{"id":6035,"date":"2015-02-09T09:55:15","date_gmt":"2015-02-09T14:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/?p=6035"},"modified":"2015-02-09T21:56:16","modified_gmt":"2015-02-10T02:56:16","slug":"anxious-child-workshop-alyson-schafer-giveaway-ontario","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mayahoodblog.com\/anxious-child-workshop-alyson-schafer-giveaway-ontario\/","title":{"rendered":"The Anxious Child Workshop with Alyson Schafer – Giveaway (Ontario)"},"content":{"rendered":"
I’m a mom to three kids, but being a parent does not make you an expert on parenting (unfortunately). \u00a0In fact, each of my kids is so different from the other that whatever I learned with one, often can’t even\u00a0apply to the others. \u00a0Which is why my husband and I often seek guidance and help from our favourite parenting expert, Alyson Schafer. In fact, there have been many instances in which we turned to Alyson in the past which you can read about here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Our oldest son Kyle is four years old. \u00a0As a child, he was a typical “moma’s boy.” He was always attached to me and exhibited a lot of anxiety whenever he was away from me. \u00a0As he grew up, he was still attached to me but also to my husband. He showed a lot of dependency on both of us and in a way, we fed into it, always “babying” him. Since I’m a stay-at-home-mom and my husband often works from home, he was used to having us around to be with him and cater to his needs 24\/7. \u00a0Last year, we signed him up for nursery school three days a week for 2 hours a day to get him ready for full-day Kindergarten. \u00a0While there was an adjustment period, he seemed to do well a few months in. However, even by the end of the year, he started crying whenever we dropped him off. This is just one of many instances in which we tried to do drop-off programs. He always had a hard time being dropped off knowing we weren’t going to stay with him. \u00a0It also took him a long time to adjust to staying home with another adult (i.e. his grandparents or aunts and uncles) whenever my husband and I went out for the night or on a few day’s vacation. While he exceeded our expectations with his adjustment nicely to JK, we still notice instances of anxiety. Specifically, he refuses to play in the outdoor playground when there are a group of kids there.\u00a0He also starts off each gym class by sitting on the bench until HE is ready to join. While he’s eager to have play dates with his friends, he won’t go their houses unless we can stay too. So while John and I have seen some progress, we know there’s still a ways to go.<\/p>\n Apparently, we’re not alone in our experience, and Alyson Schafer has a workshop dedicated just to challenges like this one. Her anxious child workshop will be held at Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital in Toronto<\/span> on Saturday February 28th from 9 A.M to 1 P.M<\/span>. \u00a0I cant’ wait to attend and learn WHY my son acts this way and walk away with some pointers on how to help him out. You can purchase tickets here!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n