Help Your Child Face
 Fears with Courage
              
              Give them strategies to manage anxiety, reframe fear, and grow stronger.
FearLESS: Building Brave Young Hearts
Expert-designed, research-backed, and ready to bring 
 life-changing skills into everyday learning.
Course Overview
                     Understanding Fear
                    Understanding Fear
                  
                  Recognize fear’s role and learn when it’s helpful or harmful.
                     Coping Strategies
                    Coping Strategies
                  
                  Explore methods to manage fears like social anxiety and failure.
                     Stress Management
                    Stress Management
                  
                  Practice mindfulness, breathing, and movement to reduce stress.
                     Growth Opportunity
                    Growth Opportunity
                  
                  Reframe fear as a stepping stone for building confidence.
 
                Course Badges
 
                            Unlocked After 
 Completing 1 Module
Frost Fox – The Noticer
This badge celebrates your growing ability to recognize fear in its many forms. You’ve learned that noticing fear is the first step to overcoming it.
 
                         
                            Unlocked After 
 Completing 2 Module
Dusk Macaw – The Cooler
This badge honors your strength in naming what scares you. Like the Dusk Macaw, you soar through uncertainty with calm. Naming fear is your first brave flight.
 
                         
                            Unlocked After 
 Completing 3 Module
Iron Ibex – The Climber
This badge honors your brave steps forward. Like the Iron Ibex, you face the rocky path without hesitation — not by rushing, but by rising, one move at a time.
 
                         
                            Unlocked After 
 Completing 4 Module
Phoenix Cub – The Riser
This badge marks your transformation. You’ve risen from fear with courage and are now ready to lift others with your light.
 
                        Meet the Course Creator
 
              Lauren Hudak
Lauren Hudak is an educator with over eight years of experience. After graduating from the University of Virginia with degrees in English Literature and Media Studies, she went on to get her Masters in Teaching from New York University.
Lauren has worked with all ages of students from Pre-K through college, but she thrives when working with middle schoolers. She believes this is the perfect age to integrate mindfulness, technology, and social emotional learning into student learning objectives. She wants to help students conquer their fears and build a better world.
When she’s not teaching, Lauren loves being outdoors, traveling, and spending time with her family.
Sample Lesson Preview 
            FearLESS: Building Brave Young Hearts
Fight, Flight, or Freeze
The Triple F’s of Fear
Fight, Flight, and Freeze are the three basic ways that our bodies respond to threats.
Your brain might decide that fighting the danger is best. For example, if you are faced with an unfriendly animal, you might yell or throw things at it to try to get it to go away. You might have learned to wave your arms and stomp your feet. You’re trying to prove that you are the bigger threat so the animal will leave you alone!
Sometimes, flight is the best option. Your brain wants to get you out of a dangerous situation quickly. This could mean physically running away from something scary, but it could also mean avoiding something that you find intimidating. For example, maybe it means not raising your hand in class because you’re scared you’ll get the answer wrong in front of others.
The last “F” stands for freeze. Sometimes, your brain can’t make a decision. Instead of fighting or running from the danger, you freeze up. You might have a hard time speaking or yelling, your mouth might go dry, or you might feel faint or lightheaded.
