As part of its ongoing commitment to meeting the needs of the community in a quiet, effective way, Bikur Cholim of the Five Towns and Far Rockaway is offering a four-part parenting series. The series, “Anxiety in Children, Many Forms and Many Faces,” is designed to give parents the ability to recognize when professional intervention is warranted and to provide the tools needed to parent an anxious child. The series, graciously hosted by the Young Israel of Woodmere, begins at 8:30 p.m. and is free of charge for men and women.
The series continues January 29, when Dr. Ditza Berger, psychologist with Lander College for Women and a local private practitioner, will present the way to recognize various types of anxiety and the techniques for addressing them.
The first session of the series was presented January 15 by Dr. Frimi (Faye) Walkenfeld, chair of the Touro College School of Health Sciences department of behavioral sciences. In addition to being an expert academic, Dr. Walkenfeld is a clinical psychologist with both a local private practice and an office in Brooklyn. In her lecture, Dr. Walkenfeld presented direction on how, through effective parenting, one may increase the development of independent, anxiety-free adults. The audience of over 100 was given the opportunity to improve their understanding of how anxiety manifests itself in children and how proper parenting can help children cope and even thrive.
On February 11, Rabbi Brown, PhD, rebbe and psychologist at Darchei Torah and consulting psychologist for Anchor Mentoring Program who also has a private practice, will host a Q & A panel. In the final lecture, delivered on February 26, Rebbetzin Shaindy Bondi of Yesod Yosef in Inwood and a social worker with a local private practice, will address self-management as parents.
Bikur Cholim encourages and looks forward to greeting the community at 8:30 p.m. at these special events.
