Ana Talag Occupational Therapist Email: Rhanda Craig Occupational Therapist Email: Ana Talag and Rhanda Craig are Occupational Therapists with several years of experience working in the community, home and school settings. Both have spent many years working on the Autism Team for the TDSB and other boards and have a passion for empowering students, parents and educators with the knowledge and strategies to promote self-regulation and Parents as Partners Conference Workshop Session: C12 Room: 204B Turning Around Meltdowns: Strategies for Connecting with your Kids and Helping Them Manage Their Emotions Mental Health and Well-Being Parent Partnership Committee When kids and teenagers are having strong emotional reactions like stress, worry or outbursts it can often be hard to know what to do, let alone prevent these reactions. This presentation, based in the work of Vancouver psychologist Gordon Neufeld, is focused on how to maintain a strong attachment with your children, validate their emotions, and support their emotional and behavioural regulation. Doug Schmidt Psychologist Email: Dr. Doug Schmidt is a school and clinical psychologist who works with TDSB and at South East Toronto Family Health Team. He has worked with many children with autism spectrum disorder, acquired brain injury, and learning disabilities and their parents. Parents as Partners Conference Workshop Session, A9 Room: 203A Growing Healthy Minds Mental Health and Well-Being Parent Partnership Committee Parents have a unique opportunity to role model for their children 6-12 years old the importance of taking care of our mental health just as we would our physical health. This
Ana Talag Occupational Therapist Email: Rhanda Craig Occupational Therapist Email: Ana Talag and Rhanda Craig are Occupational Therapists with several years of experience working in the community, home and school settings. Both have spent many years working on the Autism Team for the TDSB and other boards and have a passion for empowering students, parents and educators with the knowledge and strategies to promote self-regulation and Parents as Partners Conference Workshop Session: C12 Room: 204B Turning Around Meltdowns: Strategies for Connecting with your Kids and Helping Them Manage Their Emotions Mental Health and Well-Being Parent Partnership Committee When kids and teenagers are having strong emotional reactions like stress, worry or outbursts it can often be hard to know what to do, let alone prevent these reactions. This presentation, based in the work of Vancouver psychologist Gordon Neufeld, is focused on how to maintain a strong attachment with your children, validate their emotions, and support their emotional and behavioural regulation. Doug Schmidt Psychologist Email: Dr. Doug Schmidt is a school and clinical psychologist who works with TDSB and at South East Toronto Family Health Team. He has worked with many children with autism spectrum disorder, acquired brain injury, and learning disabilities and their parents. Parents as Partners Conference Workshop Session, A9 Room: 203A Growing Healthy Minds Mental Health and Well-Being Parent Partnership Committee Parents have a unique opportunity to role model for their children 6-12 years old the importance of taking care of our mental health just as we would our physical health. This
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