Parenting Unpacked - 4FrontBaltimore.org

What is Parenting Unpacked?

Parenting Unpacked is 4Front’s new 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.

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Parenting Unpacked Spring Series:

Are We Parenting or Simply Surviving?
How to Care for Yourself and Your Children in a Pandemic with Dr. Betsy Stone

Featuring renowned teen psychologist and educator Dr. Betsy Stone, this three part series will dive into teen and parent wellbeing and how parenting has evolved during the covid-19 pandemic. Each session will be introduced with an article related to that session’s topic, followed by a live presentation and an open, supportive space for conversation facilitated by Dr. Betsy Stone.

For questions or more information,
Contact Sam Kahan Strakes at sstrakes@4frontbaltimore.org

SPRING SESSIONS:

SESSION 1: Trauma In Your Brain and Body | Thursday, March 4, 7:00-8:30pm
Together, we’ll learn what happens under times of sustained stress or trauma, how our bodies and our brains respond, and discuss what helps.

SESSION 2: Grief: “That Discomfort You’re Feeling is Grief” | Thursday, March 25, 7:00-8:30pm
In this extended period of loss- of safety, of friends, of lives- how do we grieve? Discover what helps us to recover and why it’s so hard.

SESSION 3: “I Hate the Parent Covid Has Made Me”: Parenting During a Pandemic | Thursday, April 15, 7:00-8:30pm
Rules of parenting have changed in the Pandemic. Share the challenges of navigating parenting when everyone has different ideas of safety and discuss how we make difficult decisions as parents.

Dr. Betsy Stone, Ph.D.,

Dr. Betsy Stone, Ph.D., a retired clinical psychologist, is a sought after lecturer, teacher and scholar in Residence. Her passion for wellness has brought her invitations to teach all over the United States. Betsy also conducts webinars and seminars including, Adolescent Development and Spirituality, Gen-Xers as parents, Leadership in Criss and Stress and Anxiety. Her wide breadth of knowledge and experience has led her to accomplished work as an adjunct lecturer at Hebrew Union College, service as a Scholar in Residence, teacher at synagogues and with local Rabbis, and a frequent contributor to eJewish Philanthropy. During the COVID-19 crisis, Betsy has led webinars on Trauma, Resilience and Post-Traumatic Growth for congregations, Rabbis, Hillels, the Central Conference of American Rabbis, The Jewish Teen Funders Network, Hebrew Union College and the Jewish Education Project. She does not like chocolate in any form.