February 25, 2025 6:30pm

Managing Anxiety With Children and Youth

Our next seminar, Managing Anxiety with Children and Youth is scheduled for February 25, 2025. Jonathan Haidt’s 2024 book The Anxious Generation has captured the attention of educators, youth leaders, and parents alike. Join Jay Cobb, MA, LMFT, LCMHC, along with a team of expert therapists specializing in pediatric and adolescent mental health, as they provide valuable insights and practical strategies for addressing anxiety and depression in children and teens.

Empowering Parents, Supporting Families, a ministry of St. Francis United Methodist Church, offers parents and care givers research-based education to support the healthy growth and development of children and youth. Our speaker series focuses on learning together in a non-judgmental setting to foster a more joyful parenting journey with strong family connections where children and adolescents can thrive and flourish.

The speaker series was launched in 2023 with “Parenting with Love, Respect, and Natural Consequences” and “Helping Children and Adolescents Navigate Friendships.” In October 2024, Empowering Parents is hosting ScreenStrong’s “Kids’ Brains and Screens” workshop, providing a basic overview of the science behind healthy brain development, the effects of screen use on developing brains, symptoms of screen overuse, and solutions to prevent and reverse the effects of addictive screen habits. The series continues in February 2025 with education about stress and anxiety experienced by children and youth.

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