Exploring Parenting in the Here & Now

Eating Recovery Center and Pathlight Mood & Anxiety Center invite parents, guardians, and other important individuals in a child or teen’s life to watch this 6-part recorded series about raising children and teens today. By providing education through the lens of the Emotion Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) model, we hope caregivers walk away feeling empowered with skills support their loved one. We’ll do a deep dive into common areas of concern including:

• Communication
• Boundaries
• Relationship with Food
• Body Image & Responding to Bullying
• Social Media
• Connecting with a Child who is Shut Down

Session 1: Because, Because, Because: Increasing Connection Through Validation
Topic: Introduction to Emotion-Focused Family Therapy (EFFT), and how it can help you increase connection with your loved one, and ability to support them in their mental health needs.

Session 2: Identifying Personal Blocks to Setting Boundaries
Topic: Identifying your emotional and mental blocks to setting boundaries with your loved one, and tolls to creating confident communication using principles from EFFT.

Session 3: What’s for Dinner? Balancing a Positive Relationship with Food with your Busy Life
Topic: How to help your loved one create a positive relationship with food in the day-to-day using principles from EFFT.

Session 4: Don’t Talk to My Friend That Way: Body Image and Bullying with the Confident Kid Collective
Topic: How to help your loved one cultivate a helpful relationship with their body, PLUS tools for combating bullying whit it arises.

Session 5: #NoFilter: A Parents Role in the World of Social Media
Topic: Helping you identify your role within your loved one’s relationship to social media, and knowledge and tools you can practically use to intervene or support.

Session 6: What to do When Nothing Works?
Topic: Validating and supporting your child when they are “shut down” or silent using principles from EFFT.