DESCRIPTION:

Most recent recording date:  January 11, 2021

This session for families will help you understand more about anxiety triggers and the effects on your child and teen. Helpful coping strategies and ways you can empower your child or youth are also shared.

Presented by:

• Ron Joyce Children’s Health Centre, Hamilton Health Sciences

Related resources:

• Handouts from slides (link to pdf)
• Community Eduction Service website (upcoming courses and workshops)
• Anxiety Canada (helpful info and resources for youth and families)
• Thinking Traps (pdf link)
• VIDEO: Vaccination Preparation - Tips for Parents of Children Ages 5-11
• Getting help for you:
  • Ontario Caregiver Helpline
  • Wellness Together
  • BounceBack Ontario
  • Hope+Me Mood Disorders Association of Ontario (free resources and supports)
• Books:
  • Helping Your Anxious Child: A Step-by-Step Guide for Parents
  • The Anxiety Workbook for Kids: Take Charge of Fears and Worries Using the Gift of Imagination
• other helpful YourSpace sessions:
  • COVID-19 Vaccine Q&A for Youth and Families
  • Expressing Feelings
  • Helping My Child or Youth Deal with Stress
  • I'm Scared of the Doctor and Dentist, Too!
  • Taking Care of Yourself (family session)
  • Taking Care of Me (youth session)
  • 2-part series about coping with separation and divorce where conflict is high
    • Growing the Roots of Resilience- Part 1 (youth session)
    • Growing the Roots of Resilience- Part 2 (family session)
  • All sessions with mention of #anxiety
  • All sessions with mention of #emotions