The Parent Hope Podcast

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Clarity & hope for parents in these anxious times with Dr Jenny Brown. This podcast features examples from the frontlines of parenting, plus discussions with parents and helpers considering how best to be a positive resource for their child’s wellbeing. It draws from research and Bowen family systems theory revealing that families do best when the parent focuses on managing themself and clarifying parenting principles rather than changing the child.

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Season 2 Ep 3: Marriage and Parenting - It Takes More Than Love

May 06 2024 40 mins  
In today's episode, Jenny will discuss Marriage and Parenting with a seasoned family therapist, author, Father and Husband, Arum Nadigel. With a special emphasis on Dads, they will explore what it takes to keep a marriage intact through the stresses and strains of the parenting years? They discuss big questions Like: What are the main stressors that parenting puts on a marriag

Season 2 Ep 2: Managing Extended Family Stress Without Adding to Parenting Worry

Apr 01 2024 38 mins  
In this episode we will discuss an important finding from Bowen family systems theory: parents can detour our troubles onto our children. This is described as parents projecting the worry onto the offspring. Dr Carrie Collier will help us to think about this issue and address our build up of worry about children. How to make sense of the way issues in broader family relationships c

Season 2 Ep 1: How parents can partner with schools to increase student and family confidence.

Mar 03 2024 37 mins  
In this Episode of the Parent Hope Podcast Jenny Brown explores “How parents can partner with schools to increase student and family confidence” with Robin Shultz.What makes for a positive partnership between parents and schools?What can get in the way of this?How can parents best deal with worries about how their child is doing at school?Robin Shultz BioRobyn is a retired scho

(2023 Rebroadcast) Adolescents: Independence on Steroids

Jan 21 2024 22 mins  
The Summer Theme - Parents promoting responsible, age-appropriate independence & avoiding futile power struggles. These themes are relevant, whatever the age of your child. Adolescents present unique challenges for parents. For example, the reactive push for independence can be triggering for parents. In this podcast, Jenny reveals how parent efforts to correct behaviours can i

(2023 Rebroadcast) Toddler in meltdown: The first push for independence

Jan 09 2024 21 mins  
The Summer Theme - Parents promoting responsible, age-appropriate independence & avoiding futile power struggles. These themes are relevant, whatever the age of your child. Enjoy this rebroadcast of “Toddler in meltdown- The first push for independence”With toddlers the challenge is managing our responses to their huge learning spurt and push towards independence. This podc

Episode 15: Parenting Courses – Are they worth the effort? Lessons from an experienced Community Parent Educator

Dec 03 2023 36 mins  
In this episode, we will discuss parenting courses with a family skills community educator. We'll explore what parents get out of carving out time for parenting courses – and are all parenting courses the same? How can parents get a confidence boost from accessing a parenting course? Steve will share about differences in parent courses. He will provide examples of what paren

Episode 14: Parents connecting with their adolescents

Nov 05 2023 36 mins  
Join Jenny as she asks Marie Vakakis what she has learned from her young clients about their relationships with their parents.Parents connecting with their adolescents will explore questions like: How can parents best connect with a seemingly shut-off teen and How not to be intimidated or overwhelmed by the dramatic tech revolution – do parents really need to be up on the latest

Episode 13: Grandparenting Relationships

Oct 08 2023 28 mins  
In this Episode of the Parent Hope Podcast Jenny Brown explores Grandparenting with Selden Dunbar Illick. They discuss what makes for flourishing “grandparenting relationships”, with adult children, in-laws, grandchildren and the grandparenting partner if relevant). With a Family Systems Lens in view they discuss the common pitfalls in these relationships, for example triangles

Episode 12: Parenting with a Backdrop of Trauma and Adversity - How this affects building confidence in parenting

Sep 05 2023 35 mins  
In this episode Jenny talks with Dr Linda Mackay on parenting with a backdrop of trauma and adversity and how this affects building confidence in parenting.Linda MacKay is an accredited psychotherapist & counsellor, who practices in Mudgee, Blaxland and offers online sessions. She is also a lecturer, trainer, and supervisor, with degrees and qualifications in counselling, coupl

Episode 11: When Parents Undermine Each Other

Jul 31 2023 38 mins  
This podcast explores a common tension between parents about how each responds to a struggling child. One parent reacts with more nurturing and the other with more firmness. Each feels critical about the other’s management of one of their children. Amber McPherson, Programs Coordinator at the Parent Hope Project interviews Dr Jenny Brown about parent-style tensions. Jenny has a r