The Parent Hope Podcast

Nov 12 2024 27 ep. 30 mins 10
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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 9: Cultivating Connection & Independence: Part 1

Nov 12 2024 24 mins  
In this episode, Jenny Brown introduces a title for the Parent Hope Project's parenting approach. Part one of this series asks the question: Is this just another parenting style with a whole lot of techniques?Part two will explore what this approach looks like beyond the parent-child relationship, extending into the parenting partnership.Differentiation-Based Parenting, rooted in B

Season 2 Ep 8: Engaging the Challenge of Children’s School Avoidance

Oct 13 2024 36 mins  
In this episode of the podcast, Dr Jenny Brown sits down with Clinical Psychologists Ahmed Tohamy and Samantha Pilcher to explore the challenges of school avoidance and how families can support children in re-engaging with education. Ahmed, who recently spoke at the sold-out School-Link Forum Day Event in Illawarra and Shoalhaven, NSW, shares his experience piloting the Parent Hope

Season 2 Ep 7: How Bowen Family Systems Builds Hope for Worried Parents

Sep 10 2024 40 mins  
In this Episode Jenny is back in the hosting seat with guest Dan Papero. Dr Jenny Brown draws on Dan’s rich experience as a Bowen family systems scholar, teacher and clinician. They explore how our families are both the seedbed for symptoms and a garden of recovery. They explore how parents can contribute to their family becoming a garden for the sustainable growth and flourishin

Season 2 Ep 6: Limit Setting and Responding to Children’s Misbehaviour.

Aug 12 2024 32 mins  
In this episode, the tables are turned again as Vicki Wilkins, the Parent Hope Project Professional Programs Coordinator, interviews Dr. Jenny Brown. They discuss the topic of limit setting and responding to children's misbehaviour.Does the family systems approach recognise that parenting involves responding to children’s misbehaviours? This question seems to come up so much at p

Season 2 Ep 5: Co-regulation or Self-regulation in Parenting

Jun 30 2024 29 mins  
In this episode the tables are turned! Last week's guest, Michelle Varcoe, interviews Dr Jenny Brown to discuss:The importance of co-regulation in parenting.What is co-regulation?Are there potential pitfalls of focusing too much on co-regulation?Consider the role of self-regulation in parenting.Differentiation in Parenting: meaningful connection without invasion.To hear more about

Season 2 Ep 4: Tantrums, Sleep Issues and Exhaustion - Staying Steady (enough) during the Early Parenting Years.

Jun 02 2024 41 mins  
In this Episode Jenny and Guest Michelle Varcoe discuss tantrums, sleep issues and exhaustion - staying steady (enough) during the early parenting years.Michelle brings her insight into what she sees as the main challenges in trying to stay steady in these very intense, exhausting parenting years. Michelle Varcoe is a mother who is just coming up for air from the early parenting ye

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 marriage? Ar

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