With the endless array of challenges both within the family and externally (changing economic conditions, heated academic, athletic, extracurricular and social competition, surging peer pressure, and the many negative effects of technological advancement), parents are literally attempting to parent in a "perfect storm."
What's more, scientific evidence suggests that the parent-child relationship is more conflictual than ever before, with many devoted parents reporting a sense of helplessness and frustration in their attempts to "get through" to their kids, support their children's growth and maturity, and feel close to their sons and daughters.
It is unfortunate that the work of researchers, theorists and clinicians who have amassed a considerable knowledge base on parenting and family dynamics rarely if ever actually reaches parents -- precisely the ones who can benefit from this information! Organizing and translating this knowledge into pragmatic, easy-to-understand principles that parents may then apply to actual parenting dilemmas was the inspiration for creating the Parenting Webinar Series.
The goals of The Parenting Webinar Series are twofold: (1) to provide parents with a forum for reflecting on their parenting challenges, and (2) to offer parents didactic presentations on the psychological elements of parenting, family processes, and the dynamics of the parent-child relationship. For those parents who have already heard Dr. Tobin speak, The Parenting Webinar Series provides an opportunity to revisit this material and consider how it may be applied to emerging family issues.
