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• Archive: Faculty:Mayuri Breen GonzalezDuration:6 Hours 17 MinutesFormat:Audio and VideoCopyright:Dec 14, 2018 Description Do you work with children whose anxiety is overwhelming them, who shy away from participating in new activities or taking on challenges because they are afraid to fail….or you worry they’ll choose harmful coping mechanisms as they struggle with the stress of their lives?When children can’t cope, challenges become stressors, and anxiety replaces anticipation.
• Our kids can’t enjoy childhood to the fullest, their learning suffers, and their long-term resilience is compromised.Kids often get a message that their anxiety is something to get rid of or push away, but like all emotions our anxiety has a job to do.In this recording, Mayuri Gonzalez, kids’ yoga and mindfulness expert, shows you how to teach our kids to better understand their own experience, and find effective ways to meet their needs and engage in their lives from a place of personal power and agency.Your immediate takeaways will help your clients and students (Kids):Prepare for anxiety producing situationsNavigate stressReduce overwhelm and reactivityParticipate fully in school and homeHarness their capacity for self-compassionYou’ll walk away with a new framework for relating to anxiety, along with concrete practices to help your clients and students learn to access their inner resources, calm their anxiety, transform their relationship to stress, and thrive even when life is challenging.
• Handouts Manual - Anxiety in Children & Adolescents (5.15 MB) 36 Pages Available after Purchase Instructions for ASHA Credit - SELF STUDY ONLY - 12/14/18 (0.03 MB) Available after Purchase Outline What is Causing Rising Childhood Anxiety?
• The Challenges of 21st Century Living for KidsDisconnectionAdult technology useSocial mediaCaregiver stress and distractionOver-stimulationTechnologyAcademic pressureChanging expectationsOver schedulingWorld eventsAssessing for Anxiety - How Do Kids Cope?
• Common Reactions to AnxietyWithdrawalProcrastinationPerfectionismSeeking reassurance and affirmationRisk-taking and substance abuseRelationship challengesTools and resources children already haveImplications for mental health and long term individual and community outcomesWhy Do We Have Anxiety and What is it Trying to Tell Us?