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About the Anita Naftaly Family Circle Conference Speaker:

Yoni Schwab, PhD, is a clinical psychologist, founder, and Assistant Head of The Shefa School, the first and largest Jewish day school in the world for kids with dyslexia and learning disabilities. Yoni is a sought-after presenter on ADHD, anxiety, learning disabilities, limit setting, and technology’s effect on youth, and on YU’s Ferkauf Graduate School’s voluntary faculty.

Why is everyone so anxious, and what can parents and educators do to foster resilience? Dr. Schwab explores the prevalence of anxiety and why children, adolescents and adults seem more anxious and overwhelmed than ever. Gain research-based strategies to help kids and adults build tolerance for uncertainty, reduce avoidance, face fears with confidence and live more fulfilling lives.