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Written by clinical professional counselor and family therapist Tamara Hubbard, published by the prestigious Johns Hopkins University Press, and peer-reviewed by leading allergists and psychologists.
This empowering guide teaches parents of children with food allergies how to mindfully manage their own anxiety and balance allergy safety with living fully.
It's part therapy, part guidebook, and wholly compassionate.
This guide provides:
- Insight into the emotional and psychological challenges of allergy parenting, including managing anxiety, dealing with uncertainty, and navigating developmental changes.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) strategies for accepting discomfort, decreasing overwhelm, and mindfully parenting based on values, not anxiety.
- Evidence-based techniques to address fear-driven thoughts and cultivate awareness to manage allergy-related anxiety effectively.
- Guidance on how to teach children age-appropriate skills to safely and responsibly manage their allergies.
- Tips for establishing shared parenting goals and clear communication between co-parents to create consistent and effective allergy management routines.
- Mindfulness-based exercises designed to support the whole family in navigating the emotional complexities of allergy management together.
- Step-by-step strategies for creating a personalized mindful allergy parenting plan.
Written by clinical professional counselor and family therapist Tamara Hubbard, published by the prestigious Johns Hopkins University Press, and peer-reviewed by leading allergists and psychologists.
This empowering guide teaches parents of children with food allergies how to mindfully manage their own anxiety and balance allergy safety with living fully.
It's part therapy, part guidebook, and wholly compassionate.
This guide provides:
- Insight into the emotional and psychological challenges of allergy parenting, including managing anxiety, dealing with uncertainty, and navigating developmental changes.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) strategies for accepting discomfort, decreasing overwhelm, and mindfully parenting based on values, not anxiety.
- Evidence-based techniques to address fear-driven thoughts and cultivate awareness to manage allergy-related anxiety effectively.
- Guidance on how to teach children age-appropriate skills to safely and responsibly manage their allergies.
- Tips for establishing shared parenting goals and clear communication between co-parents to create consistent and effective allergy management routines.
- Mindfulness-based exercises designed to support the whole family in navigating the emotional complexities of allergy management together.
- Step-by-step strategies for creating a personalized mindful allergy parenting plan.