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International Day of Families

Parents Forum joins the National Parenting Education Network in celebrating the International Day of Families, May 15th. The IDF theme “Family-Oriented Policies for Sustainable Development” and the Second World Summit for Social Development in November 2025 let us highlight the role parenting educators play in supporting families. THANK YOU for being part of building a more compassionate, family-centered world!

Workshop Sign Up

Please join us to practice “How To Tell Somebody Something They’d Rather Not Hear” Saturday, May 24, from 10:00-10:30am Eastern Time (US). Send email to info@parentsforum.org with WORKSHOP SIGNUP as the subject. Space is limited.

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Parents Forum fosters caring, honest and respectful communications in families by offering a peer-led parenting program model to organizations invested in community well being.

Our Curriculum

The Parents Forum curriculum provides thoughtful examination of nine original questions about family life issues and is based on the handbook Where the Heart Listens, written by Eve Sullivan. It offers suggestions for parent groups on organizing their own activities and serves as a “workshop in your pocket” to can help parents, children and all family members improve their communications skills.

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Our Workshops

The way we were raised has enormous influence on how we behave and on whether we succeed at work. Empathy, and training to develop empathy, is gaining attention as a key contributor to productivity and effective leadership. Our workshops teach communications skills designed to increase emotional awareness and conflict management skills.

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A donation to Parents Forum is a cornerstone investment in strong communities. Your gift helps parents obtain the skills and support needed to raise happy, productive and resilient adults. Your gift brings positive change to the families and long-term change for the future of our communities.

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Parent Forum’s Focus

On International Families Day 2023, Eve Sullivan, the founder of Parents Forum was interview about Parents Forum’s unique programs that focus on emotional awareness and peer support in parenting.

“No Hard Feelings, Really!”

Parents Forum held a free, one-hour webinar to show how to use Parents Forum’s conversational formula to appropriately share your feelings in ways that improve both your personal and professional relationships.

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“I loved all the tools which we got, and becoming better parents.”
—Parent at CAPIC, Chelsea MA, 2018

“I enjoyed using the conversational formula. Also, I plan to make my own mission statement.”

—Undergraduate participant in Spotlight on Conversation, Wheelock College, Boston, MA, 2018

“ENJOYED IT!” “THANK YOU!” “Loved it!”

—Administrators, Department of Aging, Columbus, Ohio, 2016

“Impressed with a workshop that’s designed in a way to be significant in such a short time.”

—MIT administrators, Cambridge, MA, 2015

“The facilitators were warm and shared real-life experiences with us and new techniques that we could use in our lives.”

—Inmate at medium-security prison, Norfolk, MA, 2006.

“This program can be a solution. This program gives hope!”

—Inmate at medium-security prison, Norfolk, MA, 2006

Parents Forum brochure is now available in five languages!

Our workshops build lifelong skills that help you manage your personal lives as well as our relationships at work and at home. Learn more about Parents Forum or download our brochure to find out more. Now available in: English, Spanish, French, Arabic, and Portuguese.

New Tools for Discussing Family Life Issues

Feb 6, 2025
A wonderful coincidence introduced me to Parents Forum last week. I attended an online talk on family policy, organized by the NGO Committee on the Family in New York and given by Heba Mostafa Mostafa Rizk, representative to the UN from Egypt. Ambassador Rizk spoke about the importance of supporting families, describing both her work at the UN and programs based in Egypt. During the Q&A, another attendee, Eve Sullivan, shared an open invitation to attend a Parents Forum workshop.

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