Upcoming Events
Neurodevelopmental Theory to Practice – Supporting Whole-Child Development – Learning, Social, Emotional, Regulation, Behaviour (Australia)
Recent developments in neuroscience have expanded our capacity to be more effective in all areas of practice in child development. We now have remarkable insight into what the growing brain needs to thrive from infancy through adolescence and beyond. Drawing on neuroscientific insights, we can ‘neuro-nurture’ the developing child and dramatically influence the growth and development of the young brain to provide the foundations for a happy, successful life. As the need for neuroscientific knowledge amongst practitioners increases, its convergence with key approaches to attachment, trauma, and learning have seen watershed changes in how we understand and support optimal development, behaviour and social-emotional wellbeing. This opens the way for us to take a more compassionate, targeted and effective response when working with children and adolescents in any capacity. This dynamic workshop will translate neuroscience into powerful insights and practical strategies to support the holistic development of children and adolescents.
The Glen Hotel, Eight Mile Plains, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
Hey Warrior (Australia)
Too many young people are being stifled by anxiety, and this number is on the rise. Fortunately, we are more equipped now than ever before to support them to live bravely and discover their full reach into the world, but the expanding impact of anxiety demands a new approach. This dynamic workshop will offer a fresh, innovative approach that pulls in many pieces missing from the way we’ve been responding to anxiety in children and adolescents. Far from being ‘another anxiety workshop’, this comprehensive approach will draw on neuroscience, evidence-based strategies, and highly respected therapeutic models to support practitioners in developing a fresh, impactful approach to working with anxiety in young people. We will explore anxiety from the ground up, developing a ‘roadmap’ for a therapeutic response to anxiety that will include key information, powerful strategies, and new responses to anxiety to effect immediate and long-term change.
Sharks Event Centre, Southport, Qld, Australia
Vibe Hotel Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
Crystalbrook Riley, Cairns, Qld, Australia
Rydges Southbank Townsville, Townsville, Qld, Aus
Rockhampton Leagues Club, Rockhampton, Qld, Aus
Skye Suites Parramatta, Parramatta, NSW, Aus
Canberra, ACT, Aus
A Developing Brain – Supporting Whole Child Development – Social, Emotional, Regulation, Learning, Behaviour
Designed specifically for early childhood settings, this workshop explores the recent developments in neuroscience that have given us remarkable insight into the conditions and experiences that can dramatically influence the growth and development of all young children in positive and enduring ways. Early childhood is a particularly critical time for the developing brain, and the early childhood environment is rich with the necessary experiences and relationships to support children in their development, behaviour, learning, and social and emotional well-being. The relationships and experiences children are exposed to in their earliest years, will influence the neural foundations upon which their growth and development is built. This dynamic workshop will explore these conditions, and ways early childhood professionals can translate this knowledge into practice to nurture the holistic development of all children.
(This program has been approved by the Department of Education and Training Victoria for the School Readiness Funding Menu)
Geelong, Vic, Aus
Frankston, Vic, Aus
Dandenong, Vic, Aus
Vibe Hotel, Melbourne, Vic, Aus
The Glen Hotel, Brisbane, Qld, Au
Vibe Hotel, Melbourne, Vic, Aus
Vibe Hotel, Melbourne, Vic, Aus
Yarra Valley Lodge, Yarra Valley, Vic, Aus
Vibe Hotel, Melbourne, Vic, Aus
Criterion Hotel, Sale, Vic, Aus
Mantra Traralgon, Vic, Aus
Rosebud Country Club, Rosebud, Vic, Aus
Dandenong, Vic, Aus
Vibe Hotel, Melbourne, Vic, Aus
Lakeside Hotel, Bendigo, Vic, Aus
Ballarat Golf Club, Ballarat
Geelong, Vic, Aus
Vibe Hotel, Melbourne, Aus
Mildura, Vic, Aus
Horsham, Vic, Aus
Warrnambool, Vic, Aus
Vibe Hotel, Melbourne, Vic, Aus
Vibe Hotel, Melbourne, Vic, Aus
Hey Little Warrior (Australia)
Designed specifically for early childhood settings, this workshop is based on ‘Hey Warrior’ and Hey ‘Awesome’, the best-selling, highly-acclaimed children’s books which turn anxiety into an ally, and explore and explain anxiety through a neuroscientific, child-friendly lens. The workshop will provide early childhood educators with the practical strategies and information to support a class-based approach towards strengthening all children against anxiety, expanding their capacity for brave behaviour, and understanding more about the brain. Upon completion of the workshop, early childhood educators will have the information and practical tools to work with children on a group or individual level to strengthen them against anxiety, build their capacity to calm big feelings (including anxiety and anger) and move towards brave behaviour.
