Jessica Minahan, will kick it off with a live presentation on Childhood Anxiety. Understanding the role anxiety plays in a student’s behavior is crucial and using preventive strategies are key to a happy child. Effective behavior supports for children must avoid the reward and punishment-based consequences and focus instead on the use of preventive strategies to teach coping skills, self-monitoring, and alternative responses. Jessica Minahan will offer a variety of effective parenting techniques in a fun and interactive format.