GPS Presents Zen Parenting: Caring for Ourselves and Our Children in an Unpredictable World

Life is never predictable, especially for parents. However, if parents and caregivers navigate the uncertainty with openness, empathy, and humility – it is possible to find the clarity, connection, and community that is Zen Parenting.

Author Cathy Cassani Adams returns to GPS to discuss parenting issues such as school pressure, self-care, emotional intelligence, and mental health – while offering concrete examples and strategies to help everyone achieve their best life as a parent. Participants will learn to access their emotions to facilitate genuine meaningful communication and explore mindfulness and meditation.

Becoming a self-aware parent isn’t always easy, but it is powerful and liberating. By developing self-understanding, then parenting from this authentic state, we become joyful individuals who live in a way that’s true to ourselves, focusing on how we can discover self-worth and parent in a more connected way. Children learn by watching how we live, not by listening to what we say. Here is a calmer, more self-aware parenting approach for parents and caregivers to effectively support their children while establishing a sense of self.

Cathy Cassani Adams, LCSW, CPC, CYT, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who teaches in the Sociology Department at Dominican University and Elmhurst College. She’s the author of several books including the award-winning The Power of Self-Aware Parenting. She and her husband Todd have hosted “Zen Parenting Radio” a top-ten kids and family podcast on iTunes, and they are the creators of the “Zen Parenting Conference.” Cathy is featured regularly in the media as a much sought-after parenting authority.

This event will be presented virtually.  The link to log in to this webinar from your computer, tablet or phone is https://glenbard.zoom.us/j/82266638492