Parenting for Mental Health (David Collins)

Explore knowledge of student mental health with a focus on anxiety across the whole school (p-12).
Areas include:
Brain development
Mental Health & contributing factors to developing mental health difficulties.
What is anxiety and how does it manifest?
Positive stress
Cycle of avoidance & common traps parents fall into that strengthen anxiety with that, perhaps making a distinction between parental support vs being overly protective
Coping skills for anxiety
Developing tolerance for child/adolescents’ distress when anxious and maybe even some hints and tips on supportive communication/statements/what to say to your child when they are anxious.

Dr David Collins, a clinical psychologist & pioneer of the Braingrow Program.
This session will be available in person in the CPA or as a live stream.