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One Parent’s Story A – Part 2: Observing and Learning as a Parent Rather than Worrying
- BLOG
- 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 Parenting Paradox (New book – Coming in June 2026)
- Blog
- 09/02/2026
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…
How Preparing Children for School Can Backfire
- Blog
- 27/01/2026
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?…
Building Parenting Confidence Beyond Techniques: Parent Survey Responses on the Confident Parent Course
- Blog
- 12/01/2026
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…
The Parenting Paradox (New book – Coming in June 2026)
- Blog
- 09/02/2026
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…
How Preparing Children for School Can Backfire
- Blog
- 27/01/2026
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?…
Building Parenting Confidence Beyond Techniques: Parent Survey Responses on the Confident Parent Course
- Blog
- 12/01/2026
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…
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.
Buy the book
Podcast
When the Internet Gets There First: Restoring Steadiness So Children Can Recover WellGuest: Dr Marshall Ballantine-Jones
- podcasts
- 05/03/2026
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…
Respecting Differences, Staying Connected: Navigating Holidays Without Losing YourselfWith Dr. Kathleen Smith
- podcasts
- 03/12/2025
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…
Grandparenting Without the Drama: How the generations can work together, not pull apart
- podcasts
- 03/11/2025
Grandparenting can be a gift—or a point of tension—depending on how generational differences are navigated. In this episode, Jenny Brown speaks with two special guests, Selden Illick and her daughter-in-law Alison Illick, about the subtle and powerful dynamics between grandparents, parents, and children. Drawing on Bowen family systems theory, they explore how patterns of anxiety,…
When the Internet Gets There First: Restoring Steadiness So Children Can Recover WellGuest: Dr Marshall Ballantine-Jones
- podcasts
- 05/03/2026
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…
Respecting Differences, Staying Connected: Navigating Holidays Without Losing YourselfWith Dr. Kathleen Smith
- podcasts
- 03/12/2025
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…
Grandparenting Without the Drama: How the generations can work together, not pull apart
- podcasts
- 03/11/2025
Grandparenting can be a gift—or a point of tension—depending on how generational differences are navigated. In this episode, Jenny Brown speaks with two special guests, Selden Illick and her daughter-in-law Alison Illick, about the subtle and powerful dynamics between grandparents, parents, and children. Drawing on Bowen family systems theory, they explore how patterns of anxiety,…