Supporting your child through the college selection, application, and enrollment process can yield some of the most challenging, confusing, overwhelming, and expensive moments in your parenting yet.   From college chatter in the early years (Go Badgers!) to college visits (Spring Break Sophomore Year?), to whittling the list (only "Good" schools??), to writing essays (don't write theirs) and completing all of the application elements on time (a Maze of Forms and Deadlines)... to waiting... to watching as they receive admission decisions, and coping with the roller coaster of it all, what is the role of you, their most important grown-ups?  Just as you have high hopes for your child, you may also have misgivings about the pressure they are under to the detriment of their sleep, free time, and your family’s equilibrium.  How do you sort your ambitions from theirs?  How do you assess cost and when do you level with them about it?  How do you preserve your relationship and protect their mental health and well-being amidst a very competitive, intense culture? What words and deeds from you are helpful, and what are absolutely not?  This workshop will be an opportunity for parents to consider how best to support their college-applicant as you together navigate the "College Application Industrial Complex" and include themes from  Never Enough; When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic - and What We Can Do About It (Jennifer Breheny Wallace).

April 18, 2024, 7:00-8:30 pm Edina Senior Center (5280 Grandview Square Edina, MN 55436)

Tailored to parents/caregivers of High School Students, but open to any parent or caregiver who reads the description and says YES.

$30 per person   Limit:  40 parents.

To Register, Click Here.

Single Night Workshop for any parent or caregiver of a teen ages 13+ and/or in Grade 8+ (all genders). This evening will be a distillation / summary of topics and themes covered in the long-form book study class of the same title.  The latest offering from Dr. Lisa Damour (author of Untangled; Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood and co-host of the Ask Lisa Podcast) is a resource to “help parents understand their teenagers’ intense and often fraught emotional lives – and how to support teens through this critical developmental stage.”   Parents and caregivers will learn key themes and takeaways from the book and consider how they apply to our children, our families, and our pockets of community.   

  This Event is Full and Registration is Closed

Single Night Workshop for any parent or caregiver of children who identify as girls ages 5-12.  This evening will be a distillation / summary of topics and themes covered in the long-form class of the same title and offers a supportive community for those who feel challenged by the demands of parenting their grade-school girl, those who are curious about the current evidence- based information about girls’ development,  and/or who are interested in strategies for building and maintaining a strong parent/child dynamic with an eye to middle school and beyond.   May include information on supporting healthy friendships, mental health, body image & puberty, managing media and technology, responding constructively to sass, snark, and sulking, or other topics depending on the interests and questions of parents present.   

In-Person Workshop November 16, 2023, 7:00-8:30 pm Edina Senior Center Sherwood Room (5280 Grandview Square Edina, MN 55436)

$25 per person   Limit:  40 parents.  Register here. 

Single Night Workshop in collaboration with Liz Otteson. You’ve done it! You’ve launched a child into something resembling independence (whatever that might look like). We offer our congratulations! We embrace you and all your feels as you and your family adjust in the wake of a child flying the coop and leaving the rest of you swallowing hard, looking at each other, and sorting a new reality.  And we invite you to join us for a special evening that will give you space and community as you navigate this family transition.  It will be a friendly, facilitated conversation to reflect on your current stage and your next phase of parenting. Why? Because we all can benefit from the opportunity to pause, feel, think, and plan — to bring intention to our parenting, partnering, and being our full selves. All you need to do is register for this event, bring yourself, and be part of the conversation.

 In person, Tuesday October 26, 2023 from 7:00-8:30pm $40.   Register here. Maximum 15 people.

Single Night Workshop in collaboration with Liz Otteson. You’ve done it! You’ve launched your kids into something resembling independence (whatever that might look like). We offer our congratulations! We embrace you and all your feels!  And we invite you to join us for a special evening that will give you space and community as you navigate this family transition.  It will be a friendly, facilitated conversation to reflect on your current stage and your next phase of parenting. Why? Because we all can benefit from the opportunity to pause, feel, think, and plan — to bring intention to our parenting, partnering, and being our full selves. All you need to do is register for this event, bring yourself, and be part of the conversation.

 In person, Tuesday September 19, 2023 from 7:00-8:30pm $40.   Register here. Maximum 15 people.