<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms',sans-serif;font-size:small">From another list I'm on. Jonathan Dalton is amazing with anxious kids. </div></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">5a Reminder: Free lecture on Teens with Anxiety, 3/16</div><div dir="ltr">Posted by: "Ellen Jennings" ellenjennings<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Hi All,</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">I highly recommend the following talk, to be given by Dr. Jonathan Dalton (Director of the Center for Anxiety and Behavioral Change in Rockville, MD) at the Nora School in downtown Silver Spring on March 16th.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">For parents of high schoolers with anxiety, the need for practical, yet sometimes counter-intuitive evidence-based skills and techniques is essential to help their teens experience less anxiety and develop greater tolerance for emotional distress. Specific topics include why anxiety and avoidance are teammates, how to teach specific coping skills to your children, which types of positive reinforcement should be used to decrease anxiety, and when active ignoring of anxious behavior is the best method to decrease the child’s experience of anxiety. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Free and open to the public, these lectures are oriented toward parents of teens and professionals who work with teens. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Please feel free to forward this information to a friend or colleague. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">RSVPs are highly recommended at <a href="mailto:marcia@nora-school.org">marcia@nora-school.org</a>. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">The Nora School Parent Education Series </div><div dir="ltr">7:00 pm, Wednesday evening, March 16 (doors open at 6:30) </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">The Nora School: 955 Sligo Avenue, Silver Spring MD 20910 (inside the beltway, easy to get to) </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Free Parking in garage next door after 7 pm<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">More information: <a href="http://www.nora-school.org/public-events/lecture-series">www.nora-school.org/public-events/lecture-series</a> <br></div><div dir="ltr">Directions: <a href="http://www.nora-school.org/directions">http://www.nora-school.org/directions</a> <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">For: Adults: Parents of Teens, Professionals who work with Teens </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Weather: Make sure to RSVP in order to receive an email if we need to cancel, and you can also check our website before heading out. If needed, we will do our best to reschedule the event in April. Not sure? Call ahead at (301) 495-6672. </div><div><br></div><br><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="410" style="font-size:13.6px;width:5.7in;border-collapse:collapse;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><tbody><tr style="height:26.5pt"><td width="96" style="width:95.55pt;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:26.5pt"><p><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0B_WsXUJf7Td7clpWbmhXemRkRVk&revid=0B_WsXUJf7Td7bU5DYW9aaDBWaTJWdGI0bUx6SnFYeFFxRG1RPQ"><br></p></td><td width="315" style="width:314.85pt;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:26.5pt"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(69,129,142)">Sarah Wayland, Ph.D. | <a href="http://www.guidingexceptionalparents.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">www.GuidingExceptionalParents.com</span></a><br>Supporting students with learning differences & their families</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="font-size:13.6px;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><br></p></div></div></div></div>
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