Presentations

From Anxiety to Resilience

Today, more and more children are affected by anxiety to the point of it impacting on their happiness and quality of life. Although anxiety can be a major problem, it doesn’t have to be a lifelong struggle. Our anxiety to resilience presentations have been created to help the parents and teachers of children with anxiety.

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A single 90 minute presentation delivered by one speaker. Choose from one of two presentations:

Understanding Anxiety

Delivered by: Dr Jodi Richardson

When a child experiences anxiety it can be really hard for parents and teachers to understand what’s happening and how best to respond.

In this presentation, Dr Jodi Richardson

  • helps parents and teachers to recognise and understand anxiety
  • helps parents and teachers to understand how anxiety affects learning and happiness
  • provides helpful steps to lessen the impact of anxiety on a child and their family

Parenting for Resilience

Delivered by: Michael Grose

Life throws kids curve balls all the time. How they handle these ups and downs depends on many factors, including their own spirit, the support they receive and their coping skills. The family, school and wider environment also impacts on a child’s innate resilience.

In this presentation, Michael Grose

  • gives attendees an understanding of the importance of resilience
  • explores the traits of resilience that parents and teachers can promote
  • reveals the parenting style best suited to resilience promotion
  • discusses practical coping skills and resilience-promoting strategies

A single 120 minute presentation delivered by two speakers.

How children can turn their anxiety into resilience

Anxiety amongst children and young people is on the rise. Research informs us that anxiety left unmanaged in childhood will almost always reoccur in adulthood. Fortunately there’s so much we can do to help kids turn their anxiousness into real, lifelong resilience.

In this presentation, Michael Grose and Dr Jodi Richardson

  • explore the origins of anxiety and why we are in the grip of an epidemic
  • show a new research-based approach to anxiety
  • introduce the tools to develop in kids for self-regulation
  • explain the importance of resilience promotion in kids and the critical traits and parenting style that contributes to resilience

A series of two 90 minute presentations, each delivered by one speaker. Choose to have both presentations delivered on the same day or held as separate sessions on different days/campuses/locations.

Choose from

Understanding Anxiety

Delivered by: Dr Jodi Richardson

When a child experiences anxiety it can be really hard for parents and teachers to understand what’s happening and how best to respond.

In this presentation, Dr Jodi Richardson

  • helps parents and teachers to recognise and understand anxiety
  • helps parents and teachers to understand how anxiety affects learning and happiness
  • provides helpful steps to lessen the impact of anxiety on a child and their family

Parenting for Resilience

Delivered by: Michael Grose

Life throws kids curve balls all the time. How they handle these ups and downs depends on many factors, including their own spirit, the support they receive and their coping skills. The family, school and wider environment also impacts on a child’s innate resilience.

In this presentation, Michael Grose

  • gives attendees an understanding of the importance of resilience
  • explores the traits of resilience that parents and teachers can promote
  • reveals the parenting style best suited to resilience promotion
  • discusses practical coping skills and resilience-promoting strategies

 

 

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