With David and Jenny Brown The Parent Hope Podcast and its companion series Real Questions, Grounded Reflections are available on all streaming platforms. Find this episode and all others here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2073632 This follow-up episode explores the real-life questions parents are still asking after the Parent Hope interview with Dr. Lyn Worsley. Together, David and Jenny…
The Parent Hope Podcast and its companion series Real Questions, Grounded Reflections are available on all streaming platforms. Find this episode and all others here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2073632 In this first Real Questions, Grounded Reflections episode, Jenny and David Brown slow down the conversation following the Parent Hope interview with Dr. Marshal Ballantine Jones. Together, they explore…
With Dr Lyn Worsley Anxious kids and teens often begin to withdraw—from friends, from challenges, and increasingly, from school. But behind that disengagement lies a deeper need: resilience. In this episode, our guest Dr Lyn Worsley of The Resilience Centre helps us unpack exactly what resilience is—beyond the clichés—and why it matters so profoundly for anxious young people —and…
In my last Parent Hope Podcast interview, this quote from my guest Dr Marshall Ballentine-Jones, stood out: “What we ultimately want for our children is agency—the ability to own their choices. But while they’re still developing, their capacity to regulate impulses and manage powerful influences is limited. So as parents, we’re juggling protection with preparation.The…
When children are exposed to confronting sexualised online content, parents can be left reeling—worried about the impact, unsure what to do next, and tempted to jump into control mode. While Australia has now rolled out age restrictions for children and social media, much of the damage has already been done, leaving many families trying to…
The Parenting Paradox Loving Our Children by Giving Them Space to Grow By Dr Jenny Brown About the book This is a book Dr. Jenny Brown has been working on—at least in her head—for many years. It brings together her extensive clinical, research, and personal experience in parenting, alongside insight into the many confusing cultural…
By Jenny Brown | Parent Hope Blog The Green family was preparing for a big milestone. Their eldest daughter, Maddie, will be starting school /kindergarten in a couple of weeks. Her parents, Joe and Sarah, are approaching this transition with a mix of excitement and anxiety. How will their little girl manage this big change?…
Introduction and Method The Confident Parent Course is a program that introduces differentiation-based parenting—an approach developed through Dr Jenny Brown’s family application of Bowen Family Systems Theory. Compared to other parenting programs, The Confident Parent Course is not based on teaching a particular parenting technique. Instead, it encourages parents to reflect on their own role…
By Jenny Brown | Parent Hope Blog As 2025 comes to a close, I want to take a moment to reflect on the year at the Parent Hope Project, and to thank you for being part of this community. This year has been one of clarifying and strengthening. Together with my fabulous part-time team, we’ve…
By Jenny Brown | Parent Hope Blog In this mini blog, Jenny Brown reminds us that preparing for Christmas family gatherings also means honouring where we come from—the people, traditions, and memories that shape us. I’ve spent much of my past Saturday preparing Christmas puddings. Ironically, I was steaming them as Sydney sweltered through record…
The holidays can bring out our best—and our most anxious—selves. Therapist and author Dr. Kathleen Smith (True to You; Everything Isn’t Terrible) will join Jenny Brown to discuss staying kind and self-defined when those predictable family tensions rise. How can parents handle sensing disapproval, differing values, and “helpful” relatives without losing themselves—or their sense of…
By Jenny Brown | Parent Hope Blog Next month, Australia will introduce a ground-breaking law: a mandatory minimum age of 16 for accounts on certain social media platforms. It comes into effect by 10 December 2025, and parents will not be able to give consent for under-16s to use these platforms. Our E-Safety commissioner provides…