(This program has been approved by the Department of Education and Training Victoria for the School Readiness Funding Menu)
Geelong, Vic, Aus
Frankston, Vic, Australia
Dandenong, Vic, Australia
Vibe Hotel, Melbourne, Vic, Aus
The Glen Hotel, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
Vibe Hotel, Melbourne, Vic, Aus
Vibe Hotel, Melbourne, Vic, Aus
Yarra Valley Lodge, Vic, Aus
Vibe Hotel, Melbourne, Vic
Criterion Hotel, Sale, Vic, Aus
Mantra, Traralgon, Vic, Aus
Rosebud Country Club, Rosebud, Vic, Aus
Atura Hotel Dandenong, Doveton, Vic, Aus
Vibe Hotel, Melbourne, Vic
Lakeside Hotel, Bendigo, Vic, Aus
Ballarat Golf Club, Ballarat, Vic, Aus
Leopold Library, Geelong, Vic, Aus
Vibe Hotel, Melbourne, Vic, Aus
Mildura, Vic, Aus
Horsham, Vic, Aus
Deakin University, Warrnambool, Vic, Aus
Vibe Hotel, Melbourne, Vic, Aus
Vibe Hotel, Melbourne, Vic, Aus
Previous Events
Hey Little Warrior (Australia)
Designed specifically for early childhood settings, this workshop is based on ‘Hey Warrior’ and Hey ‘Awesome’, the best-selling, highly-acclaimed children’s books which turn anxiety into an ally, and explore and explain anxiety through a neuroscientific, child-friendly lens. The workshop will provide early childhood educators with the practical strategies and information to support a class-based approach towards strengthening all children against anxiety, expanding their capacity for brave behaviour, and understanding more about the brain. Upon completion of the workshop, early childhood educators will have the information and practical tools to work with children on a group or individual level to strengthen them against anxiety, build their capacity to calm big feelings (including anxiety and anger) and move towards brave behaviour.
(This program has been approved by the Department of Education and Training Victoria for the School Readiness Funding Menu)
Atura Hotel Dandenong, Doveton, Vic, Aus
Vibe Hotel Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic, Aus
Leopold Library, Leopold, Vic, Aus
Commercial Club, Albury, NSW, Aus
The Carrington, Shepparton, Vic, Aus
Lakeside Hotel, Bendigo, Vic, Aus
Leopold Library, Leopold, Vic, Aus
Ballarat Golf Club, Ballarat, Vic, Aus
Vibe Hotel Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic, Aus
Vibe Hotel Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic, Aus
Launceston Conference Centre, Launceston, Tas, Aus
Vibe Hotel, Melbourne, Vic, Aus
Atura Hotel Dandenong, Doveton, Vic, Aus
Leopold Library, Leopold, Vic, Aus
Commercial Club, Albury, NSW, Aus
The Carrington, Shepparton, Vic, Aus
Lakeside Hotel, Bendigo, Vic, Aus
Mantra, Traralgon, Vic, Aus
Frankston RSL, Frankston, Vic, Aus
Vibe Hotel, Melbourne, Vic, Aus
Ballarat Golf Club, Ballarat, Vic, Aus
Vibe Hotel, Melbourne, Vic, Aus
Vibe Hotel, Melbourne, Vic, Aus
Frankston RSL, Frankston, Vic, Aus
Atura Hotel Dandenong, Doveton, Vic, Aus
Leopold Library, Leopold, Vic, Aus
The Glen Hotel, 24 Gaskell St, Eight Mile Plains, Qld, Aus
Grand Hotel, Mildura, Vic, Aus
Deakin University, Warrnambool, Vic, Aus
The Glen Hotel, 24 Gaskell St, Eight Mile Plains, Qld, Aus
Criterion Hotel, Sale, Vic, Aus
Mantra, Traralgon, Vic, Aus
Vibe Hotel, Melbourne, Vic, Aus
Commercial Club, Albury, Vic, Aus
Best Western North Lakes, North Lakes, Brisbane, Qld, Aus
Vibe Hotel, Melbourne, Vic, Aus
Vibe Hotel, Melbourne, Vic, Aus
A Developing Brain – Supporting Whole Child Development – Social, Emotional, Regulation, Learning, Behaviour
Designed specifically for early childhood settings, this workshop explores the recent developments in neuroscience that have given us remarkable insight into the conditions and experiences that can dramatically influence the growth and development of all young children in positive and enduring ways. Early childhood is a particularly critical time for the developing brain, and the early childhood environment is rich with the necessary experiences and relationships to support children in their development, behaviour, learning, and social and emotional well-being. The relationships and experiences children are exposed to in their earliest years, will influence the neural foundations upon which their growth and development is built. This dynamic workshop will explore these conditions, and ways early childhood professionals can translate this knowledge into practice to nurture the holistic development of all children.
