Tamar Chansky, Ph.D. is the author of the Freeing Your Child series. Her most recent book, Freeing Your Child from Negative Thinking: Powerful, Practical Strategies to Build a Lifetime of Resilience, Flexibility and Happiness was released in September 2008 from Da Capo Press. Her other books include: Freeing Your Child from Anxiety and Freeing Your Child from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.

Blog Entries by Tamar Chansky

My Failure at SEO: A Writer's Confession about Internet Marketing: Or, Why You Probably Won't Find Me Easily Online

Posted October 28, 2009 | 04:15 PM (EST)


My PR-savvy brother and all of the other entrepreneurs out there just shake their heads at me in disbelief. They think of me as a lost cause. Yes, she wrote some parenting books, in fact really well-written books to help anxious and pessimistic children, and of course she wants tons...

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Disturbances in the Field: Eight Strategies to Parent a Resilient Athlete

Posted April 24, 2009 | 03:58 PM (EST)


It's after April 15, the taxes are in the mail, and now it's time to tackle the real challenge of spring -- little league. Well, not exactly, but all over the country, kids of all ages are gearing up for the new season of sports, from little tikes to varsity...

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Why I Love Twitter (Right Now) More than Facebook

Posted April 9, 2009 | 07:05 PM (EST)


No, no, it's not what you think. I'm not going to complain about the redesign of FB and how it has ruined it forever. That's sweating the small stuff. The real problem is, I feel bad about my neck. Maybe not as bad as Nora Ephron does, but bad enough....

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How to Practice Safe Optimism: Seven Strategies to Go Optimistic Today

Posted February 19, 2009 | 04:05 PM (EST)


Is it possible in the worst of times to see the best possibilities? And if it is possible, is it desirable? According to a US News and World Report poll, a full sixty percent of Americans said that President Obama's inauguration made them "feel more hopeful about the next four...

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Resilience in the Recession: Seven Strategies to Free Yourself from Negative Thinking

Posted January 6, 2009 | 06:07 PM (EST)


After a week and a half of holiday joy and distractions, returning to real life on January 5th has hit many of us as the mother of all dreaded Monday mornings. If you are feeling daunted by the spinning thoughts of uncertainty--the recession, bills, bailouts, wars--you are not alone. Depending...
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