Parenting Forum with Mental Health Professionals
Parenting can feel especially challenging these days. Come and learn from Christian mental health professionals, who are also parents, as they discuss relevant mental health topics for parenting today’s kids including...
- Helping kids manage big emotions
- Setting effective limits and consequences
- Integrating our faith when parenting emotions and behaviors
- Navigating different parenting styles with your spouse or co-parent
- Supporting an anxious child
- When you’re doing everything right and a child is still struggling
- Fostering emotional stability and resilience
- Helping kids navigate peer mental health and challenges with friends
Grandparents, teachers, and any adults who care for or work with kids will benefit from these conversations, as well.
Questions for the forum discussion can be submitted during registration and prior to the event, by January 31. Questions submitted after January 31 will be addressed during the Q&A at the end of the forum, as time allows.
Available Sessions
Preschool & Elementary Session
- Who: parents, grandparents, and adults who work with early childhood and elementary aged kids
- Panelists: Dr. Melissa Nelson, Patti Suhr, and Pastor Andrew
- Childcare: available for this session
5th-12th Grade Session
- Who: parents and grandparents and adults who work with kids in 5th-12th grade
- Panelists: Dr Melissa Nelson, Dr. Lee Hildebrand, Patti Suhr, and Pastor Andrew
- Childcare: not for this session
Secure Childcare
- Registration required by 8pm Fri Feb 14 (no walk-ins)
- $10 per family (payable during registration)
- 40 spots available
- Check in at 8:50am and pick up promptly, please
Meet the Panelists
Dr. Melissa Nelson
Dr. Nelson works with children, adolescents, and adults presenting with a wide array of concerns including difficulties regulating emotions, depression, anxiety, mood disorders, suicidality, self-injurious behaviors, behavioral problems, post-traumatic stress, and challenges with daily stress. She is also the mother of two pre-teen and teen girls and an involved member of the Christ Church community.
Patti Suhr
Patti specializes in therapy for young children, youth, adolescents, and their families to create long standing change. She provides therapy for those with struggles including mood dysregulation, interpersonal conflict, communication, parenting and stress, trauma, anxiety, and depression. She is also the mother to three young girls and is an active member of the Christ Church community and CC Kids.
Dr. Lee Hildebrand
Dr. Hildebrand provides therapy for teens, college students, and adults for depression, anxiety, ADHD, grief, trauma, spiritual concerns, substance abuse, and other addictions. He is also a professional speaker, podcaster, blogger, and hosts a YouTube channel on a variety of mental health and coaching topics.
Pastor Andrew Suhr
Pastor Andrew is Lead Pastor at Christ Church in Mequon and father to three young girls.
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