National Parenting Education Network

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NPEN is delighted to announce that our second annual parenting educators virtual conference is set to take place on Friday, April 4th. The theme of the 2025 conference will be "Connections and Well-being through Parenting Education". We are now seeking proposals, and will be accepting proposals until January 13th. As the premier organization supporting the work of parenting educators and those in related professions, we look forward to receiving your application. Our goal for this conference is is three-fold: 1) to provide a wide variety of topics that demonstrate how effective parenting education fosters positive relationships and strengthens families through innovative strategies and community-building, 2) to provide strategies for assisting families in reducing their stress and increasing well-being but also strategies for reducing stress and increasing well-being for professionals who provide services, and 3) to have diverse presenters with varied backgrounds. We are looking for presenters who work as parenting educators, conduct research, and/or work in an administrative or non-profit capacity around family support. All presentations should be educationally-focused. Presentations that focus on marketing or selling will not be accepted. All presentations will be 50 minutes, allowing for a 10-minute break in-between sessions. Please note - the intended audience is family science professionals not parents. Please plan your presentation accordingly as presentations geared toward parents will not be accepted. Notifications of accepted proposals will be made by mid-February. To submit a proposal, please click on the link in BIO to complete the form or visit https://lnkd.in/gXtZdcKG Any questions? You can reach us at [email protected] ... or send a DM. #parentingeducation?#parentingeducators?#parentingexperts?#familyworkers?#LCSW?#MSW?#parentingcoaches?#NPEN @marysmithparentcoach?@relationshiptoolshop?@theparentteam

Virtual Parenting Classes: Increased Access, Increased Impact on Thursday, November 7, 2024 JOIN NPEN TODAY and participate in this upcoming webinar! NPEN.ORG/JOIN-US - Discuss advantages and barriers to practitioners implementing virtual parenting education - Understand the benefits and barriers of virtual parenting education for clients - Learn strategies for providing parenting education to clients involved with the state led family services NPEN.ORG/JOIN-US

Virtual Parenting Classes: Increased Access, Increased Impact on Thursday, November 7, 2024 JOIN NPEN TODAY and participate in this upcoming webinar! NPEN.ORG/JOIN-US - Discuss advantages and barriers to practitioners implementing virtual parenting education - Understand the benefits and barriers of virtual parenting education for clients - Learn strategies for providing parenting education to clients involved with the state led family services NPEN.ORG/JOIN-US

Join Our August Networking Hour!? Friday, August. 9 9 am PT / 12 pm ET Register here: https://lnkd.in/gM_U2wAY At the next networking hour we will be discussing the Protective Factors (https://lnkd.in/gXpzYrxu), and how social connections are more important now than ever. Recently, the article Loneliness poses health risk as deadly as smoking (https://lnkd.in/gkGA74ri, U.S surgeon general says, highlights the complications of a lack of social connections. How can we as parent educators create space to promote social connections with the families that we work with?

There is some good news for those of you who were unable to attend our conference last week. For a limited time, the session recordings are available for purchase. $135 for non-members and $85 for NPEN members. Click on the Here's a taste of what some attendees had to say about the conference. "The sessions I attended were very engaging and informative." "I have been a parenting educator for over 40 years and there were workshops I attended that enhanced my skills and insights immeasurably." "Wonderful conference." #parentingeducation #parentingeducators #NPEN

1 keynote, 21 presentations and so many attendees. We were delighted by the response of Upskilling Parenting Educators: The Next Level. Thanks to all our sponsors, presenters ... and those of you who took time this past Friday to attend. For those who registered, an email with link to all the recordings will be coming to you soon. We’re already looking forward to next year’s conference! #NPEN?#parentingeducation?#parentingeducators

Join us on April 5th from 11am-6pm EST for NPEN's inaugural virtual conference. NPEN is thrilled to have Bonnie Harris, MS Ed as the keynote speaker. She will be kicking things off at 11am EST with her presentation Parenting Education: It’s All About the Parent—Because the Kids are Fine. Following Bonnie’s talk will be 21 different presentations on a range of topics — all designed to upskill parenting educators, taking them to the next level. To see the complete list of speakers and descriptions of their presentations, please click on the link in bio or visit www.npen.org/conference … and while you’re there, you can register as well! All presentations will be recorded, so don’t worry if you can’t attend live. Registering will give access to all the presentations.

And just like that, there is only one week to go until our inaugural parenting education conference. NPEN is thrilled to have Bonnie Harris, MS Ed as the keynote speaker for our first virtual conference for parenting educators. She will be kicking things off at 11am EST with her presentation Parenting Education: It’s All About the Parent—Because the Kids are Fine. Following Bonnie’s talk will be 21 different presentations on a range of topics — all designed to upskill parenting educators, taking them to the next level. To see the complete list of speakers and descriptions of their presentations, please click on the link in bio or visit www.npen.org/conference … and while you’re there, you can register as well! All presentations will be recorded, so don’t worry if you can’t attend live. Registering will give access to all the presentations. #NPEN?#nationalparentingeducationnetwork #parentingeducation?#parenteducators?#familyservices #workingwithparents?#LCSW?#MSW?#parentingeducators #parentingcoaches

If you haven't already registered, you can do so at https://lnkd.in/gNH9d98y. We're thrilled to have over 20 presentations all geared to upskilling parenting educators to the next level! Curious to know more? Take a look at the variety of talks at https://lnkd.in/g8pjqDcU. With thanks to our generous sponsors: Silver Sponsors: Eve Sullivan, Founder of Parents Forum and Jody Johnston Pawel , LSW, CFLE, CTSS Author of the award-winning book?The Parent’s Toolshop? President/CEO of Relationship Toolshop? International Training Institute, LLC. Bronze Sponsors: Dollnita Winston, MSW Debbie Farr, Ph.D. Yogi Patel https://lnkd.in/dJg-MxpF And to those who have purchased ads in the program, to all the presenters and volunteers for making this conference happen! We're looking forward to seeing you all on April 5th. Curious to know more? Take a look at the variety of talks at https://lnkd.in/g8pjqDcU. And most importantly ... pass it on! See you in two weeks!!