Is your child or teenager struggling to return to school after Christmas? All the reassuring not really working? This webinar will be helpful.
Many young people manage the first term of school, with some level of anxiety and difficulty. However, after an extended period of time in the comfort and familiarity of home, anxiety heightens and many children and teens feel overwhelmed at the thought of having to return to school. It can take until nearly the end of the first week until they are able to make their way in. For some, however, they simply do not have the resources to attend at all and there have been some meltdowns in your home over the past number of days. This second term becomes a slippery slope into full-blown school avoidance. Anxious young people are often struggling to navigate peer friendships. They exhibit all manner of anxiety symptoms including panic attacks, OCD, rigid eating and exercise patterns, overthinking and dreading the future. They sometimes place unbelievably high expectations on themselves and, as a result, live with tremendous pressure. The stress creates a body response as many also endure such symptoms as GI tract issues, skin disorders, stress headaches etc.
Parenting has become an incredibly complex task. Intuitive parenting skills and breathing techniques may help momentarily, however, they typically don’t resolve the underlying problems of relentless anxiety or how to address the negativity, self-doubt and feelings of not being good enough.
Join Bronagh Starrs, internationally renowned psychotherapist and mental wellbeing consultant for this evening talk for parents. Participants will gain an in depth understanding of the dynamics of anxious presentation in childhood and adolescence, illuminating the mindset of the anxious young person. A trove of effective parenting strategies will be presented.
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