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Wilma Jean the worry machine

By: Cook, Julia.
Contributor(s): Dufalla, Anita [illustrator].
Chattanooga, National Center for Youth Issues 2013Description: 32 pp ; 224 x 196mm.ISBN: 9781937870010.Subject(s): ANXIETY | BEHAVIOUR MODIFICATION | JUVENILE LITERATURESummary: Anxiety is a subjective sense of worry, apprehension, and/or fear. It is considered to be the number one health problem in America. Although quite common, anxiety disorders in children are often misdiagnosed and overlooked. Everyone feels fear, worry and apprehension from time to time, but when these feelings prevent a person from doing what he/she wants and/or needs to do, anxiety becomes a disability. This fun and humorous book addresses the problem of anxiety in a way that relates to children of all ages. It offers creative strategies for parents and teachers to use that can lessen the severity of anxiety.The goal of the book is to give children the tools needed to feel more in control of their anxiety. For those worries that are not in anyone's control (i.e. the weather, ) a worry hat is introduced. A fun read for Wilmas of all ages! See also it's companion volume "Wilma Jean the Worry Machine : Activity and Idea Book" W004471
List(s) this item appears in: Anxiety and worry books for primary children. July 2023
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Anxiety is a subjective sense of worry, apprehension, and/or fear. It is considered to be the number one health problem in America. Although quite common, anxiety disorders in children are often misdiagnosed and overlooked. Everyone feels fear, worry and apprehension from time to time, but when these feelings prevent a person from doing what he/she wants and/or needs to do, anxiety becomes a disability. This fun and humorous book addresses the problem of anxiety in a way that relates to children of all ages. It offers creative strategies for parents and teachers to use that can lessen the severity of anxiety.The goal of the book is to give children the tools needed to feel more in control of their anxiety. For those worries that are not in anyone's control (i.e. the weather, ) a worry hat is introduced. A fun read for Wilmas of all ages! See also it's companion volume "Wilma Jean the Worry Machine : Activity and Idea Book" W004471

Patron comment on 25/08/2016

Great resource for starting to talk about worries.

Patron comment on 04/03/2016

Like the story but the pictures are not really my taste.

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