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Raising Calm Kids in a World of Worry

The hands-on guide every parent needs to help their child conquer anxiety, fear, and overwhelm.

“Every parent is under stress and living in a whole big world of worry. Now parents finally have the help they need to guide their children forward with wisdom and confidence. Help is finally here, thanks to Graber and Evans.”

–Maria Shriver

Raising Calm Kids in a World of Worry will be published on February 11th, 2025 by The Open Field, Maria Shriver’s personally curated imprint at Penguin Random House.

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About Raising Calm Kids in a World of Worry

Kids today are more anxious than ever—and they have every right to be! But as a parent, it can be hard to watch your child struggle. Thankfully, there’s a lot you can do to help. Raising Calm Kids in a World of Worry introduces clinically informed, easy-to-implement strategies to help your child overcome their biggest worries and develop into joyful, emotionally resilient humans. 

After working with thousands of parents and children struggling with anxiety, I worked with my colleague Ashley Graber to identify five key practices that consistently reduce worry—both in the moment and over the long run. Together, these form the basis of SAFER Parenting: Set the Tone, Accept Feelings to Guide Behaviors, Form Identity, Engage Like a Pro, and Role Model. In Raising Calm Kids in a World of Worry, we reveal what parents are missing when it come to spotting their child’s signs of anxiety, and share accessible strategies to:  

  • Manage big feelings and guide your child toward productive coping tools 

  • Have difficult and emotionally charged conversations without losing your cool 

  • Learn to foster open conversation through therapist-approved techniques 

  • Nurture your child’s confidence and independence 

  • Create psychological safety in the home to increase calm and lower anxiety 

Meeting parents where they are, Raising Calm Kids In a World of Worry shows how despite having plenty of reasons to worry, your child can find their safe harbor in you.

  • “Every parent is under stress and living in a whole big world of worry. Now parents finally have the help they need to guide their children forward with wisdom and confidence. Help is finally here, thanks to Graber and Evans.”

    Maria Shriver

  • “Jam-packed with proven practical tools, this book teaches parents how to become the safe harbor their anxious children need to become resilient, confident, and capable of navigating their biggest worries.”

    Tina Payne Bryson, LCSW, Ph.D., New York Times Bestselling co-author of The Whole-Brain Child and No-Drama Discipline and author of The Way of Play

  • “A timely book, filled with practical strategies and useful tools to calm kids in this uncertain world. For parents who don't know what to say or how to say it, this book is for you.”

    Allison Edwards, LPC, author of Growing Up Strong

  • “Ashley Graber and Maria Evans' are like your calm, comforting, and respected aunties who see where you're coming from, know what it means to you, and hold your hand through creating more peace and security for parents and kids. I'm thrilled this book has come along and I heartily recommend it to parents of anxious kids!”

    Hunter Clarke-Fields, author of Raising Good Humans

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A note from Maria

We’ve all seen the headlines, and many of us have, unfortunately, seen it in our own families: children are struggling with anxiety and mental health more than ever before. I wrote this book with Ashley because I wanted to give parents tools to help them manage children’s anxiety that also enriched and deepened their relationships. 

I hope you enjoy, and that it brings your family some calm and connection!