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This course is built for busy parents - You will walk away from this course with an understanding of your child's anxiety, as well as having developed a toolkit of practical strategies to support your child with their anxiety symptoms. Did you know that anxiety is the most prevalent mental health concern for youth, with 20%-30% of children meeting the criteria for an anxiety disorder in their lifetime. Even more staggering is that 80% of these youth will never receive treatment. Untreated anxiety can lead to lifelong negative outcomes, including lower self-reported life satisfaction, challenges with interpersonal relationships, and an increase in internalizing difficulties. The good news is that the field of psychology has clear and widely accepted intervention strategies for treating anxiety symptoms. Join Dr. Matheson as she helps you. help your child. Course Content includes: Learn long term strategies to help your child navigate anxietyLearn how to connect with your child who may be experiencing anxiety symptomsLearn strategies to redefine your child's relationship with anxietyGet specific, actionable strategies to help your child who may be experiencing anxietyLearn how to speak to your child about anxietyLearn how to use a Worry Wheel to challenge your child's thinkingUnderstand the difference between healthy and unhealthy anxietyLearn 4 ways to identify anxiety symptoms in your child. Learn different ways anxiety can present itselfLearn what misconceptions parents have about their child's anxiety symptoms. Understand the critical first step parents can take to help support their anxious child. Learn how to decipher tricky thoughts vs. real worries step by step. Walk away with concrete ideas on how to support your child experiencing anxietyYour Instructor: Dr. Adrienne Matheson Dr. Adrienne Matheson is a Clinical Psychologist who is the Founder and Clinical Director of a multidisciplinary child psychology clinic. Over the past 10 years, Adrienne has worked with hundreds of families whose children experience anxiety symptoms. Using an attachment framework, Dr. Matheson offers evidence-based strategies to support anxious children and their parents to better understand childhood anxiety symptoms, learn to cope and thrive despite anxiety, and prevent future mental challenges.
