Parent-Directed Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Young Anxious Children: A Pilot Study

Anxiety in children age 8 years and above has been successfully treated with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). However, the efficacy of CBT for anxious children ages 4–7 years has not, to date, been fully investigated. This paper piloted a CBT intervention targeting child anxiety that was delivered exclusively to parents of 26 children with anxiety symptoms ages 4–7 years. The intervention consisted of four 2-hour group sessions of four to six...