A program on anxiety in children will be held at at the Fairfield Public Library

Selbe Ruggiero, clinical director of The New Learning Therapy Center, "will share some insights into how and why children become anxious" at an event at 7 p.m. Oct. 27 at the Main Library, 1080 Old Post Road.

Ruggiero and a clinician specializing in anxiety will discuss why it is so widespread and offer strategies for overcoming this sometimes debilitating condition, organizer said in a statement.
This talk is part of the Library’s Pathways to Parenting series offered September through March, the statement said.
All programs meet in the Children’s Library on the second floor of the Main Library.
Additional topics include: Kids and Good Sportsmanship, A Child’s View of the World, Navigating the Social Minefield at School, and more.
For a complete list of the Pathways to Parenting talks, go to the Library’s website.
All programs at the Fairfield Public Library are free.
Register for this program at www.fairfieldpubliclibrary.org or for more information call 203-256-3160. Follow the Fairfield Public Library on Twitter and Facebook.


Editor's note: All information in this post was contributed.