Course Description
Teen anxiety can be extremely stressful for the teen experiencing it and the parent trying to help them manage it. This course will be right for you if your teenager:
- Worries excessively
- Is reluctant or even fearful about trying new things and/or meeting new people
- Struggles with changes in routine
- Puts pressure on his/her self to be perfect
- Has a lot of stress and concern about the future
What Will I Learn?
- How to better understand teen anxiety
- How to help your teen understand their anxiety
- Multiple strategies to manage your teen's anxiety
- Strategies for managing specific types of anxiety and panic attacks
- How to empower your teen to manage their own anxiety
- How to develop your teen's self esteem
- Activities your teen can do to help push back against their anxiety
The good news about teen anxiety is that it is highly treatable. Helping your teen learn to identify their triggers and use strategies to counter the anxiety has been shown to be highly effective in managing, reducing or even eliminating it.
BONUS - purchase lifetime access to this course and also receive:
- A FREE 30 minute phone or Skype counseling session with one of Dr. Jillian Roberts' experienced clinical counselors. Get specific advice on your child/teen's situation, discuss your plan to integrate what you learn in the courses into your life, or share your own thoughts and feelings about the challenges you're having while helping your child or teen manage their anxiety.
- One of Dr. Roberts' award-winning, best-selling books for FREE. Choose from a variety of children's non-fiction titles or Dr. Roberts' groundbreaking new parenting book "Kids, Sex & Screens: Raising Strong, Resilient Children in the Sexualized Digital Age".
Course curriculum
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01
Getting Started
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Is It Normal Worry or Anxiety?
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Strategies for All Types of Anxiety
Show details- STRATEGY: Self-Identification & Self-Talk FREE PREVIEW
- STRATEGY: Anxiety & Self Esteem
- STRATEGY: Be a Reflective & Responsive Parent
- STRATEGY: Screen Time
- ACTIVITY: Managing My Worries
- ACTIVITY: My Support List
- ACTIVITY: Reframe It to Tame It
- ACTIVITY: Getting to the Root
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Strategies for Specific Anxiety Types
Show details- STRATEGY: Social Anxiety FREE PREVIEW
- STRATEGY: Nighttime Anxiety
- STRATEGY: Performance Anxiety & Perfectionism
- ACTIVITY: Changing Perfectionist Thinking
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05
Troubleshooting
Show details- When Anxiety Escalates to Panic
- ACTIVITY: Getting Grounded
- If Your Anxious Teen Disengages
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06
Closing Thoughts
Show details- Conclusion
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Dr. Jillian Roberts has been working with children for more than twenty years, first as a primary schoolteacher, then as a child psychologist and an associate professor of educational psychology at the University of Victoria. She is the author of the critically acclaimed “Just Enough” book series for children and the creator of the “Key Facts of Life” app. She has also published numerous scholarly articles and given presentations on educational and health psychology around the world. Jillian is also a wife and mother of three children.Instructor
Dr. Jillian Roberts
Child Psychologist
