Responsive Parenting Season 2 – Stage 1 Hosts The Seminar “Parental Happiness”

“The most powerful tool parents have is their own presence and compassion — not only for their children, but for themselves.”

— Dr. Gabor Maté, international speaker and author of five psychology books translated into more than 40 languages.

Echoing Dr. Maté’s perspective, numerous scientific studies have confirmed that parental happiness is the emotional foundation for a child’s holistic development. However, in today’s fast-paced world, parents are facing more pressure than ever before.

Research from Princeton University and Stony Brook University shows that parents experience higher levels of daily stress compared to those without children. Notably, a cross-national study conducted across 42 countries by Roskam et al. (2021) identified Parental Burnout as a growing global concern — including in Vietnam.

In response to this reality, and with the aim of accompanying parents on their journey toward balance, peace, and happiness in parenthood, Vinschool introduces the first seminar “Parental Happiness” of the Responsive Parenting Program 2025–2026:

• Time: 09:00 AM, Saturday, November 8, 2025
• Venue: Multipurpose Hall, Vinschool Secondary School, Times City (T37, Vinh Tuy Ward, Hanoi)

At the seminar, parents will have the opportunity to engage in dialogue with experts and explore practical strategies to:

• Understand the role of personal happiness and how parental emotions directly affect a child’s emotional development.
• Learn effective approaches to recognizing, managing emotions, and maintaining inner balance.
• Build self-care habits and cultivate sustainable happiness throughout their parenting journey.

Following the main discussion, parents will join a series of in-depth workshops designed to help them practice self-awareness and healing, emotional regulation, rediscover personal values and joy, embrace self-acceptance, and deepen their connection with their children.

Join Vinschool in nurturing peace and happiness from within — so that the journey of parenthood becomes more fulfilling each day.

📩 Register for the seminar and submit questions for our speakers here.

About Responsive Parenting Season 2

Following the success of Season 1, Responsive Parenting continues to accompany parents in their parenting journey through a 3-stage roadmap designed around the “Emotional Map” principle.

Grounded in positive psychology, developmental psychology, and family systems theory, Session 1 — “Parental Happiness” — offers parents the opportunity to explore, learn, and practice essential skills to transform the parenting experience into a journey of happiness and growth.