Autonomy-Supportive Parenting Live Webinar and Q&A with Dr. Emily Edlynn
Build your child's autonomy!
In this webinar, Dr. Edlynn will present the ingredients of autonomy-supportive parenting, summarize how this approach benefits kids and parents, and discuss how to resist controlling impulses and support your child’s autonomy in the real world of parenting. Whether you want more independent kids, less parenting stress, or a more authentic connection with your growing, changing child, the autonomy-supportive framework gives smart, overwhelmed parents a helpful roadmap to raising a healthy child. Bring your current parenting dilemmas to the Q&A to brainstorm how autonomy-supportive parenting can help you find your way!
Key takeaways:
- An understanding of the theory and science of autonomy-supportive parenting
- How to practice autonomy-supportive parenting in the real world
- Why children who grow up with more autonomy support are healthier than those from controlling environments
About our webinar panelists...
Dr. Emily Edlynn
Emily Edlynn is a licensed clinical psychologist who works in private practice with children, teens, and adults. She has a BA in English from Smith College, a PhD in clinical psychology from Loyola University Chicago, and completed postgraduate training at Stanford and Children’s Hospital Orange County. Emily spent almost ten years working in children’s hospitals before pivoting to private practice, which allowed her to start a writing career. Emily has written her blog, The Art and Science of Mom, since 2017 and a parenting advice column for Parents.com since 2019. Emily’s writing has also appeared in the Washington Post, Scary Mommy, Good Housekeeping, Motherly, and more. She recently joined the Psychologists Off the Clock podcast as a co-host and is the author of a new book, Autonomy-Supportive Parenting: Reduce Parental Burnout and Raise Competent Confident Children. Emily lives with her husband, three children, and two rescue dogs in Oak Park, IL where she can see Chicago’s skyline from her attic window.
Familius Moderator:
Ashley Marie Mireles
Ashley Marie Mireles is the Director of Sales and Marketing at Familius Publishing working to help families be happy through the books she writes, creates, and sells. She has authored several children’s books with Familius and hopes to continue creating more. Her collaborative sales efforts have helped Familius become one of the fastest growing independent publishers for four years in a row. She currently serves on the IBPA Board of Directors and is the Chair of the IBPA’s DEI Committee. She hopes to help create a publishing industry that is inviting, inclusive, and accessible for all through her work with the IBPA.
She currently lives in Fresno, CA with her husband two rescue pups.
Join us to help fight your parental burnout!
Register now and add your burning parenting questions to the registration form.
Register now to join us live, Monday, December 21, at 11AM PT
Thursday, November 9th
@ 3PM PT/6PM ET
