Search - Dr. Donna Pincus :: I Can Relax! A Relaxation CD for Children

It's easy to tell your children "Just relax and stop worrying so much!", but this is rarely effective in reducing their feelings of stress and anxiety. Relaxation strategies such as progressive muscle relaxation and visual imagery have been shown to be extremely effective treatment components for child anxiety, and also can be great general stress reducers for children. Now your child can learn specific relaxation skills that he or she can use anywhere.

Written by Dr. Donna Pincus, creator of The Child Anxiety Network (www.childanxiety.net), the I Can Relax! CD focuses on teaching children relaxation skills while also promoting positive self-image. Appropriate for children ages 4 to 12, The I Can Relax! CD features the voice of Dr. Pincus along with music and sound effects.

Dr. Donna Pincus, Editor and creator of The Child Anxiety Network, is a Research Associate Professor at Boston University, and the Director of the Child and Adolescent Fear and Anxiety treatment Program at the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders at Boston University. Dr. Pincus received her graduate training in Clinical Psychology at SUNY Binghamton, specializing in the assessment and treatment of childrens fears and anxieties, and childrens coping with stressful events. Dr. Pincus completed her internship and post-doctoral training at the University of Florida Health Sciences Center. Dr. Pincus is currently the Principal Investigator of an NIMH funded study investigating the development of a treatment for young children with separation anxiety disorder. She has given numerous talks and workshops on child anxiety to parents, teachers, students and healthcare professionals. Among her media appearances, Dr. Pincus was recently interviewed on the NBC Today show, Nick News, National Geographic, Womens Lifetime Television Network, and was featured in a 20/20 ABC News segment on childhood panic disorder.