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What is Parenting Unpacked?

Parenting Unpacked is 4Front’s platform designed specifically for parents of teens.

How does it work?

Through virtual and in-person programs and events, Parenting Unpacked will bring parents together in a safe and trusted space to learn from experts, connect and share with other parents, and gain valuable tools to help support your child through these transformative teenage years. Series will be offered throughout the year on various topics related to raising teens, mental health, wellness and more.

We look forward to sharing more about our 2022-2023 Parenting Unpacked offerings!

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Past Events

Socially Savvy: What Parents Need to Know about Social Media and Your Teen (and Tween)

Join 4Front for our Spring Parenting Unpacked series as we dive into topics around parenting teens and social media use! All sessions are free and will be held virtually. Please feel encouraged to join us for one or both sessions, whatever fits your schedule.

SESSIONS:

Session 1- Navigating Parenthood in a Tech World
Wednesday, April 27, 2022 | 7:00pm – 8:30pm | Location: Zoom

Join parenting coach and expert, Cindy Shuster of Partner in Parenting, for an opportunity to discuss the groundbreaking documentary Childhood 2.0. Childhood 2.0 is required viewing for anyone who wants to better understand the world their children are navigating as they grow up in the digital age. Featuring actual parents and kids as well as industry-leading experts in child safety and development, this documentary dives into the real-life issues facing kids today — including cyberbullying, online predators, suicidal ideation, and more. The 1 hour documentary will be shared with registrants for advanced screening on your own schedule, followed by an opportunity to gather virtually for facilitated discussion and learning

 

Session 2- Social Media Wellness: Talking With Teens About Social Media Use
Wednesday, May 25, 2022 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Location: Zoom

It’s tough to keep track of all the social media trends and technology tools children have at their fingertips today. Navigating online and IRL (in-real-life) worlds can pose unique challenges, especially as it relates to learning, identity, socialization, community, and family. Join noted author Ana Homayoun (That Crumpled Paper Was Due Last Week, The Myth of the Perfect Girl, Social Media Wellness) as she joins us to discuss how parents and caregivers can better understand tween and teen social media use. Her pragmatic approach and accessible solutions aim to support teen’s social, emotional, physical and spiritual wellness. The first 30 participants to register will receive a FREE copy of Ana’s book Social Media Wellness after attending the event. 

Parenting Unpacked Cohort Experience:

PhD in Parenting
with Erica Hruby

Join 4Front for this exciting 6-week, virtual, cohort-based experience to earn your “PhD in Parenting” teens and tweens!

Erica Hruby of Anchored Parenting leads parents through six sessions of proven parent education methodologies, enhancing parent-teen relationships, improving parenting skills, and enabling parents to create a healthy, peaceful, and respectful home environment.

Cost: FREE! This program is being offered free to all parents, a $225 value. 

TESTIMONIAL:

“Through PhD in Parenting Teens, I was given tools that I could use, in real time, to help keep my relationship with my daughter open, strong, connected, and intact during the challenging teen years.”
– Candi M

Registration is now closed for this program.

SESSION DETAILS:

4Front is offering two cohorts to fit everyone’s schedule!
Choose from a Wednesday Evening Cohort OR Thursday Afternoon Cohort

Wednesdays at 7:00pm – 2/23, 3/2, 3/9, 3/23, 3/30, 4/6  OR  Thursdays at 12:00pm – 3/3, 3/10, 3/24, 3/31, 4/7, 4/14

PROGRAM COMPONENTS

– 6 virtual one-hour facilitator-led sessions
– 20-minute optional debrief and Q&A at the end of each session
– Cohort-based learning with each date option limited to 15 participants
(cohort will remain together for the duration of the program)
– Participant packet including key content summaries, note-taking section, and follow-up activities
– 12-month access to monthly live “Help Me With This!” Q & A sessions
– Opportunities to add one-on-one parent and/or teen coaching

 

SESSION TOPICS BY WEEK: 

Session 1: Understanding the Inner Workings of My Teen
Session 2: Leading the Way
Session 3: Communication is the Foundation of All Relationships
Session 4: Practice Makes Progress…Now Stick to It!
Session 5: Let’s Plan for Where We are Going
Session 6: Learning and Returning
Session 7: Teens & Mental Health (add on option)

Erica Hruby

Erica is a tween and teen specialist with over 25-yearsof professional experience working directly with tweens and teens in community, academic, and residential environments. In her work with hundreds of tweens and teens, she has seen it all…and she gets it!

Erica’s down to earth approach makes her highly relatable and enables her to share proven methodologies, insights, tips and tricks with parents. She is proud of her ability to help parents navigate their way through late childhood into high school and then into young adulthood.

Erica holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology with a focus on children and teens. She is a mother of two daughters ages 19 and 24.