(This program has been approved by the Department of Education and Training Victoria for the School Readiness Funding Menu)
tura Hotel Dandenong, Doveton, Vic, Aus
Vibe Hotel Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic, Aus
Leopold Library, Leopold, Vic, Aus
Commercial Club, Albury, NSW
The Carrington, Shepparton, Vic, Aus
Lakeside Hotel, Bendigo, VIC,
Leopold Library, Leopold, Vic, Aus
Ballarat Golf Club, Ballarat, VIC,
Vibe Hotel Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic, Aus
Vibe Hotel Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic, Aus
Vibe Hotel Melbourne, Vic, Aus
Atura Hotel Dandenong, Doveton, Vic, Aus
Leopold Library, Leopold, Vic, Aus
Commercial Club, Albury, NSW, Aus
The Carrington, Shepparton, Vic, Aus
Lakeside Hotel, Bendigo, Vic, Aus
Mantra Traralgon, Traralgon, Vic
Frankston RSL, Frankston
The Vibe Hotel, Melbourne, Vic, Aus
Ballarat Golf Club, Ballarat, Vic, Aus
The Vibe Hotel, Melbourne, Vic, Aus
The Vibe Hotel, Melbourne, Vic, Aus
Frankston RSL, Frankston
Atura Hotel Dandenong, Doveton, Vic, Aus
Leopold Library, Leopold, Vic, Aus
The Glen Hotel, Eight Mile Plains, Qld, Aus
Quest Mildura, Mildura, Vic, Aus
Deakin University, Warrnambool
Glen Hotel, Brisbane Qld Aus
Criterion Hotel, Sale, Vic, Aus
Mantra Traralgon, Vic, Aus
Vibe Hotel, Melbourne, Vic, Aus
Commercial Club, Albury, Vic, Aus
Best Western Northlakes, North Lakes, Qld, Aus
Vibe Hotel, Melbourne, Vic, Aus
Hey Warrior (Australia)
Too many young people are being stifled by anxiety, and this number is on the rise. Fortunately, we are more equipped now than ever before to support them to live bravely and discover their full reach into the world, but the expanding impact of anxiety demands a new approach. This dynamic workshop will offer a fresh, innovative approach that pulls in many pieces missing from the way we’ve been responding to anxiety in children and adolescents. Far from being ‘another anxiety workshop’, this comprehensive approach will draw on neuroscience, evidence-based strategies, and highly respected therapeutic models to support practitioners in developing a fresh, impactful approach to working with anxiety in young people. We will explore anxiety from the ground up, developing a ‘roadmap’ for a therapeutic response to anxiety that will include key information, powerful strategies, and new responses to anxiety to effect immediate and long-term change.
