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Parent Groups: Learn. Practice. Share. |
Small group parent work offers parents a deeper dive into understanding how their own childhood shows up when they begin to parent: the good, the bad, and the ugly. Based on the seminal work of Selma Fraiberg as cited in her 1975 article Ghosts in the Nursery, group participants will learn about the impacts of their upbringing including gender socialization, dominant group norms, and economic forces, and how these impacts often cascade down to our children, leaving us to repeat past harms even when we intend otherwise. Groups run for 6 sessions over 8 weeks. Max 4 couples/indiv per group.
Secure Parenting Groups offer a chance for six critical reflections:
1. A mindful review of the good and nourishing aspects of our own childhood/upbringing with a commitment to retain these.
2. An understanding of how patriarchy has harmed all of us and why we can do better with our children no matter their identified gender.
3. Learning how to recognize the destructive force of super-charged capitalism and what to do about it so that our children are truly fulfilled.
4. Greater awareness and intentionality about how to raise children to thrive in the world through an equity lens that considers their needs and our needs. True inclusion recognizes no-one is free until we are all free (MLK 1963), and ensures all needs are considered including those of the parent.
5. Acknowledgment that white supremacy has slipped into every crack and crevice of our daily lives no matter the colour of our skin and has robbed us of the benefits of a diverse humanity. Biodiversity is a sign of a healthy environment. Our communities (home/school/work/play) are no different.
6. And an opportunity to slow down, make mistakes, be open and honest about our feelings and needs, and to actually enjoy parenting. May be not always. But far more than we are right now.
2. An understanding of how patriarchy has harmed all of us and why we can do better with our children no matter their identified gender.
3. Learning how to recognize the destructive force of super-charged capitalism and what to do about it so that our children are truly fulfilled.
4. Greater awareness and intentionality about how to raise children to thrive in the world through an equity lens that considers their needs and our needs. True inclusion recognizes no-one is free until we are all free (MLK 1963), and ensures all needs are considered including those of the parent.
5. Acknowledgment that white supremacy has slipped into every crack and crevice of our daily lives no matter the colour of our skin and has robbed us of the benefits of a diverse humanity. Biodiversity is a sign of a healthy environment. Our communities (home/school/work/play) are no different.
6. And an opportunity to slow down, make mistakes, be open and honest about our feelings and needs, and to actually enjoy parenting. May be not always. But far more than we are right now.