Shame Proof Parenting: Back to School Success

For parents and caregivers of elementary and middle school aged students

The end of summer marks a time of transition and big feelings for both children and parents/caregivers. Clinical social worker, author, and parent coach Dr. Mercedes Samudio, LCSW, DSW, will offer supportive and practical tips to empower families in using their unique parenting style to set up the school year for success, including:

• Promoting positive communication with your child
• Addressing anxiety and promoting resilience
• Managing social media and technology (in an empowering way)

Feel free to share your questions in advance, as there will be a Q + A portion of the program. Join us as we transition back to school together!

SPARK Kindness is committed to providing events that are accessible to all community members. Please contact us with accommodation requests at info@sparkkindness.org.

About Our Presenter

Dr. Mercedes Samudio, DSW, LCSW (she/her/hers; residing on Tongva Land) is a licensed clinical social worker, bestselling author, international speaker, visionary entrepreneur, and innovative African American mental health researcher. She works with parents worldwide to develop a healthy parental identity with her revolutionary Parental Identity Development (PID) Model©. She incorporates her Shame-Proof Parenting™ philosophy to help reduce the shame parents experience as they raise healthy children. Mercedes is also trained in trauma-informed modalities, which she uses in her work with parents to help them heal the past traumas that can influence the ways parents interact with themselves and their children. Outside of her professional life supporting parents, Mercedes is married to her best friend and soulmate, and they live in sunny Southern California with their 3 fur kids (2 cats and a dog). You can learn more about her work at http://shameproofparenting.com