The Glen Hotel, Eight Mile Plains, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
Rydges Esplanade Resort, Cairns, Qld, Australia
The Function, Glenelg, SA, Australia
Mantra Twin Towns, Tweed Heads, NSW, Australia
Gosford RSL Club, West Gosford, NSW, Australia
Liverpool Catholic Club, Prestons, NSW, Australia
Adina Apartment Hotel Sydney, Surry Hills, NSW, Australia
Vibe Hotel Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
Best Western Hobart, Hobart, Tas, Australia
Launceston Conference Centre, 50 Glen Dhu Street, South Launceston, Tas, Australia
Mantra Parramatta, Cnr Parkes St and Valentine Ave, Parramatta, NSW, Aus
ANZAC HOUSE, Perth, WA, Australia
Commercial Club, Albury, NSW, Australia
Vibe Hotel, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
Rydges Geelong, Cnr Gheringhap and Myers Streets, Geelong, Vic, Aus
Wollongong City Diggers, 82 Church Street, Wollongong, NSW, Aus
Vibe Hotel Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
Rydges, Geelong, Vic, Australia
Rydges Sydney Central, Surry Hills, NSW, Australia
Rydges Esplanade Resort, Cairns, Qld, Australia
Best Western Plus North Lakes Hotel, North Lakes, Qld, Australia
ANZAC House, Perth, WA, Australia
Vibe Hotel Darwin, Darwin, NT, Aus
Rydges Esplanade Resort, Cairns, Qld, Aus
Souths Leagues Club, Mackay, Qld, Australia
Rydges Southbank Townsville, Townsville, Qld, Australia
The Glen Hotel, Brisbane, Qld, Aus
ANZAC House, Perth, WA, Australia
Rydges Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
The Glen Hotel, 24 Gaskell St, Eight Mile Plains, Qld, Aus
Noah's on the Beach, 29 Zaara St, Newcastle, NSW
Neurodevelopmental Theory to Practice – Supporting Whole-Child Development – Learning, Social, Emotional, Regulation, Behaviour (Australia)
Recent developments in neuroscience have expanded our capacity to be more effective in all areas of practice in child development. We now have remarkable insight into what the growing brain needs to thrive from infancy through adolescence and beyond. Drawing on neuroscientific insights, we can ‘neuro-nurture’ the developing child and dramatically influence the growth and development of the young brain to provide the foundations for a happy, successful life. As the need for neuroscientific knowledge amongst practitioners increases, its convergence with key approaches to attachment, trauma, and learning have seen watershed changes in how we understand and support optimal development, behaviour and social-emotional wellbeing. This opens the way for us to take a more compassionate, targeted and effective response when working with children and adolescents in any capacity. This dynamic workshop will translate neuroscience into powerful insights and practical strategies to support the holistic development of children and adolescents.
Rydges Esplanade Resort, Cairns, Qld, Australia
Mecure Townsville, Townsville, Qld, Australia
Souths Leagues Club, Mackay, Qld, Australia
Rockhampton Leagues Club, Qld, Australia
Northlakes Hotel, Northlakes, Qld, Australia
City Golf Club, Toowoomba, Qld, Australia
The Glen Hotel, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
Kingscliff, NSW, Aus
The Function, Glenelg, SA, Australia
ANZAC House, Perth, WA, Aus
Vibe Hotel Hobart, Hobart, Tas, Aus
Launceston Conference Centre, Launceston, Tas, Aus
Vibe Hotel, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
Skye Suites Parramatta, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Rydges Sydney Central, 28 Albion Street, Surry Hills, NSW, Aus
Skye Suites Parramatta, Parramatta, NSW, Aus
Rydges Sydney Central, Surry Hills, NSW, Aus
Fort Scratchley Function Centre, Newcastle East, NSW, Australia
ANZAC House, Perth, WA, Aus
Vibe Hotel Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
Vibe Hotel, Hobart, Tas, Aus
Launceston Conference Centre, Launceston, Tas, Aus
Best Western Plus, North Lakes, Qld, Aus
ANZAC House, Perth, WA, Aus
Vibe Hotel, Melbourne, Vic, Aus
Rydges Geelong, Geelong, Vic, Aus
Novotel, Cairns, Qld, Aus
Vibe Hotel Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
A 2-Day Workshop – Strengthening Children and Teens Against Anxiety
Anxiety is stifling too many young lives, but it doesn’t have to be this way. Modern insights have greatly expanded our capacity to support young people to engage with all aspects of life with resilience and courage. This two-day workshop will present a fresh, innovative approach to anxiety. It will draw on neuroscience, evidence-based strategies, and highly respected therapeutic models to support practitioners in developing a fresh approach to anxiety and the therapeutic responses that will effect powerful change. This will be bolstered by a series of experiential exercises, allowing participants to consolidate learning, deepen their insight into their own personal processes, and acquire a range of innovative therapeutic interventions.
