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These have been exceptionally hard times for everyone, but in many ways, parents have been hit hardest.
From overseeing our child's education to standing in as our child's playmate during lockdown -- often while trying to stay employed! -- parents have been pushed to the absolute limit this year.
If you've been struggling to keep your head above water, please join me with my esteemed colleagues for practical help and support to reduce burnout and help you find a sense of stability and rest, even in these times of great uncertainty.
Parents need and deserve support. This class is priced especially low, and scholarships are available to those facing financial hardship.
We're here to help!
Michele Borba, Ed.D. is an internationally renowned parenting expert recognized for her solution-based strategies to strengthen children’s character and resilience, and reduce peer cruelty. She is has appeared 150 times on the TODAY show and has been featured in TIME, Washington Post, Newsweek, People, Boston Globe, NY Times and many more publications. She has written 24 award-winning books, including UnSelfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in Our All-About-Me World and Thrivers: Surprising Reasons Why Some Kids Struggle and Others Shine.
micheleborba.com
Susan Stiffelman is a licensed Marriage, Family and Child Therapist, teacher and parent educator. She is the author of Parenting Without Power Struggles and Parenting With Presence (an Eckhart Tolle Edition.) Susan offers online events for parents around the world on topics like Raising Tweens and Teens, Parenting in the Digital Age, and Raising Siblings. She hosts a monthly Parenting Without Power Struggles membership group, a support group with Wendy Behary on Co-Parenting with a Narcissist, and the Parenting Without Power Struggles podcast.
Leslie P. Arreola-Hillenbrand is a first generation non-Black Chicana, former early childhood educator, and parent coach for Latinx/Chicanx families. Leslie has worked with families for over 13 years, holding a dual degree in Child Development & Family Studies and Family Life Education from CSULB. She attended the Masters in Social Work program at Cal State Fullerton before pausing to focus on her family and the Latinx Parenting movement. Leslie is trained in Trauma-Informed Nonviolent Parenting, Positive Discipline, Supporting Fatherhood Involvement, Community Parent Education and others. LatinxParenting.org
- The importance of acknowledging mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual fatigue
- How to ask for (and receive) help and support
- Why saying "No" is so hard, and how to get good at it!
- How to find ways to replenish and refill your tank even when your children's needs and demands keep coming
- The unexpected gifts that come from admitting when we have to hit the Pause button
- How to set boundaries and create realistic expectations within your family
- Understanding the drive for perfection...and learning to let it go
- What to do when you're so depleted that you can't make it through the day
- Tuning in to your body's signals for rest, nourishment, and play
- What to do if you need emotional or psychological help
The material covered in this class will help all parents - babies through young adults.
We offer a limited number of scholarships to parents with financial hardship. Please email support@susanstiffelman.com for more information.
