Parenting in the 21st Century

How 100 years of Research on the Human Neurosystem has Revolutionized How to Care For & Love Our Children

In this talk, parenting expert and psychotherapist Mitch Smolkin, will take you on a journey through the most salient and interesting aspects of what we have learned about how human beings develop and why it is crucial to know about these as a parent.

Some highlights of what you will take away include:

1. The importance of emotional safety in helping your child focus at school
2. The immense role your own emotions play at home
3. How to deescalate and repair difficult moments
4. That making mistakes is not as bad as not addressing them
5. Why understanding the neuroscience of emotion is the key to good parenting
6. How to begin immediately to recognize and shift difficult and negative cycles

About Mitch Smolkin

Mitchell Smolkin is Registered Psychotherapist, public speaker, writer, teacher, husband and father. He has published in the area of intergenerational trauma and has spoken at conferences in North America and Europe. In addition to private practices, which he maintains in Toronto and Stockholm, Mitch has worked in the Hospital Emergency Room as a Crisis Intervention Specialist and he trains and teaches therapists in Canada and Sweden. He is a certified Emotionally Focused Therapist and Supervisor and he has a particular interest in the field of development psychology and interpersonal neurobiology, which he uses to support his ideas on parenting and family systems.

Childcare Available

Free childcare for children 4 to 10 years of age will be provided onsite by Unicorn day care for a maximum of 39 children, on a first come, first serve basis. You must register on Eventbrite.

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