You're Invited... Parent session on supporting your daughter during this pandemic
Parent Session - Wednesday 8th September at 7pm - 1hour zoom session
The parent and carer's Survival Guide to supporting their daughter during this pandemic
While not all of us have lost a loved one to covid, even those of us who aren’t currently in lockdown are all collectively grieving other pandemic related losses. Grief isn’t just for death. I think understanding the grief cycle is really important as it explains so much - I’ve always believed that if you can name it, you can tame it. We will also explore what is happening with young people and their mood during this time; there has been much on the mental health crisis amongst our teens in the news that needs to be unpacked. I will explain how you can discuss these reports of young people in crisis with your own children (without further distressing them).
For the majority of the session I will briefly look at what doesn’t work and what should be our focus areas: e.g. : facilitating meaningful connections (we can be using this as a time to teach conflict resolution strategies and develop conversations skills - gifts for life), knowing what the warning signs of distress might be, handling disclosures, creating opportunities for gratitude and creating opportunities for your daughter to look forward to!
Because parents are also bursting with questions at the moment, the final 10 minutes will be devoted to answering parent's questions. If you join me live, you will have the chance to ask away! This session will also be recorded and distributed to the whole school community to review - because lets face it, we are all finding it hard to focus at the moment, and you may wish to review key content!
Dannielle Miller, OAM| CEO, Enlighten Education and Goodfellas
Author, educator, media commentator
