In this episode, the tables are turned again as Vicki Wilkins, the Parent Hope Project Professional Programs Coordinator, interviews Dr. Jenny Brown. They discuss the topic of limit setting and responding to children's misbehaviour.

Does the family systems approach recognise that parenting involves responding to children’s misbehaviours?  This question seems to come up so much at parent events and in our parents' hope for professional training –  It speaks to parent uncertainty about what their leadership involves with so much conflicting advice out there.

Guest Host-Vicki Wilkins

Vicki Wilkins is a mother of three primary age children, a Mental Health Clinician & one of the valued members of the Team at the Parent Hope Project.

Interviewee & Regular Host of the Parent Hope Podcast- Dr Jenny Brown

Dr Jenny Brown has worked in child, couple, and family health since the 1980s, focusing on child and adolescent mental health and the crucial role of parental involvement in treatment. Throughout her career, Jenny has observed and researched how easily parents can lose confidence in their strengths and wisdom, often stepping aside to let experts address concerns about their children. Her extensive clinical and research work based on Bowen family systems led to a profound realisation: children do best when their parents and carers have self-awareness and clarity in their roles rather than just trying to fix their child.  

Driven by this insight, Jenny developed the Parent Hope Project. The project reflects her commitment to empowering parents, enabling them to effectively nurture their children’s mental health. This approach is grounded in her depth of understanding of family therapy, particularly Dr Murray Bowen’s family systems theory.  

Episode Links:

•  https://www.amazon.com/Parenting-Clarity-Caregivers-Supporters-Flourishing/dp/0648578542?ref_=ast_author_dp 
• https://parenthopeproject.com.au/when-tantrums-are-also-disobedience/ 

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