Parent Conferences

2023 Parent Conference - Register Here!

What is my child’s behaviour telling me?

Join us Saturday, October 21, from 9:30am – 11:30am for this FREE virtual event!

Kids, pre-teens, and teens all use behaviour to communicate. Learn what your child’s behaviour is telling you and discover strategies to navigate times of transition and to support a successful educational journey.

Be one of the first 100 registrants to receive a $5 gift card from Tim Hortons!

Expert Dr. Jean Clinton, Child Psychiatrist and Clinical Professor at McMaster University, will provide context and tips about:

Self-regulation fatigue: the idea that kids self-regulate all day at school and then come home and unravel.
How to have meaningful conversations with our kids about their day (instead of just hearing “fine”).
What signs of concern should we be looking for?
How we can help our kids cope with the behaviours of other kids and what they may be observing around their peers?

Through the context of building resilience and healthy relationships, Dr. Clinton will present on how the brain manages and responds to stress, and how it affects behaviour.

Review KPR's Past Parent Conferences

2022 Parent Conference

The 2022 Annual Parent Conference focused on Building Skills and Resilience in a Supportive Environment of Risk-Taking, featuring keynote speaker Dr. Colin King.

Dr. Colin King's Keynote Presentation offered a practical framework for parents and educators to help students manage their stress and continue to take small risks in their learning. Participants learned about the opportunities to help students understand the connection between their thoughts, feelings, and behaviours and intentional ways to create flexible, supportive learning expectations and environments for students that build skills and resilience over time.

Dr. Colin King's Presentation

Participants also heard from a panel of educators and professionals about how these skills could be supported at schools and at home. Panelists shared the following resources:

Equity Diversity and Inclusion Support

Indigenous Education

Mental Health & Wellbeing

Special Education

2021 Parent Conference

Thank you to the 650 parents and caregivers who attended our 20th Annual Virtual Parent Conference October 16, 2021, with keynote speaker Dr. David Templeman! We also thank KPR’s Parent Involvement Committee for once again supporting this conference.

Dr. Templeman graciously agreed to have his presentation recorded for the benefit of those who were not able to join us online at the time of the conference. Watch his practical presentation titled “You’ve Got This! Mental Health After COVID: Getting Back to Normal”

Dr. David Templeman's Presentation

2020 Parent Conference

For the first time ever, KPR's 19th Annual Parent Conference went virtual in 2020. To see the key note presentation from the 202 Parent Conference, watch the recording of "Drop the Worry Ball with Dr. Alex Russell."

A Toronto-based clinical psychologist, Dr. Russell is also a well known and engaging speaker, and co-author of the book Drop the Worry Ball: How to Parent in the Age of Entitlement.

2019 Parent Conference

Thank you to everyone who attended KPR's 18th annual Parent Conference, held in October 2019 at Port Hope High School. If you missed it, you can still benefit from the information and tips offered by keynote speaker Dr. Michael Ungar and his presentation on "The Risk-Taker's Advantage: How to Make Kids More Resilient by Not Bubblewrapping Them."

2018 Parent Conference

Thank you to everyone who attended KPR's 17th annual Parent Conference, "Minds Matter", held in October 2018 at Bowmanville High School. If you missed it, you can still benefit from the information and tips that were offered by keynote speaker Dr. Greg Wells and his presentation on "The Ripple Effect: Sleep, Think, Eat & Move Better" and through a variety of workshops.

Additional handouts and resources from the 2018 Parent Conference include: