Resources
If you want to find out more about how children experience fear, or would like more stories to further your child’s understanding of this emotion, we recommend the books, videos, podcasts and organisations below.
Helping Your Child with Fears and Worries 2nd Edition
Cathy Creswell & Lucy Willetts
Written by two of the UK’s most respected experts in childhood anxiety, this guide helps parents to understand what is causing their child’s worries and provides step-by-step practical strategies to help them overcome them.
Raising Worry-Free Girls: Helping Your Daughter Feel Braver, Stronger, and Smarter in an Anxious World
Sissy Goff
Practical advice on how you can instill bravery and strength in your daughter, helping her understand why her brain is often working against her when she starts to worry and what she can do to fight back.
The Opposite of Worry: The Playful Parenting Approach
to Childhood Anxieties and Fears
Lawrence J. Cohen Ph.D.
This book offers simple, effective strategies that build connection through fun, play, and empathy, and provides a special set of tools to help handle childhood anxiety.
Usbourne All About Worries and Fears
Felicity Brooks
This book helps children understand why we have different fears and worries, and the physical effects they can have on our bodies. It then offers fun and helpful activities and strategies to help manage and overcome them.
The Worrysaurus: A DinoFeelings Book
Rachel Bright
A fun and reassuring story about letting go of your fears and feeling happy in the moment.
Ruby’s Worry
Tom Percival
A reassuring and sensitive story about how worries can grow when we keep them inside.
The Huge Bag of Worries
Virginia Ironside
A reassuring story about sharing worries with someone who cares.
How to Raise Kids Who Can Handle Hard Things (TEDx)
Kathryn Hecht
How Every Child Can Thrive by Five (TED Talk)
Molly Wright:
Every Kid Needs a Champion (TED Talk)
Rita Pierson
Becoming Brilliant (TEDx)
Roberta Michnick Golinkoff
Good Inside
Dr Becky Kennedy
Raising Good Humans
Dr Aliza Pressman
NHS –Anxiety in children
Child Mind Institute – Understanding children’s fears
YoungMinds – Supporting a child with worries or fears
A Tiny reminder
Fear is a normal part of growing up.
Usually, with time, reassurance, and the support of trusted adults,
most children find the confidence to face things that once felt scary.
If fear starts to affect your child’s sleep, school life or everyday activities,
it may be helpful to talk to your GP, school or another professional for advice.
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