Reading up on Anxiety
Freeing Your Child from Anxiety: Powerful, Practical Solutions to Overcome Your Child's Fears, Worries, and Phobias by Tamar E. Chansky. Broadway Books: New York, 2004.
In this book, all manifestations of childhood fears, including social anxiety, hair-pulling, and obsessive-compulsive disorder are examined, and you are guided through a method to help your child back to emotional safety.
Painfully Shy: How to Overcome Social Anxiety and Reclaim Your Life by Barbara G. Markway, PhD. and Gregory P. Markway. Macmillan, 2003.
Social anxiety disorder does actually exist. This disorder is addressed along with how it affects all aspects of one's life. The authors coach the reader in an inspiring way back to recovery.
Help for Worried Kids: How Your Child Can Conquer Anxiety and Fear by Cynthia G. Last, PhD. Guilford Press, 2005.
The author helps parents determine when a child's apprehension is cause for concern. The various forms of child anxiety are illustrated and solutions for overcoming them are presented. Strategies for preventing episodes before they begin and tips for keeping anxiety from worsening are offered in this book as well.