This 2 day seminar will run from 16-17 October at Novotel Sydney, Parramatta
Strengthening Children and Teens Against Anxiety – A Workshop for Parents, Carers, Educators
This transformational session will provide the essential information and strategies to help all parents and carers support children and adolescents to build courage and resilience, uncover their strengths, and take anxiety back to small enough.
Penrith RSL Club, Sydney, NSW, Aus
Resilient Kids Conference
The Resilient Kids Conference is a one-day event for parents and professionals who live and work with young people. It’s a place where Australia’s top parenting experts come together to offer you insights on cutting-edge issues affecting today’s kids and teenagers.
Launceston, Tas, Aus
Brisbane, Qld, Aus
Melbourne, Vic, Aus
Adeliade, SA, Qld
Sydney, NSW, Aus
ONLINE (includes access to recording for 4 weeks following event)
Perth, WA, Aus
ONLINE (includes access to recording for 4 weeks following event)
2-Day Workshop: Working With Anxiety in Children and Teens
Anxiety in children and adolescents is often overlooked, under-reported or misinterpreted as being a behavioural or developmental problem. In reality anxiety is the most common child and adolescent mental health complaint in New Zealand and when recognised and properly managed, anxiety is very treatable.
This two-day intensive workshop will help participants to better understand anxiety in young people and provide a broad range of knowledge, skills, and practical techniques to respond appropriately within their own professional context, becoming effective allies for children in overcoming anxiety. Maintaining a practical and experiential focus, while drawing on a number of highly respected therapeutic models and the latest understandings from neuroscience.
This 2 day seminar will run from 18-19 June in Christchurch, NZ
This 2 day seminar will run from 25-26 June in Auckland, NZ
Overcoming Anxiety – Helping Children & Adolescents Find Their Brave (New Zealand)
Anxiety is the most common child and adolescent mental health concern. Anxiety is a very normal human response, but for as many as 1 in 5 young people in New Zealand the symptoms become so intrusive so as to interfere with day to day living. The effects can ripple from children, to their families, to the classroom, and into friendships. Anxiety can potentially undermine the way children see themselves, the world and their important place in it – but it doesn’t have to be this way. With the right support, children can be empowered with the skills and knowledge to manage anxiety and move forward with courage and resilience.
This dynamic workshop will help participants to recognise and respond to anxiety in children and adolescents. It will delve into the obvious and not so obvious signs of anxiety, discuss where they come from, why they exist and offer a range of practical, powerful interventions to assist participants to respond effectively within their own professional context. It will also explore how to work with parents and carers in ways that strip shame and guilt, and unlock their capacity to move their children through anxiety and towards brave behaviour.
Invercargill
Dunedin
Christchurch
Nelson
James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor, Wellington NZ
Rydges Latimer, Christchurch
The Dunedin Centre, Dunedin, NZ
Waipuna Hotel, Auckland, NZ
Distinction Hotel, Rotorua, NZ
Napier Conference Centre, Napier, NZ
Distinction Hotel, Palmerston North
Plymouth International, New Plymouth, NZ
James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor, Wellington, NZ
Ascot Park Hotel, Invercargill, NZ
Rutherford Hotel, Nelson, NZ
Strengthening Children and Teens Against Anxiety
A workshop for parents and carers to uncover powerful information and strategies that will help them build courage and resilience in all young people, and take anxiety back to small enough.
91 River Rd, Horsham Vic Aus
91 River Rd, Horsham Vic Aus
How Parents and Carers Can Strengthen Children and Teens Against Anxiety
This transformational session will provide parents and carers with the essential information and powerful, practical strategies to help their children and teens thrive through anxiety, whether it’s everyday levels of anxiety or more intrusive.
Broome Lotteries House, Broome, WA, Aus
Kununurra Community and School Library, Kununurra WA, Aus
Young People and Their Big Feelings
In this community event, hosted by Mindfull Aus, I will be providing parents, caregivers and educators with the skills and tools to better understand behaviour and challenges that arise within our youth.
Big feelings can drive big behaviour. Understanding how to respond when young people are overwhelmed can drive calm and connection over conflict. Ultimately, our responses have enormous potential to build important neural pathways that will strengthen them for life.
This presentation will explore the powerful ways parents can, quite literally, influence the strengthening of the brain in ways that will build self-control, emotional regulation, and resilience in their children for life.
