers you back. Or, maybe you have a five-year-old who is eligible for entering kindergarten but shows major signs of immaturity and you are worried that his self-esteem might be crushed by attending an "academically-oriented" kindergarten. If yes, then this book is for you. It is filled with hundreds of "tips" or "ideas" to help your child become more relaxed and less anxious, with fresh insights on how to manage a young child's difficult behavior and increase cooperation. There are also many time-tested suggestions about preparing a preschooler for kindergarten, building his or her self-esteem, and many brain-building ideas related to child development, literature, music, and dramatic play.