Nurturing Parent Well-being: Innovative Strategies for Supporting Parents in a Time of Stress
Dr. Amber Thornton | Clinical Psychologist + Author
This keynote will explore innovative strategies for supporting parent well-being in a time of unprecedented stress. Drawing inspiration from the Surgeon General's Advisory on the Mental Health and Well-Being of Parents, Dr. Thornton will delve into how to shift the focus from mere survival to thriving. She will explore the impact of trauma and excessive stress on parents and discuss trauma-informed approaches to parenting education.
In today's challenging world, parents are facing unprecedented levels of stress. This dynamic keynote will empower parenting educators with fresh insights and actionable strategies. This keynote will highlight:
Parent centered well-being: Let’s explore innovative approaches that prioritize the emotional and mental health of parents.
Address the impact of trauma: Better understand how trauma impacts parenting and how to incorporate trauma-informed care into your work.
Innovative and practical tools: Discover new strategies for reducing parental stress and fostering resilience.
Ways to inspire a shift in perspective: How to move beyond survival mode and cultivate a focus on parent thriving.
Dr. Amber Thornton is a licensed Clinical Psychologist and author of ‘A Parent’s Guide to Self-Regulation: A Practical Framework for Breaking the Cycle of Dysregulation and Mastering Emotions for Parents and Children.’ Dr. Amber is a strong advocate for the mental health and well-being of parents. She loves writing and creating content online that will speak to the everyday struggles of motherhood and parenthood.
Dr. Amber holds a B.S. in Psychology from The Ohio State University and Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology from Wright State University School of Professional Psychology. She’s an Ohio native who has made Washington, DC her home since 2018. She loves spending time with her husband and two children.
The National Parenting Education Network (NPEN) operates through the lens of equity and justice. We know the importance of social justice (racial, economic, educational, health, housing, employment, criminal, and environmental), diversity, equity, inclusion, access, and belonging within the parenting education field and our organization. We demonstrate our commitment to these realities by ensuring that our membership and leadership roles are open to parenting professionals of all ethnicities, socio-economic statuses, ages, abilities, religions, sexual orientations, nationalities, genders, and marital statuses.
Children learn about a just society through the words and actions of their parents, caregivers, and others. We assert that our anti-racism and anti-oppression parenting education and family advocacy work allows everyone to be heard and supported. Our work includes promoting diverse parenting educators and parenting education in our media, webinars, member communications, leadership opportunities, networking, conferences, trainings, and advocacy. By keeping racial justice, diversity, equity, inclusion, access, and belonging at the forefront, we create an environment within NPEN that supports parenting educators, parents, and caregivers, thereby, encouraging children’s healthy growth and development.
