12 Aug 2016|Noida | C Block Auditorium
“Make positive parenting a public health priority” avers Prof Matt Sanders during his lecture at Amity
As part of International Youth Day Celebrations, a high level delegation from University of Queensland, Australia including Prof. Matt Sanders, Professor of Clinical Psychology & Director,Parenting and Family Support Centre and Dr.Karen Turner, Deputy Director & Research Academic, Parenting and Family Support Centre visited Amity University Noida.
The purpose of the visit was to explore possibilities of collaboration in Psychology programme by co-defining research opportunities in the field especially“Parenting in India”.
Welcoming the guests, Prof. Abha Singh, Director,Amity Institute of Psychology and Allied Sciences said that the prestigious University of Queensland, Australia is amongst the top 50 Universities of the world and has a long standing association with Amity. Briefing about the guest, Prof. Singh said Prof. Matt Sanders is a renowned Psychologist and the Founder of ‘Positive Parenting Programme’ (Triple P Program) which is one of the world’s most effective parenting interventions. She mentioned that Triple P has shown tremendous achievements through research and aims to reduce rates of child maltreatment and emotional and behavioral problems in children.
Delivering a lecture on Triple P – Positive Parenting Program, Prof.Matt Sanders said that the journey of parents around the world is very dramatic and challenging. He stressed that preparation of parenthood is not socially nomadic and people need to recognize from beginning. He averred that it is important to make positive parenting a public health priority as it is beneficial to an individual, parent, society and nation, at large. He shared that every parent is imbibed with knowledge, skill and confidence to raise their children in a safe, loving and low conflict world.Prof. Sanders apprised the participants about core principals of positive parenting including a safe and engaging environment, positive loving environment, consistent assertive discipline, reasonable expectations and lastly, taking one of oneself. He further added that it is an important task for parents to balance work and family life, and ensure that adequate time is provided to children for their right growth. He opined that dysfunctional relationships cause toxic stress.
The event was attended by more than 400 students, researcher scholars and faculty members.