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                                                   en*theos  presents                                                       Parenting Now                                                              with                                                    Carrie Contey, PhDNo matter what stage of life your little ones are in — babyhood, toddlerhood, childhood or teenhood — this time in history is like no other.Come gather information, inspiration and tools that will catapult you into living a joyful life with your growing ones, here and now.                          The Experts and Their Topics:Deepening Your Relationships Through Honest Conversations with Marietta McCartyBig ideas from this session:    • Creating and holding a philosophical perspective in family life    • Cutting to life’s core with more question and more wonder    • Recognizing that children, even young children, are masterful philosophersParenting for Social Change with Teresa Graham BrettBig ideas from this session:    • Recognizing the inequality that is implicit in parent/child relationships    • Bringing to consciousness the deep beliefs we hold about children    • Understanding how to teach children self-control without controlling themIt Really is All About Love with Lori PetroBig ideas from this session:    • Evolving how you meet the conflict you feel with your growing people    • Discerning which area is driving the conflict — Stress, state of the relationship or skill development    • Figuring out what you are wanting from, and more importantly feeling in, the momentThe Art and Practice of Conscious Parenting with Shefali Tsabary, PhDBig ideas from this session:    • Recognizing that your children are making quantum leaps in development and that creates chaos    • Exploring your internal landscape — “What’s coming up for me?”    • Responding to your own feeling of powerlessness vs. reacting to your child’s behaviorUnconditional Positive Regard: Self First, Then Others with Michelle Charfen, MDBig ideas from this session:    • Understanding that you can’t give someone else what you aren’t giving yourself    • Exploring your self-talk and shifting toward more kindness and love    • Discovering the difference between a growth mindset and a fixed mindsetNo Drama Discipline with Tina Payne BrysonBig ideas from this session:    • Understanding children’s challenging behavior in new ways    • Learning to respond in ways that reduce the drama in the moment    • Responding in “brain building” ways that create more connection and ultimately the need for less disciplinePlayful Parenting, Here and Now with Steve GrossBig ideas from this session:    • Dialing into a playful state of being as a parent    • Using play to build and deepen your relationship with your child    • Making the journey playfulHaving Faith in Human Development with Stephen Cowan, MDBig ideas from this session:    • Creating a loving stance toward the messiness of human development.    • Celebrating and staying centered in “the miraculous”    • Clearing the fear when there are developmental concernsFinding and Returning to Your Parenting Flow with Jonathan HewittBig ideas from this session:    • Understanding the three different ways of being (ice, puddle, river)    • Checking in with your 3 B’s – body, being, brain    • Empowering your children to find their core inner strengthGrooving With Your Family’s Rhythm with Solomon MasalaBig ideas from this session:    • Tuning into your own rhythms    • Recognizing the rhythms of the people in your midst    • Developing ways to flow reconnect to yourself in the midst of stress and chaosMindfullness as a Path to Deeper Connections with Geeta CowlagiBig ideas from this session:    • Practicing mindfulness, and modeling it for your children, adds more connection and joy to family life    • Tuning into the present moment and being curious about yourself and the world around you.    • Deeping into more kindness and compassion – for self and othersEmpowered Health Care: More Knowledge Equals Less Fearwith Lizzie Martinez, MA, DHomBig ideas from this session:    • Shifting the paradigm of how we as parents view the role of childhood illness in the larger scope of our children’s lives    • Educating ourselves about illness in general, what constitutes a true emergency, and having a solid set of tools on-hand       to be able to handle any presenting symptom picture    • Becoming confident home prescribersAbout Your Host Carrie Contey, PhD    Carrie Contey, PhD is a internationally recognized coach, author, speaker and educator. Her work offers a new perspective on human development, parenting, family life and being a healthy, happy, whole human being.    She passionately guides, supports and inspires people to live with a wide open and courageous heart so they can approach family life with skill and spaciousness.    Dr. Contey received her PhD in prenatal and perinatal psychology and is masterful at synthesizing and articulating the science, psychology, and spirituality of humanhood.    She is the co-founder of the Slow Family Living movement and the co-author of CALMS: A Guide To Soothing Your Baby.    She has appeared on NBC’s The Today Show, NPR, CBS radio and in many publications including Time, Parenting and The Boston Globe.    Currently she lives, works and plays in Austin, TX. To learn more please visit carriecontey.com.