Anxiety isn’t just a thinking problem or a lack of bravery — it's an emotional one.
It isn’t fixed with scripts, stickers, or “calm-down” strategies. At its core, anxiety is an alarm problem—an emotional system sounding the signal that something needs our care. This is a fresh way of understanding anxiety that moves beyond managing behaviors and into supporting your child or teen.
In 40 minutes, you’ll learn:
- How to make sense of anxiety as an alarm response (not a flaw or disorder)
- The top signs of elevated alarm—and why it shows up in so many different ways
- Hidden sources of alarm driving today’s rising anxiety rates
- A simple three-part roadmap to address anxiety at the roots for lasting change
The focus is on learning how to address anxiety at the roots—and help kids find rest again.
In this free 40-minute webinar, you’ll discover a fresh way of understanding anxiety—one that helps you move beyond managing behaviors and into truly supporting your child or teen.
About Dr. Deborah MacNamara
Deborah MacNamara, is a developmentalist, clinical counsellor, and author of best-selling books Rest, Play, Grow and award winning Nourished: Connection, food and caring for our Kids and everyone else we love)
This webinar is a primer for the course Beneath the Worry: Understanding Anxiety in Kids. This material is for viewing by adults only. All are welcome.
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