Abstract
This chapter begins by describing the approach used in the Taming Sneaky Fears program to explain the abstract concept of cognitive distortions to four- to seven-year-old children, i.e., by externalizing anxiety (calling it Sneaky Fears) and by referring to the Tricks (or cognitive distortions) that Sneaky Fears play (Not Telling the Truth, Exaggerating, and Only Showing the Bad Things). It describes how cognitive coping strategies traditionally used with older children are adapted to accommodate the cognitive abilities of four- to seven-year-old children, i.e., by learning How to Be the Boss of My Brain and using the Stop sign and the Trick Stoppers (Ignore Sneaky Fears , Think Brave Thoughts , and Talk to an Adult). The chapter provides step-by-step guidelines on how to communicate these abstract concepts and cognitive coping strategies to four- to seven-year-old children and their parents in one parent session (P-Session 2) and two child sessions (C-Sessions 3 and 4).
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If parents are in charge of bringing the snacks for the child group sessions, it is typically at that moment that the parent who brings the snack gives it to one of the child group therapists.
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The Parent Manual is provided as part of the Supplementary Materials in Chap. 6.
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The Supplementary Child Workbook is provided as part of the Supplementary Materials in Chap. 6.
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The workbook section of the Taming Sneaky Fears —Leo the Lion’s story of bravery & Inside Leo’s den: The workbook (Benoit & Monga, 2018a, b) contains a number of other drawings that children could do; however, due to time constraints of the group sessions, these drawings are not done in the group (during the parent group sessions and at the final Session 8 (graduation), parents are informed that there are additional drawings that they could encourage their children to do to help the children further integrate what they have learned during the group program).
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The workbook section of Taming Sneaky Fears —Leo the Lion’s story of bravery & Inside Leo’s den: The workbook (Benoit & Monga, 2018a, b) contains a number of other drawings that children could do; however, due to time constraints of the group sessions, these drawings are not done in the group (during the parent group sessions and at the final Session 8 (graduation), parents are informed that there are additional drawings that they could encourage their children to do to help the children further integrate what they have learned during the group program).
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Benoit, D., & Monga, S. (2018a). Apprivoiser les Peurs-pas-fines—L’histoire de bravoure de Léo le lionceau & Dans la tanière de Léo: Le cahier de travail. Victoria, British Columbia: FriesenPress.
Benoit, D., & Monga, S. (2018b). Taming Sneaky Fears—Leo the Lion’s story of bravery & Inside Leo’s den: The workbook. Victoria, British Columbia: FriesenPress.
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Monga, S., Benoit, D. (2018). The Taming Sneaky Fears Program: How to Be a Trick Catcher and the Boss of My Brain. In: Assessing and Treating Anxiety Disorders in Young Children. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04939-3_9
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