Meet Anxiety: A parenting education program for parents of children with anxiety (October 2024) *Open for Sutherland Shire Residents Only

Meet Anxiety is a parenting program that will help you with practical tools to empower your child with real life resilience skills.

This program is only available to families who reside in the Sutherland Shire. If you live outside the Sutherland Shire, please contact us for a referral to a service offering similar programs in your area.

The $20 program fee includes all instruction and program resources emailed directly to registered participants. This cost is per family, and two adult family members can attend for the one price.

If cost is a barrier to you attending this program, please contact us on 9528 2933 or email [email protected] before booking tickets to discuss with us your needs.

The Meet Anxiety program is delivered over 3 X 1.5 hour sessions on Zoom - held weekly on Wednesday evenings from 7pm - 8:30pm on the following dates:

Session 1 of 3: Wednesday 23rd October 2024 - 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Session 2 of 3: Wednesday 30th October 2024 - 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Session 3 of 3: Wednesday 6th November 2024 - 7:00pm - 8:30pm

This parenting program content will assist you to:

Understand your child's body/brain response to external stressors
Understand your child's developing brain and nervous system
Learn how to support your child to manage their anxious thoughts
Develop skills to relate to your child's emotions
Learn skills to teach your child to manage their anxious thoughts and build long term resilience

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