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Part 2: Treating the New American Family

Session #: 710-301
Presenter(s): Ron Taffel; Martha Straus
Session Length: 2 hr. 00 min.
Event: 2010 Psychotherapy Networker Symposium
Date: March 25-28, 2010

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Today's post-boomer parents and their children typically are the products of the same lifestyle experiences, and the rules that once defined parent-child relationships--top-down hierarchy, unquestioned parental authority, clear boundaries--are increasingly irrelevant. Yet, children still need authoritative leadership in the form of parental guidance and love. Using case examples, we'll offer an approach that balances contemporary chaos with positive interdependence and stunning disrespect with mutual empathy. You'll learn concrete tools to get high-risk, attention-deprived kids and parents to listen to and learn from each other, build genuine resilience in troubled kids without phony praise, and lower the level of aggression in fragmented homes. We'll focus on identifying a child's natural listening, conversational, and learning style and using them as guidelines to create meaningful limits and communication that fosters autonomy. (This session will continue with Workshop 301.)

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