Workshop – "I’m here, I know, I care": Looking for the Original Intent of Parents

When:
Thursday, October 16, 2025 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Where:

The Hong Kong Jockey Club University of Chicago Academic Complex | The University of Chicago Francis and Rose Yuen Campus in Hong Kong
168 Victoria Road
Mount Davis, Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong SAR

Description:

This workshop aims to support and empower parents. Participants will gain an understanding of fundamental parenting ideas and acquire an understanding of the intention behind children's emotional behaviors and skills in order to effectively respond to their needs.

Rundown

  1. Introduce the objectives of this workshop
  2. Ice-Breaking games and self-introduction
  3. Redefining parenting attitudes (returning to the original intentions of parents)
  4. Learn the purpose of children’s emotional behaviors and response techniques
  5. How to control the "misbehaviors"?
  6. Role-Play

 

Medium of Instruction
English and Cantonese

Target Participants
Parents of children aged 4 to 12

Quota
30

Nexus Asia is a program initiated by the UChicago Hong Kong Campus dedicated to collaborating with UChicago PhD alumni and their institutions throughout the Asia Pacific region. In addition to facilitating research, Nexus Asia plans to engage its alumni on its UChicago Hong Kong campus with workshops, lectures and events for academics and the general public.

Speaker:
Catherine So (UChicago PhD’07 Psychology)
Professor, Department of Educational Psychology
Faculty of Education
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
 

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