** My books & resources as well as Mindfull Aus Merchandise will be available at the conclusion of the event.
West Gippsland Arts Centre 1 Civic Place Warragul, Vic, Aus
Strengthening Children & Teens Against Anxiety – A workshop for parents, carers, and professionals. (United States)
What could our children and teens do if they knew in their hearts they were brave enough? All children and teens are capable of their very own versions of greatness. For too many though, anxiety will shut down their capacity to discover their potential – but it doesn’t have to be this way. This transformational session will provide the essential information and strategies to help all parents and carers support children and adolescents to build courage and resilience, uncover their strengths, and take anxiety back to small enough. We will discuss ways to nurture the skills and qualities that will strengthen all children for life.
Dixon Elks Lodge, 1279 Franklin Grove Rd, IL United States
Hill School of Fort Worth 4817 Odessa Ave, Fort Worth, TX, United States
Navigating Child and Adolescent Anxiety – A Professional Development Seminar (United States, Canada)
For as many as one in five young lives, anxiety is an intrusive part of everyday life, with the effects often stealing into families, classrooms and friendships. Anxiety can potentially undermine the way children see themselves, the world and their important place in it – but it doesn’t have to be this way. Anxiety is very manageable when it is recognised and responded to. This dynamic workshop will help participants to recognise anxiety in children and adolescents (5 – 18yrs). It will delve into the obvious and not so obvious signs of anxiety, discuss where they come from and why they exist, and offer a range of practical, powerful, research-driven interventions to assist participants to respond effectively within their own professional context.
Viscount Gort Hotel, 1670 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
The Theraplay Institute, 1224 W. Belmont Avenue, Fl. 1, Chicago, Illinois, 60657, United States
Dixon Elks Lodge, 1279 Franklin Grove Rd, Il, United States
Anxiety in the Classroom (United States)
Anxiety loves anything unfamiliar or any situation that comes with potential for embarrassment, failure, humiliation, shame, or separation from a loved one – and school is ripe for all of them. Anxiety can significantly affect friendships, confidence, and school performance. All children and teens need the right support to thrive, and even the smallest considerations can go a long way to helping kids with anxiety find the very best version of themselves.
Amon Carter Center at Lena Pope, Texas, United States
Neuro-Nurture (New Zealand)
Recent developments in neuroscience have expanded our capacity to be more effective in all areas of practice in child development. We now have remarkable insight into what the growing brain needs to thrive from infancy through adolescence and beyond. Drawing on neuroscientific insights, we can ‘neuro-nurture’ the developing child and dramatically influence the growth and development of the young brain to provide the foundations for a happy, successful life. As the need for neuroscientific knowledge amongst practitioners increases, its convergence with key approaches to attachment, trauma, and learning have seen watershed changes in how we understand and support optimal development, behaviour and social-emotional wellbeing. This opens the way for us to take a more compassionate, targeted and effective response when working with children and adolescents in any capacity. This dynamic workshop will translate neuroscience into powerful insights and practical strategies to support the holistic development of children and adolescents.
Alexandra Park, Auckland, NZ (Interactive Livestream)
Plymouth International, New Plymouth, NZ (Interactive Livestream)
Rutherford Hotel, Nelson
Riccarton Park Function Centre, Christchurch
The Dunedin Centre, Dunedin
Prefab Hall, Wellington
Distinction Hotel, Palmerston North
Claudelands Event Centre, Hamilton
Ellerslie Event Centre, Auckland
Copthorne Hotel & Resort, Bay of Islands
Building Courage and Resilience in Children
Courage and resilience are vital qualities that help children adapt in the face of adversity and challenge, with their hearts, minds, and spirits intact. Both courage and resilience are qualities that can be cultivated in any child, and parents are in the perfect position to do this. This transformational session will explore how you can help build courage and resilience in your child.
Bond University (Building 6, Level 3, Theatre 2), Gold Coast, Qld, Australia
Thriving in a Stressful World: Practical Ways to Help Ourselves and Our Children Feel Secure and Calm
As we emerge from the pandemic, stressors are heightened, and anxiety is an ever more common experience. We know from research that stress is “contagious” between adults and kids; therefore addressing the impacts of stress on ourselves is intertwined with our capacity to support the young people in our care. How can we help ourselves and our children to develop a foundation of security and calmness to prevail through the effects of this storm?
