About the course

This course is designed for parents who have kids experiencing performance anxiety that is interfering with how they perform. By the end of this course, when you hear, "Mom, I have stage fright. What should I do?" you will have a toolbox full of effective tools ready to share with your child. Performance anxiety or stage fright can happen when we expect it, "This is going to be scary singing in front of all of those people," and when we don't, "Why am I so nervous?" Performance anxiety is usually related to the fear of performing below expectations, which activates our stress response. And we get anxious. Sometimes we struggle through it with minimal effect, and other times it feels like a tornado leaving a path of destruction.

So if your child is a singer, a pole vaulter, test taker, gymnast, dancer, or basketball player, these tools will help you help them. In this course, you will learn about the Five Stages of Peak Performance. This simple but powerful framework takes the dread, worry, fear, and doubt out of the performance and replaces it with a process that enables you to be your mental best as you perform."Mom, I have performance anxiety." "So you are activated." "Yeah." "Let's see what we can do to get you less activated." How about trying the ten-finger breathing exercise?"Stage fright is not a disease, it is a skill deficit. For decades, I have seen how mastering the tools and skills to conquer stage fright builds confidence, improves performance, and brings a smile to the face when they think of an upcoming performance. Feel free to reach out and contact me at jon@drjonskidmore.comRisk, Fail, Risk again!Dr. Jon Skidmore, Psy.D.Performance Psychologist