Facilitated by Jess Arday-Wild  
(Accredited Mental Health Social Worker & Clinical Family Therapist)

Parenting a child who experiences anxiety can be challenging, confusing, and emotionally draining – for both child and parent. This 90-minute workshop offers parents and caregivers a compassionate and evidence-based framework for understanding and responding to children’s anxiety through an attachment and brain-based lens.

In this session, we’ll explore:

• The neurobiology of anxiety – what’s happening in the brain and body when children feel anxious
• How attachment and co-regulation help children feel safe and manage big emotions
• The anxiety cycle and how avoidance can inadvertently keep anxiety going
• Practical strategies to support your child, including:
  • Simple breathing and grounding techniques
  • Emotion coaching to build your child’s emotional awareness and resilience
  • Reducing reassurance-seeking while maintaining connection and support
  • Building healthy habits for wellbeing – sleep, routines, movement, and balance

This psychoeducational workshop integrates insights from Circle of Security Parenting (COS-P) principles and current research in child development, attachment theory, and neuroscience. Parents and caregivers will leave with a deeper understanding of how anxiety shows up in children, what helps (and what doesn’t), and practical tools they can start using right away. You’ll also receive a takeaway resource list for further reading and support, along with suggested community and professional resources for ongoing help.