When Childhood Anxiety Leads to Challenging Behaviors

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This course is designed to help teachers and staff understand how to help children in their care with generalized anxiety. These children often act out in ways that are mistaken as behavior problems. Course length – 2.0 hours.

The course helps answer the following questions:

• What is anxiety?

• What does childhood anxiety look like?

• What are the types of anxiety?

• What does generalized anxiety look like?

• What does separation anxiety look like?

• What does social anxiety look like?

• What are some triggers for anxiety?

• What are some symptoms of anxiety?

• How can I help?

Desired Outcomes

• Participants will gain an understanding of what different types of anxiety look like in early childhood.

• Participants will learn tools they can use to help children with anxiety.

• Participants will learn how to set up a safe place in their classroom.