I’ll be joining with Dr Marc Brackett and Dr Farah Shroff, as we explore the role of emotion regulation and the function of anxiety in our lives. Participants will learn ways to help express and regulate their own, and their children’s, emotions, even when our world may feel a little scary and stressful. Panelists will also share practical and holistic strategies that can be most effective in fostering well-being for both ourselves and children.
In this webinar which will be hosted by The Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education, you will have the opportunity to glean creative, evidence-informed takeaways to help you and the children in your care build resilience and foster a sense of security and calmness. Join us for this 1 ½ hour session, including a dynamic Q&A period.
Online (Dates and times are PST times)
Building Relationships That Protect and Heal
The SCCR Online Conference 2021 is a wonderful initiative which will be exploring ’The Power of Reconnection’. More than ever, relationships matter. They heal, provide a buffer against stress, and make the world feel a little softer and safer for our young people. Building meaningful connections can take time, and even the strongest relationships can feel the effects of disconnection from time to time. As part of this free webinar, we will explore the power of attachment relationships, and ways to build relationships the the children and teens in your life that protect, strengthen, and heal.
The conference will be at:
AEST time: 11 October, 7pm-8pm
Scotland time: 11 October, 10am-11am
Online (Dates and times are AEST)
Anxious to Brave: An online, interactive program for parents of children and teens with anxiety.
Parents don’t cause anxiety, but they can make the most profound difference in moving children from anxious to brave. The move through anxiety isn’t an easy one, for children or the adults who love them, but it is certainly possible. Like so many good things, sometimes the way through is clearer and easier with a little help – enter ‘Anxious to Brave‘, a series of eight weekly live online 60-90 workshops for parents of kids and teens with anxiety. Throughout the course of the program, I’ll be guiding parents through research-backed information and strategies to help strengthen children and teens against anxiety and move them towards brave behaviour. If you can’t make it to every session, not to worry – the workshops will be recorded and available to registered participants for a short while after the event. Groups will be kept small, to keep interaction big.
Online. Every Thurs for 8 weeks from 22 Jul-9 Sep. (Time is AEST Brisbane)
Online. First 7 sessions - every Wed from 21 July + 8th session on Tue 14 Sep.
When They Push the Boundaries – A Webinar
In this webinar, I’ll be teaming up with Michelle Mitchell to equip parents, carers and professionals with strategies to help stay connected to tweens and teens, and build positive influence during the most challenging of moments. We’ll explore why all tweens and teens will push the boundaries at some point, why they might make risky decisions or break the rules, and how to respond in ways that strengthen them and preserve your connection. With some very specific strategies and solid information, those tricky teen years can be much easier. If you can’t make the date, not to worry – the webinar will be recorded and made available for you to watch any time.
Online (Time is AEST, Brisbane)
(Not this one – go to page 2) Overcoming Anxiety – Helping Children and Adolescents Find Their Brave (New Zealand)
Anxiety is the most common child and adolescent mental health concern. Anxiety is a very normal human response, but for as many as 1 in 5 young people in New Zealand the symptoms become so intrusive so as to interfere with day to day living. The effects can ripple from children, to their families, to the classroom, and into friendships. Anxiety can potentially undermine the way children see themselves, the world and their important place in it – but it doesn’t have to be this way. When recognised and properly managed, anxiety is very treatable. With the right support, children can be empowered with the skills and knowledge to manage anxiety and move forward with courage and resilience.
This dynamic workshop will help participants to recognise and respond to anxiety in children and adolescents. It will delve into the obvious and not so obvious signs of anxiety, discuss where they come from, why they exist and offer a range of practical, powerful interventions to assist participants to respond effectively within their own professional context.
Trinity Wharf, Tauranga, New Zealand
Novotel Tainui, Hamilton, New Zealand
Napier Conference Centre, Napier, New Zealand
Rydges Latimer Christchurch, Christchurch, NZ
James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor
Strengthening Children and Teens Against Anxiety at School and Beyond (NZ)
As much as school can nurture, nourish and build children and adolescents, the very nature of school means that it can also be abundant with anxiety triggers that can significantly compromise their growth and development. Anxiety can be fuelled by anything unfamiliar or any situation that comes with the potential for embarrassment, failure, humiliation, shame, or separation – and school is ripe with all of them. School presents many children with some of the greatest challenges to their mental health, but it also presents some of the greatest opportunities to strengthen against anxiety.
