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Introduction -- How smart kids think -- The new definition of "smart" -- Understanding your child's anxiety -- How children process anxiety and why it matters -- How to address your child's anxiety in an age of worry -- Where intelligence and anxiety collide -- Why your child doesn't need to know about terrorists -- How to answer "Is global warming real? : When will I die? : Can a tornado hit our house?" and other tough questions -- What anxiety leaves behind -- Tools -- Tool #1: Square breathing -- Tool #2: Worry time -- Tool #3: Changing the channel -- Tool #4: The five question rule -- Tool #5: "I did it!" list -- Tool #6: The marble system -- Tool #7: Giving your child a role -- Tool #8: Structuring the unstructured -- Tool #9: Blanket tool -- Tool #10: Over checking -- Tool #11: Naming the anxiety -- Tool #12: Brain plate -- Tool #13: Run fast! jump high! -- Tool #14: The worry expert -- Tool #15: Feelings check-in -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- About the author