For parents of high-ability youth, anxiety can be the most difficult challenge to properly manage. Anxiety Solutions for Smart Kids: A Parent's Guide to Managing Stress and Anxiety in Gifted Children empowers parents to address the needs of their children with anxiety. This book:

• Is for parents of high-ability youth struggling with chronic stress and anxiety.
• Combines an evidence-based approach with accessible language.
• Covers the various types of anxiety, including academic anxiety, perfectionism, generalized anxiety, and social anxiety.
• Offers advice and tools to help parents recognize the symptoms of anxiety.
• Helps parents minimize anxiety's effects on their bright children.

Techniques and suggestions included in the book are primarily rooted in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and cognitive behavioral therapy, both of which have been empirically shown to benefit individuals suffering with chronic stress and anxiety.