Face-to-Face, Heart-to-Heart-Thursday, March 9, 2023
The Sharon Academy and White River Valley Supervisory Union
present a FREE
Face-to-Face and Heart-to-Heart Community Presentation
Understanding Teen/Tween Anxiety
and the
Coping Skills and Strategies
To Manage Our Uncertain World
with Lynn Lyons
Thursday, March 9, 2023, 6:30 – 8:30
at The Sharon Academy High School
To attend remotely, join this Zoom meeting
This program will be live-streamed and recorded.
The camera will only be on the speaker.
The video will not be published; it will be retained only for 2 weeks for professional use.
Does your child feel like they can step out into the world and manage what life throws at them?
Worry and anxiety are normal and expected parts of learning and growing, but when teens and ‘tweens face challenges cognitively, socially, or emotionally, anxiety can step in and take over. Anxiety can be overwhelming and rigid, but it’s also based on predictable patterns that can be shifted once we learn how it operates. Based on current research and over 30 years of clinical experience, Lynn Lyons offers guidance for parents and other caregivers that focuses on skill-building, with the goal of improving emotional management, flexibility, connection, and living productively in a social media world. Prevention/proaction and treatment works.
Students 13+, parents, guardians, educators, and community members are encouraged to attend this free event! We are grateful to the Vermont Children’s Trust Foundation and the Community Schools Grant for assistance funding the series. (Donations are welcome!)
Bio:
Lynn Lyons is a licensed clinical social worker and psychotherapist in Concord, New Hampshire. She has been in private practice for 30 years specializing in the treatment of anxiety disorders in adults and children.
Lynn travels internationally as a speaker and trainer on the subject of anxiety, its role in families, and the need for a preventative approach at home and in schools. She is a sought-after expert, appearing in the New York Times, Time, NPR, Psychology Today, Good Morning America, and other media outlets. Lynn is a featured expert in the new documentary Anxious Nation.
With a special interest in breaking the generational cycle of worry in families, Lynn is the author/coauthor of several books and articles on anxiety, including Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents: 7 Ways to Stop the Worry Cycle and Raise Courageous & Independent Children, and the companion book for kids, Playing with Anxiety: Casey’s Guide for Teens and Kids. Her latest book for adults and teenagers, The Anxiety Audit was released in October.
Lynn is the co-host of the popular podcast Flusterclux.