Free Resources about Anxiety: Books and Apps

It is important to intervene as soon as possible when experiencing signs of anxiety. Here are some valuable resources that you may want to investigate. Best of all they’re all free! 

Library books available at Edmonton Public Library, focussed on parents:

  1. Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents:  7 Ways to Stop the Worry Cycle and Raise Courageous and Independent Children (2013) by Reid Wilson and Lynn Lyons
  2. Freeing Your Child From Anxiety (2014) by Tamar E. Chansky (book and audiobook available)
  3. You and Your Anxious Child (2013) by Anne Marie Albano 

Free Online Apps, suitable for adults and children(*):

  1. MindShift
  2. Take a Break! – Guided Meditations for Stress Relief
  3. Self-help for Anxiety Management
  4. Personal Zen*
  5. Breathe2Relax*
  6. Smiling Mind*
  7. iCan: Anxiety Free
    *=suitable for children to use

This list was curated by Dr. Karen MacMillan, a speaker at a February 2015 Parent Workshop on anxiety at Calgary’s Foothills Academy.