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The Tools You Need to Stop the Spread of WorryAnxiety has an amazing ability to spread. But there are practical things you can do to fight back. In this encouraging, well-designed companion workbook to The Worry-Free Parent, veteran counselor and parenting expert Sissy Goff helps you dig deeper into the roots of your anxiety and identify targeted ways to overcome it.Through clinically tested questions and exercises, learn how to- uncover more of what keeps you stuck in worry- reframe your concerns with worry-fighting truths and Scripture- implement joy-filled practices to foster deeper connection in your family- find practical ways to experience freedom in your daily life Here are the space and tools you need to grab hold of peace, embrace grace, and become the person, parent, and family you want to be.Also available: The Worry-Free Parent, packed with foundational principles and advice for becoming a worry-free family

Worry is contagious...but you can stop its spreadAnxiety has an amazing ability to spread. Time and time again, when veteran counselor and parenting expert Sissy Goff has an anxious child or teen in her office, she's found they have at least one very well-intentioned but anxious parent. Anxiety is contagious, and it's likely affecting your kids, distracting you in the present, and making you feel like it will define your family's future.It doesn't have to be this way. With over 30 years of experience helping both children and adults, Sissy offers you practical, well-researched tools that will make a difference in your life--and the lives of your children. Learn how to- uncover the roots of your own anxiety- process anxiety in healthy ways rather than passing it on- model bravery- discover a place of deeper, freer connection to your kidsHere is the help you need to experience freedom from anxiety, raise confident, courageous kids, and become a worry-free family in an increasingly anxious world."When meeting with parents who express worries about their kids (or themselves), I first offer encouragement and then a resource--a tool to help them feel calmer and more equipped. This gem of a book does both."--CHINWÉ WILLIAMS, PhD, therapist and coauthor of Seen: Healing Despair and Anxiety in Kids and Teens through the Power of Connection"Goff's therapeutic know-how adds authority to the text, and her conversational tone and client stories will help readers see themselves in her advice. Parents concerned about their kids' stress will find this a valuable resource."--Publishers WeeklyAlso available: The Worry-Free Parent Workbook, a companion resource that provides clinically proven exercises to help you pinpoint the best anxiety-fighting tools for you and your family

This teen-friendly guide--for girls ages 13 to 18--from counselor Sissy Goff will help your daughter understand anxiety's roots and why her brain is often working against her when she worries. In this book filled with stories and self-discovery exercises, she will find more of her voice and her confidence, discovering the brave girl God made her to be.

This illustrated guide for girls ages 6 to 11 will help your daughter see how brave, strong, and smart God made her. Through easy-to-read stories and writing and drawing prompts, she will learn practical ways to fight back when worries come up and will feel empowered knowing she is deeply loved by a God who is bigger than her fears.

In a world fraught with worry and anxiety, veteran counselor Sissy Goff offers 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.

Tools for Identifying and Developing Spiritual, Social, and Emotional GrowthFrom birth to adulthood, our children's physical and intellectual development is carefully tracked and charted. But what about their hearts? After all, how our children develop emotionally, socially, and spiritually will determine who they become as husbands and wives, fathers and mothers, friends and co-workers.Are My Kids on Track? helps you identify and measure 12 key emotional, social, and spiritual milestones in your children's lives. Moreover, you will discover practical ways to guide your kids through any stumbling blocks they might encounter and help them reach the appropriate landmarks. Along the way the authors pinpoint the different ways boys and girls develop, so you can help your child flourish in his or her own way.Filled with decades of experience from three practicing counselors, speakers, and writers, this book provides you with valuable, current research and user-friendly, hands-on practices to make supporting your kids' soul development a seamless part of family life. Don't just raise smart kids--raise courageous, compassionate, resilient, empathetic, and smart kids.

Intentional Parenting is built around 12 chapters that each dispel some of the most common parenting myths and reminds all parents of truths that can empower them to be not only the parents that their children need but that God has called them to be.