Jodie Benveniste
Psychologist, Author, Parenting Expert & Director of Parent Wellbeing
Jodie Benveniste is a psychologist, author, parenting expert, and director of Parent Wellbeing - The place for parents. Jodie is the author of four books including the highly acclaimed Full Belly: Comfort and inspiration for pregnancy and birth and Little Bundle: Comfort and inspiration for new parents.
She has been featured on national TV and newspapers and radio nationally and in all the top parenting magazines. She is Affiliate Lecturer in the School of Psychology at the University of Adelaide, and is Editorial Advisor for Family Fun Magazine.
Jodie brings a wealth of professional and personal experience to her work. She uses workshops, books, and speeches to guide and mentor parents. Her warmth, empathy and passion offer comfort, inspiration and insight. She is also mum to two young children.
Topic - How to Achieve Family Wellbeing
What do you want for your children? Most parents would say, ‘I want my kids to be happy.' But can you help your kids be happy? And how do you know if they really are?
Life dishes up challenges, difficulties and setbacks, and we can't shield our kids from these experiences. They're unavoidable. But we can teach our kids how to cope.
Of course, life also offers joyful, exciting and amazing experiences. Moments that make everything worthwhile. And you can teach your kids how to make the most of these experiences too. How? By learning about wellbeing for your kids and you. In this introductory presentation, you'll learn:
- What makes people happy - and what doesn't!
- How to increase your wellbeing and that of your children.
- How to find the right balance between raising capable kids and being the parent you want to be.
