Hope and Agency for Today's Parents

In this episode, our host Phillip Heath AM is joined by Dr Jenny Brown, who has been a leading voice in child and family mental health for the past few decades. She is the Emeritus Director of the Family Systems Institute and the social enterprise The Parent Hope Project. She is also the author of several books, including the best-selling Growing Yourself Up.

Today's parents are bombarded with confusing messages about parenting and their child's emotional wellbeing. Dive into this insightful discussion to help deepen our understanding of how parenting is changing, is there such a thing as a "good parent", the role of a school in parenting and so much more.

Resources for parents:

Parent Institute - The Barker Institute

The Confident Parent Course - Barker College

Supporting Parents To Be The Best Resource For Their Children

Parenting Resources - The Parent Hope Project

Nurture: Confronting a Crisis - New College UNSW

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