The document summarizes a presentation by clinical psychologist Ms. Deepanwita Roy on conscious parenting. The presentation discusses improving parenting skills through mindfulness to have a lasting positive impact on children. It promotes collaborative parenting through communication, negotiation, and compromise. The presentation addresses challenges faced by adolescents including physical, emotional, social, and educational issues and provides tips for parents on talking to teens, career counseling, conflict resolution, and handling anxiety.

1. Conscious Parenting: A Mindful You
for your Child's Healthier Tomorrow!
Presented by:
Ms. Deepanwita Roy
Clinical Psychologist

2. Expected Outcomes
 Parents are not the only beneficiaries;
improved parenting skills have a
lasting impact on the children they are
raising.
 Parenting sessions provide families
with new strategies for communication,
interactions and discipline.
 Learning age-appropriate discipline,
and how it is more effective than
anger-driven punishment
 Learning how to work together as
parents to raise your children

3. Parenting Approach
OLD WAY
Dictating
Law Making
Dominating
Dreaming for them Let's dream together
Ideating
Negotiating
NEW WAY
Collaborating

4. New Age Parenting
 New Society: Individualistic & self
centered
 New Generation: “ME- GENERATION”
 Less ability to cope with Discipline,
Disappointment or challenges
 New-age parenting: clear understanding
of how they want their children to be.
 Discarding the ‘Do as you say’ attitude.

5. Mindful Parenting
 Good enough’ Parent Vs. Perfect
Parent
 Establish healthy boundaries
 Take a Mindful Pause
 Respond, Don’t React: Reaction is
based on Emotion whereas
Response is based on reflection
 My Personality and I - "It will influence
the way your child views you and the
rest of the world"
 They need good company but not a
boss around the house
 Mother will always be their best friend
and father the best guide
Mindfulness: capacity to be fully
present with one’s actual,
moment-to- moment experience
as it is, arising with kind
attention without the mind trying
to make it different.

6. x
Collaborative
Parenting

7. Communication Negotiation
Compromise Inclusion
Pillars of Collaborative Parenting

8. Physical
Emotional/
Behavioural
SocialPsychological
Addiction to
cyberspace
Educational
Challenges faced by Adoloscents

9. Physical
 Bodily
Changes
 Menstruation
Behavior/
Emotional
 Hormonal changes
 Role confusion;
Mood swings; Self-
consciousness;
Feelings of
inferiority or
superiority;
 Argumentative
 Rebelliousness/
Aggression
 Stubbornness
Social
 Addiction to
Cyber space
 Peer Pressure
 Socialising
Psychological
 Self-esteem;
Confidence issues
 Stress and Pressure
 Depression
Educational
 Pressure to
perform
academically
well/ Exam stress
 Juggling school
work and extra-
curricular
activities

10.  Don’t ambush your teen
 If your teen tells you a secret, keep it
 Listen carefully to her concerns and feelings, and respect her views
 Identify the warning signs of stress in your child
 Allow them to make choices about their behaviors, responsibilities and
decisions; make them aware of the consequences
 Offer praise
 Tell your teens you love them
 Avoid comparison with other children and minimize pressure
 Prepare the child to face the competitive world
 Dont judge their actions
 Avoid criticism
How can we talk with our teen?

11. Career Counselling
Career counselling is an effort for students’ to acquire knowledge about the
available career options as per their interest and stream of academics.
With career counselling, students would be able to know :
 Their aptitude and interests
 Strengths and weaknesses of a particular interest
 Make choice of stream for education after class 10
 Career options available in market as per their academic choices
 Career options available as per their interest
 Some alternate career options if they decide to change their stream in future

12. Conflict Resolution
Establish ground
rules
Brainstorm possible
solutions
Pick and negotiate
options acceptable
Keep in mind that arguments
are very common in families
with teens. However, most
studies show that teens love
their parents and value these
relationships.
Treat each other
with respect and
listen to each other’s
point of view
Reach a mutual
understanding

13. Handling Anxiety as parents
 It can be very difficult to communicate a sense of calm
to your child when you are struggling to cope with your
own anxiety. A mental health professional can help you
work through methods of stress management that will
suit your specific needs.
 As you learn to tolerate stress, you will in turn be
teaching your child—who takes cues from your
behavior—how to cope with situations of uncertainty or
doubt
 Try to take breaks in between your hectic schedule
 Time management
 Donot suppress your emotions.
 Come up with strategies in advance for managing
specific situations that trigger your stress.
 Join Support group

15. THANK YOU!
Contact Information:
Ms. Deepanwita Roy
Clinical Psychologist (RCI Registered)
Email address: deepanwitaroycp@gmail.com