This webinar is an hour and 16 minutes in duration. Once you purchase this recording, you will have access to view the webinar for 90 days. One purchase per household.

About this webinar:

Today’s world can create many challenges for children and teens regarding school pressures, peer interactions, family dynamics, negative self-image, perfectionism, social media, the climate crisis, war, and many other stressors that can lead to anxiety and impede a child’s or teen’s ability to play, learn and grow.

Anxiety can take many forms including phobias, panic, sleep issues, separation anxiety, physical illnesses, attention problems, as well as a host of perplexing behaviours such as seeking attention, dominating people, avoiding situations, or opposition.

Whether it’s the natural, episodic worries of childhood, or more profound and debilitating versions of anxiety, Colleen and Patti will help make sense of the roots of anxiety using developmental psychologist Dr. Gordon Neufeld’s approach.

Through stories, examples, and theory, Patti and Colleen will suggest ways in which parents, teachers, and caregivers can help support children to find psychological and emotional rest.

In this webinar, we will focus on:

- how the alarm system in humans is meant to serve us

- how alarm can turn into chronic anxiety

- causes of anxiety for children and teens in today’s world that may or may not be obvious to adults

- ways well-meaning adults can increase anxiety in children or youth

- the role of attachment and how relationship can reduce anxiety

- six pivotal ways parents, teachers, and caregivers can support anxious children or teens of any age.

This recorded webinar is suitable for any adults raising or working with children from toddlerhood to young adulthood.

Please note the webinar is for ADULTS.