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One Parent’s Story A – Part 2: Observing and Learning as a Parent Rather than Worrying
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- 07/06/2017
Joe was beginning to see how his best efforts to help his daughter and family to have happy times together were actually contributing to a lowering of Chloe’s resilience. This is the next instalment in the story of one parent, Joe, as he worked to figure out how he could be a resource to his…
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Blog Posts
The “I Position”: A Path for Teachers to Communicate Clearly and Reclaim Confidence
- Blog
- 05/08/2025
By Jenny Brown | Parent Hope Blog Classrooms, like families, are emotional places. Children bring their anxieties, resistance, energy, and confusion. Adults bring their values, responsibilities, hopes — and sometimes, their stress and emotional reactivity. In this emotional mix, we are constantly affecting one another, often without realizing it. We’re not just individuals having isolated reactions…
Webinar: Parenting in the Digital World
- Blog
- 03/06/2025
Applying Differentiation-Based Parenting in guiding children’s screen use. Topic: Parenting in the Digital World When: Tuesday 17th June, 2025 (past webinar, recording coming soon to the Parent Hope Podcast) Time: 7 pm Australian EST This webinar will explore: Interesting in what Differentiation-Based Parenting is? Read all about it in our latest blog series.
Differentiation-Based Parenting: Part Two
- Blog
- 22/05/2025
Becoming More Differentiated in the Parent Partnership – Beyond the Parenting United Front “The ‘parental we-ness’ presents the child with a locked-in ‘two against one’ situation which provides no emotional flexibility.” “I began working toward developing an individual relationship between each parent and the child. Nothing but good things have come from this principle. … When…
The “I Position”: A Path for Teachers to Communicate Clearly and Reclaim Confidence
- Blog
- 05/08/2025
By Jenny Brown | Parent Hope Blog Classrooms, like families, are emotional places. Children bring their anxieties, resistance, energy, and confusion. Adults bring their values, responsibilities, hopes — and sometimes, their stress and emotional reactivity. In this emotional mix, we are constantly affecting one another, often without realizing it. We’re not just individuals having isolated reactions…
Webinar: Parenting in the Digital World
- Blog
- 03/06/2025
Applying Differentiation-Based Parenting in guiding children’s screen use. Topic: Parenting in the Digital World When: Tuesday 17th June, 2025 (past webinar, recording coming soon to the Parent Hope Podcast) Time: 7 pm Australian EST This webinar will explore: Interesting in what Differentiation-Based Parenting is? Read all about it in our latest blog series.
Differentiation-Based Parenting: Part Two
- Blog
- 22/05/2025
Becoming More Differentiated in the Parent Partnership – Beyond the Parenting United Front “The ‘parental we-ness’ presents the child with a locked-in ‘two against one’ situation which provides no emotional flexibility.” “I began working toward developing an individual relationship between each parent and the child. Nothing but good things have come from this principle. … When…
Parenting with Clarity
Parenting with Clarity: A Guide for Parents, Caregivers, and Their Supporters Who Want to Contribute to Children's Flourishing
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Confident Parenting:
Restoring your confidence as a parent by making yourself the project and not trying to change your child
Discover how relationships are central to growing in responsibility and maturity.
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Parenting with Clarity
Parenting with Clarity: A Guide for Parents, Caregivers, and Their Supporters Who Want to Contribute to Children's Flourishing
Buy the book
Confident Parenting:
Restoring your confidence as a parent by making yourself the project and not trying to change your child
Discover how relationships are central to growing in responsibility and maturity.
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Podcast
Parenting Beyond Worry: Breaking Cycles & Building Hope this Mental Health Month
- podcasts
- 02/10/2025
As parents, our worries can quietly slip onto our children’s shoulders.But what if there’s another way? This Mental Health Month (in our State: NSW), the Parent Hope Podcast explores how parents can support children’s well-being by first steadying themselves. Jenny Brown, founder and director of the Parent Hope Project, and Lauren Errington, executive Director of…
Let Them Be: Resisting the Rush to Pathologise Adolescence with Dr. Briony Scott
- podcasts
- 03/09/2025
In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Briony Scott, renowned educator and advocate for young people, to unpack the growing tendency to pathologise normal teenage emotions. Are we too quick to label sadness as depression or worry as anxiety? Briony explores how this rush to intervene can sometimes do more harm than good—and what…
Partners, Not Strangers: How to Build a Positive Relationship with Your Child’s School
- podcasts
- 05/08/2025
This episode explores how parents can become confident, empowered partners in their child’s education. Through insights from an educator and head of student wellbeing, we unpack the real challenges both parents and teachers face when trying to connect—and what helps bridge the gap. You’ll hear practical strategies for building trust, improving communication, and creating a…
Parenting Beyond Worry: Breaking Cycles & Building Hope this Mental Health Month
- podcasts
- 02/10/2025
As parents, our worries can quietly slip onto our children’s shoulders.But what if there’s another way? This Mental Health Month (in our State: NSW), the Parent Hope Podcast explores how parents can support children’s well-being by first steadying themselves. Jenny Brown, founder and director of the Parent Hope Project, and Lauren Errington, executive Director of…
Let Them Be: Resisting the Rush to Pathologise Adolescence with Dr. Briony Scott
- podcasts
- 03/09/2025
In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Briony Scott, renowned educator and advocate for young people, to unpack the growing tendency to pathologise normal teenage emotions. Are we too quick to label sadness as depression or worry as anxiety? Briony explores how this rush to intervene can sometimes do more harm than good—and what…
Partners, Not Strangers: How to Build a Positive Relationship with Your Child’s School
- podcasts
- 05/08/2025
This episode explores how parents can become confident, empowered partners in their child’s education. Through insights from an educator and head of student wellbeing, we unpack the real challenges both parents and teachers face when trying to connect—and what helps bridge the gap. You’ll hear practical strategies for building trust, improving communication, and creating a…