Emotion-Regulation Skills That Stick: Coping Strategies for ADHD, Anxiety & Anger
- Speaker:
- Janine Halloran, MA, LMHC
- Duration:
- 1 Hour 30 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
-
Aug 05, 2026
- Product Code:
- POS150900
- Media Type:
- Digital Seminar
Description
This fast‑paced session gives you simple, high‑impact strategies that help kids regulate big feelings, calm their bodies, and stay focused. You’ll learn movement‑based, sensory‑smart, and mind‑body tools you can use immediately with children and teens—no special equipment, no long explanations.
We’ll explore practical ways to support emotional expression, stabilize the nervous system, and improve engagement for kids navigating anxiety, ADHD, and anger in both home and school settings.
- Teach grounding and breathing techniques that build body awareness and steady emotional reactions.
- Choose coping tools that truly “fit” a child’s sensory needs, intensity level, and developmental stage.
- Use playful, sensory-friendly methods that boost focus, motivation, and emotional flexibility.
- Create safe, structured outlets for anger that prevent escalation and support healthy release.
Credit
Speaker
Janine Halloran, MA, LMHC Related seminars and products
Janine Halloran, MA, LMHC, is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with over 20 years of experience working with children, teens and their families. She is the founder and CEO of Coping Skills for Kids, where she creates and curates tools & resources to help adults teach kids healthy ways to deal with stress, anxiety and anger. She is the author of the Coping Skills for Kids Workbook: Over 75 Coping Strategies to Help Kids Deal with Stress, Anxiety and Anger (PESI, 2018) and Social Skills for Kids: Over 75 Fun Games & Activities for Building Better Relationships, Problem Solving & Improving Communication (PESI, 2018). She is an NBC Parent Toolkit Expert and has written articles featured on their blog. In addition, she has written for several other publications, including Hey Sigmund, Confident Families Confident Kids and Bay State Parent Magazine. She’s worked in a variety of settings, including schools, residential programs and outpatient mental health facilities. She is in private practice and offers consultation.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Janine Halloran maintains a private practice and is the co-founder and CEO of Coping Skills for Kids and Encourage Play, LLC. She is a published author and receives royalties. Janine Halloran receives a consulting fee from United Therapeutics. She receives a speaking honorarium, recording, and book royalties from PESI, Inc. All relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations have been mitigated.
Non-financial: Janine Halloran has no relevant non-financial relationships.
Additional Info
Access for Self-Study (Non-Interactive)Access never expires for this product.
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Objectives
- Determine the challenges facing children who experience anxiety, ADHD, and anger.
- Use a coping skills checklist to identify existing coping strategies and select new skills to add to a child’s coping repertoire.
- Identify coping skills that children can use at home or school to engage in safe, healthy ways of managing feelings and navigating challenging moments.
Outline
Foundations of Coping Skills
- Coping styles kids use and how to identify them
- Explore coping skills with a checklist
- Risks and limitations for research and techniques taught
Coping Skills for Different Challenges
- Anxiety – deep breathing, grounding techniques
- ADHD - the power of play and sensory strategies
- Anger – using movement to handle anger in safe ways
Ideas for Implementation
- The power of using visuals
- Create a coping skills toolkit
- Using a peace corner
Target Audience
- Psychologists
- Social Workers
- Counselors
- Marriage & Family Therapists
- Occupational Therapists
- Physicians
- Speech-Language Pathologists
- School Administrators
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