Children’s Anxiety: What Adults Need to Know and Strategies for Management

Aim

With a focus on the significant adults in children’s lives, this workshop aims to provide a basic understanding of anxiety and how it particularly relates to children. Participants will learn how to support parents/workers with anxious children to feel confident and competent to manage anxious behaviours in a way that promotes the child’s bravery and wellbeing.

Overview and Learning Intentions

• Make sense of anxiety and how it relates to children (and possibly yourself)

• Why do some ‘suffer’ from anxiety and others don’t?

• Understand why adults are so vital in helping children manage anxiety

• What adults can do to help

• Build confidence around ‘what to do when’

• Strategies that children can use directly

• See great gains in children’s confidence through taking charge of anxiety and not being afraid of fear

• Opportunities for discussion around specific situations

Let's Get Real

1. Working with people experiencing mental health and addiction needs

3. Working with whānau

Workshop Type: Introductory | Workshop Level: Four | Catering: Refreshments provided

• Cancellations made up to 10 working days before a workshop will incur a $39 service fee.

• Cancellations (or non-attendance) made 10 working days or less will not be refunded and the full workshop fee will be charged. 

• No fee applies if you are able to find a replacement participant.

• MHERC reserves the right to cancel a workshop at any time due to unforeseen circumstances or insufficient registrations.

• Only one person may view a webinar session per registration.

Please read our full Terms and Conditions before registering.

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