This workshop is for any professional who works with or within the education system, or with children or adolescents struggling with anxiety at school. Participants will learn practical strategies to effectively respond to children and teens with anxiety, as well as ways to capture the powerful buffering role school can play in strengthening all young people against anxiety at school and beyond.
(At this stage, this event will be live-streamed to the event because of COVID-19 travel restrictions.)
Auckland, New Zealand
Distinction Hotel, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Strengthening the Relationship With Your Teen (Scotland, online)
Scottish Centre for Conflict Resolution International Online Conference.
Cyrenians Scottish Centre for Conflict Resolution are holding an all-digital festival of events in place of their annual conference. This exciting programme includes several internationally-renowned special guests. SCCR have made this available for free, and you are welcome to sign up to as many as you wish. I will be speaking on 15 October from 10:00-10:30am (Brisbane time) about ways parents and other important adults can strengthen the relationship, connection, and influence with their tweens and teens. The 30 minute presentation will be followed by a Q&A with the audience.
Scottish Centre for Conflict Resolution, Online (Time is Brisbane, Aus AEST)
Superpowered! – Transforming Anxiety into Courage and Resilience, with Renee Jain & Dr Shefali Tsabary
Join me for this Facebook Live event where I’ll be speaking with Renee Jain and Dr Shefali Tsabary about anxiety, courage and resilience.
Facebook Live (Time is Brisbane, Aust - AEST)
Strengthening Children and Teens Against Anxiety at School and Beyond (Aus)
As much as school can nurture, nourish and build children and adolescents, the very nature of school means that it can also be abundant with anxiety triggers that can significantly compromise their growth and development. Anxiety can be fuelled by anything unfamiliar or any situation that comes with the potential for failure, shame, embarrassment, humiliation, or separation from a loved one – and school is ripe with all of them. School presents many children with some of the greatest challenges to their mental health, but it also presents some of the greatest opportunities to strengthen against anxiety. This workshop is for any professional who works with or within the education system, or with children or adolescents struggling with anxiety at school. Participants will learn practical strategies to effectively respond to children and teens with anxiety, as well as ways to capture the powerful buffering role school can play in strengthening all young people against anxiety at school and beyond.
Mercure Townsville Resort, Townsville, Qld, Australia
Supporting Children in Post-COVID Era (India, online)
Vidyanjali Academy, Bangalore - Webinar
Nurturing Self-Control
Self-control – what every parent/carer needs to know about this essential skill, including why it matters, how it impacts a child’s behaviour and how we can best support our children now and into their future.
Mother Duck Childcare & Preschool, Lawnton, Qld, Australia
Building Brave – For anyone who lives with or works with kids or teens.
What could our children do if they truly believed they were brave? In this transformational, heartfelt event, Karen Young and Michelle Mitchell come together to equip parents, carers and professionals with powerful strategies to help children and teens build resilience, thrive through anxiety and reach their potential. We will explore:
- the powerful role that caring adults play in building brave;
- a new way of understanding the role of anxiety and resilience in your child’s life;
- the often unrecognised and different ways anxiety can manifest in children;
- the impact of anxiety on friendships and school work;
- proven, practical ways to respond to anxiety and make way for calm and courage;
- how to build social resilience and equip them for the challenges of life;
- how to strengthen your connection and influence.
You know your child is capable of greatness. With some very specific strategies and solid information, we can make sure they know it too.
If you would like BUILDING BRAVE to come to your school or community, please let us know. We will be touring nationally with this new project.
Wellington Point, Brisbane
Bray Park, Brisbane
Rochedale, Brisbane
Toowong, Brisbane
Strengthening Kids and Teens Against Anxiety
This transformational session will provide parents and carers with the essential information and strategies to support their children and teens to build courage and resilience, uncovering their strengths, and take anxiety back to small enough.
Whitby School, Greenwich, CT, United States
The Adolescent Brain
During adolescence, the brain goes through a massive ‘renovation’. This talk is for anyone who lives or works with adolescents, and will explores changes that happen in the adolescent brain and how these influence relationships, friendships, and behaviour.