Thu, 14 Feb
|Leap for Kids
Cool Little Kids (parents of 3 -6 year olds)
The Cool Little Kids is a program that focuses on teaching preschool children, through their parents to build confidence and develop skills to help them manage anxiety and other negative emotions as they grow. It is aimed at parents of children who are shy, withdrawn or inhibited.
Time & Location
14 Feb 2019, 9:30 am – 21 Mar 2019, 10:30 am
Leap for Kids, 1221 Toorak Road, Camberwell VIC, Australia
About The Event
This program is for Parents of preschool children (3 - 6 years). It is run over 6 consecutive weeks on Thursday's 9.30am - 10.30am commencing the 14th February 2019
Parents who participate will gain insight into why their child is shy, the links between shyness and anxiety, learn how to prevent anxiety problems, what to do when their child is worried or scared and how to encourage their bravery.
Topics covered will include:
- anxiety and shyness in preschool children
- what is anxiety & different types of anxiety
- how anxiety affects children as they develop
- how does a child become anxious
- unhelpful ways of dealing with anxiety and replacing unhelpful strategies
- building brave behaviours
- fighting fear but facing fear
- creating stepladders for anxious situations/events
- thinking realsiitiacally
- managing your own worries
- dealing with your child's anxirty in the future ...................& a whole lot more
Dates:
14, 21, 28 February
7, 14, 21 March
Cost: $480
*Medicare rebates may apply
* NDIS (self managed) may apply