{"product_id":"what-to-do-when-you-dont-want-to-be-apart-a-kids-guide-to-overcoming-separation-anxiety-9781433827136","title":"What to Do When You Don't Want to Be Apart: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Separation Anxiety","description":"\u003cp\u003e Hot air balloon pilots have wonderful adventures, where they get to see things they have never seen before and learn all about the world outside. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Flying a hot air balloon sounds like a lot of fun to some kids. But for other kids, the idea of flying off on their own, away from their parents or homes, doesn't sound like fun at all. If you feel scared when you do something alone or away from your parents, this book is for you! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat to Do When You Don't Want to Be Apart\u003c\/i\u003e guides children and their parents through the emotions underlying separation anxiety using strategies and techniques based on cognitive-behavioral principles. This interactive self-help book is the complete resource for educating, motivating, and empowering children to overcome separation anxiety -- so they can become the confident pilots of their very own hot air balloons! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKristen Lavallee, PhD, \u003c\/b\u003e co-author of \u003ci\u003eWhat to Do When You Don't Want to Be Apart, \u003c\/i\u003e is a developmental and school psychologist, and has worked with children in the U.S. and Switzerland. She has coauthored empirical studies and a book chapter on treatment for separation anxiety, and is managing editor of the scientific journal \u003ci\u003eEuropean Psychologist\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives with her family in Providence, RI. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSilvia Schneider, Dr. rer. nat., \u003c\/b\u003eco-author of \u003ci\u003eWhat to Do When You Don't Want to Be Apart\u003c\/i\u003e, is a professor of child clinical psychology at Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany. She has conducted several studies on childhood separation anxiety disorder (SAD), and authored a treatment manual in German for SAD. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJanet McDonnell's\u003c\/b\u003e illustrations combine traditional media and digital techniques. In addition to illustrating books, magazines, and puzzles, Janet has both taught and written for children from preschool to high school ages. She is the illustrator of numerous books for children including \u003ci\u003eBye Bye Pesky Fly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhat to Do When You Don't Want to Be Apart\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBlossom Plays Possum\u003c\/i\u003e. Visit www.janetmcdonnell.com and follow Facebook: @janetmcdonnell.illustrator Twitter: @dcdonnelldoodle Instagram: @janetmcdonnellillo. \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Magination Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50614343434514,"sku":"9781433827136","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7e23f9f2-d730-42a1-b3bb-f27e8f6c047c.jpg?v=1732439908","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/what-to-do-when-you-dont-want-to-be-apart-a-kids-guide-to-overcoming-separation-anxiety-9781433827136","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}