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ADHD Burnout in Children Is Real
It is not that they have stopped trying. It is that trying has become more expensive than they can currently afford.
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Anxiety & Worry
Practical, evidence-informed support for worry, fear, avoidance and the physical side of anxiety — plus the everyday routines that make a worried child feel steadier.
Start here“When worry starts making the decisions, it rarely announces itself as anxiety. It can look like stomach aches before school, endless questions at bedtime, sudden avoidance, or a child struggling with something they managed easily just last month. The work isn’t simply to make the worry disappear. It’s to understand what’s happening underneath it—and respond with enough safety, steadiness, and support that their world begins to feel manageable again.”
PATHWAY INTRODUCTION
A place to begin
A short introduction to childhood anxiety — what may be happening beneath the worry, how our responses can unintentionally reinforce it, and how courage grows through small, supported steps.
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A good place to begin.
One thing to understand, one way to learn it properly, one thing to try this week.
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The books, apps, podcasts and organisations we actually recommend to families living with anxiety — reviewed by a registered therapist, and narrowed down to what earns its place.
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Anxiety Foundations
The complete foundation for understanding and responding to childhood anxiety — from the physiology of worry to the slow, steady work of building courage.
10 modules · $99 · Available now
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A structured journey through anxiety & worry — built to be taken in order, or started wherever you are today.
01Begin hereHelping Children Overcome Anxiety
The foundations every parent needs first.
10 modules3h 20mView course- 02
Separation Anxiety Solutions
Compassionate steps for goodbyes that stick.
4 modules2h 40mView course 
03School Anxiety & School Refusal
A gentle plan to return to the classroom.
5 modules3h 05mView course
04Social Anxiety & Building Confidence
Support the shy or anxious social learner.
4 modules2h 50mView course
05Understanding OCD & Intrusive Thoughts
For parents of children with obsessive worry.
5 modules3h 15mView course
06Raising Brave Kids Through Courage Building
Small courageous steps, one rung at a time.
4 modules2h 45mView course
Six Focused Course Bundle — every focused course in Anxiety & Worry, $199.
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Where it actually shows up
In everyday life.
Mornings, homework, transitions, bedtime — the ordinary hours where this work is really done.
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