Parenting
Building a Strong Foundation for Your Family's Future
Strong families are built intentionally. As part of our mission to support Catholic marriages and family life, we offer workshops that combine sound research, practical guidance, and faith-based principles to help families thrive.
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A Catholic Parenting Workshop for Expecting Couples & Young Families
Prepare for parenthood with practical, research-based tools rooted in a Catholic understanding of family life.
Saturday, November 7, 2026
9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
(Optional Mass at 8:30 a.m.)
$150 per couple | $75 per individual
Includes workbook and lunch.
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Limited to 44 couples.
Parenting Doesn't Come with a Manual
Most parents enter family life with good intentions—but often rely on what they experienced growing up, conflicting advice from friends and social media, or simply trial and error.
This workshop is designed to help you approach parenting intentionally.
Whether you are expecting your first child or already navigating life with young children, you'll gain practical tools for raising children with confidence, consistency, and unity as a couple.
You'll Learn How To:
✓ Understand the impact of different parenting styles
✓ Create a shared parenting vision with your spouse
✓ Establish healthy boundaries and expectations
✓ Encourage positive behavior through effective discipline
✓ Work together as a team when challenges arise
✓ Foster emotional and spiritual growth in your children
This Workshop Is For You If:
- You are expecting your first child.
- You recently welcomed a baby into your family.
- You have young children and want practical parenting guidance.
- You and your spouse want to be more united in your parenting decisions.
- You want parenting advice grounded in both research and Catholic values.
Parenting Styles
Discover how parenting approaches such as Authoritative, Authoritarian, and Permissive parenting influence a child's emotional development, confidence, and decision-making.
Through practical exercises, you'll identify your natural tendencies and learn how to build a healthier approach together.
Principles of Discipline
Learn practical discipline strategies that help children grow in responsibility and self-control.
Topics include:
- Age-appropriate expectations
- Positive reinforcement
- Modeling desired behavior
- Proactive boundary setting
- Consistency in consequences
- Working together as parents
MEET THE PRESENTER
Virginia Madden, LPC
Virginia Madden is a licensed professional counselor in Maryland and Virginia who is passionate about helping families thrive through a Catholic understanding of the human person.
She specializes in working with children, parents, teenage girls, young adults, and mothers, and is a Certified Positive Discipline Parent Educator. Virginia also holds advanced training in Child-Centered Play Therapy and EMDR.
Her warm and practical approach helps parents better understand themselves, their children, and the relationships that shape family life.
Credentials:
- Licensed Professional Counselor (MD & VA)
- Certified Positive Discipline Parent Educator
- EMDR Level II Certified
- M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Regent University
REGISTRATION
Invest in Your Family's Future
Registration includes:
✓ Two conference presentations
✓ Guided practical exercises
✓ Participant workbook
✓ Lunch
✓ Opportunity for Q&A
Registration Fees
- Couple: $150
- Individual: $75
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Space is limited to 44 couples.
Strong Families Begin with Intentional Parenting
Join us for a practical and faith-filled morning designed to help you build a strong foundation for family life.
Saturday, November 7, 2026
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