Doing It All When Your Children Are Small: A Support Group for Faculty Parents
Attention, faculty parents! The demands of parenthood can be overwhelming and the pandemic has only intensified these challenges. Faculty parents are not only teaching courses, trying to write and conduct research, but also caring for and schooling their children. Do you sometimes feel as though you’ll never sleep again, let alone have a clear intellectual thought? Does publishing seem like a pipe dream? You are not alone.
In Spring 2025, we will host two drop-in Zoom support group meetings at various days to accommodate faculty parent schedules. Meet and connect with other faculty as we share ideas and strategies for engaging in research and writing while parenting. Please feel free to join these web meetings at any time between 12-1pm and for as little or as long as you like. The meetings are open to UC Davis and UC Irvine faculty parents.
All parents are welcome, as are their children!
Spring 2025 Schedule
Wednesday, April 16, 2025, 12-1pm
PARENTING DURING STRESSFUL TIMES
Is parenting presenting more challenges to you during these uncertain times? How can we, as parents, develop our own self-regulation skills so that we can be present for our children? Please join us with a returning guest, early childhood educator and parenting coach Jill Rosenthal, MSW, whose sessions have been very helpful for faculty parents. This is a wonderful opportunity to come together during these difficult times. We will open up the session to hear your challenges and issues.
Tuesday, May 27, 2025, 12-1pm
STAY COOL THIS SUMMER: STRATEGIES for WORKING ALONGSIDE YOUR CHILDREN
Summertime can be a challenge due to changes in everyone’s schedules. Your young child(ren) may be spending more time at home while you need to complete your work. How can you engage in parallel work-playtime with children at home? Learn new strategies to prepare for the challenges of summer with Sierra Armién Funk, M.Ed., a parenting and family educator who works at the Early Childhood Lab School at the UC Davis Center for Child and Family Studies. This session is designed for parents and caregivers of children aged 0-5 years, but parents of all ages are welcome.
The convener of the Faculty Parent Support Group, Professor Emerita Diane Wolf, is also available for one-on-one confidential consultations to fit your schedule, including faculty parent of all school-age children. Please contact her directly via email at dlwolf@ucdavis.edu.
For additional information and all other inquiries, please contact Diane Wolf, dlwolf@ucdavis.edu, or Brad Horton, Program Coordinator for Faculty Relations and Development, bhorton@ucdavis.edu.