Preparing Kids for Emotional Setbacks

Building Children Emotionally. Fostering Good Mental Health

More About the Event

Pricing: Our desire is to offer this event at no cost to your church or community. We want to impact as many people as possible and create as few barriers as necessary. If you are able to gather 100 people or more, our commitment is to be available at no charge. Our only requirement is that we are offered the opportunity to invite those in attendance to become partners with Focus on the Family.

Includes: Pre-Event Promotional Graphics and Tools
Focus on the Family Staff Support

Speaker: Anthea Nagoor

Duration: 2.5 hours (Two sessions of 45 minutes with 20-minute interval which gives time for opening and closing and a short intro session from Focus with video.)

Event Description: The aim of “preparing kids for emotional setbacks” is to equip parents with useful tools to help their kids thrive.  Emotional setbacks are a part of life and it is essential to teach your child how to navigate these to prevent potential problems which then affect other aspects of their lives as they grow.  

What to expect/topics covered: Themes include:  Mindset shifts, Problem solving skills, Dealing with thoughts , emotional regulation and more… 

Along with these you will also hear how to help them use scripture to foster good mental health. Philippians 4:8 : fix their thoughts on what is true, noble and right.

Speaker Bio:

Anthea Nagoor has been the Director of Counselling at Focus on the Family Africa for the past six and a half years. Anthea has a Master’s in Social Science (psychology) UKZN and an honours degree in Psychology (UNISA) and is registered with the Health Professions Council of SA as both a Psychometrist and Counsellor. Prior to Focus Anthea has experience in both academics and education for more than five years.  She is a strong mental health advocate and regularly speaks out on a range of topics on radio , events, and other platforms.   She leads a diverse team and counsels and advises couples , individuals and families.  She is passionate about helping people thrive in their marriages , parenting and families.  Anthea has been married for ten years and is a mother to two girls. She has strong Christian faith and has always played an active role in church ministry.

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