The Surgeon General recently proclaimed what we’ve all known: the parents are not alright.
We are asked to do too much with too few resources, which makes it so easy to slip into reactive, crisis-mode-style planning to keep our homes running. While we value equity in our partnerships, the way life comes at us makes it hard to imagine how to do anything different.
You don’t have to figure it out alone!
The Fair Play Method provides you with the language and structure to tame the chaos, and more efficiently and equitably manage your household responsibilities.
It helps you and your partner feel seen and appreciated for the hard work you do every day to build your beautiful life.
This workshop offers practical guidance, personalized strategies, and peer support so that you can take concrete steps toward creating a balanced and harmonious home life.
Schedule
**Attend the full-day workshop from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm OR come for a half-day (morning or afternoon session.)
Breakout sessions will be offered twice so partners can attend different sessions and get the same material. There will also be a morning and afternoon Q & A/ Panel Discussion to answer questions and live- problem solve
Morning Session - 9:00 am to 12:30 pm
Keynote: A Method for the Madness: Fair Play 101
The work of managing a family feels never ending, and parents are feeling more stressed and overwhelmed than ever. In our morning keynote, we will learn the fundamentals of the Fair Play method so that you will walk away with new language, skills and strategies to implement a proactive, intentional system to control the chaos, balance the workload, reduce resentment and increase “me” time for you and your partner.
Breakout Sessions:
Inviting Your Partner to Start the Conversation: How We Talk About Hard Stuff Matters
How to Identify Your Values to Simplify Your Life
New Baby, New System: Setting Yourself Up for Success in Early Parenthood
New School Year, New System: Tips for Implementing Fair Play with School Age Children
Lunch Break 12:30 to 1:30 pm
Afternoon Session - 1:30 to 5:00 pm
Keynote: Ok, But Now What?: Fair Play 102
It’s easy to flag what’s not working, but putting new systems into action can feel like a big lift- especially if you’re changing long-standing patterns and trying to unlearn a lifetime of cultural messages. In the afternoon, we’ll dive into the solutions for key challenges, including communication, getting buy-in from partners, and implementing check-ins for an agile home.
Breakout Sessions:
Inviting Your Partner to Start the Conversation: How We Talk About Hard Stuff Matters
How to Identify Your Values to Simplify Your Life
New Baby, New System: Setting Yourself Up for Success in Early Parenthood
New School Year, New System: Tips for Implementing Fair Play with School Age Children
Andrea Fullerton, LCSW, PMH-C, - specialization in perinatal and parental mental health; facilitator, peer group for new moms
Nikki Goldwater, LCSW, R-PLC - specializion in perinatal mental health, the transition to parenthood, parents of medically complex children and parental leave coaching
