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Navigating Family, Expectations & Comparison
You already know which relative is going to say it. Maybe it's about grades, maybe it's “he's gotten so big,” maybe it's a comparison to a cousin you didn't ask for. You've been bracing for it since the invitation went out.
Most of it doesn't come from malice. It comes from an older generation's version of showing love and involvement, filtered through a different time. That context doesn't make it land any softer, but it does change what you do with it.
Join us for a community webinar with our founders, Dr. Michelle Chung and Dr. Laura Berssenbrugge, parenting experts and Clinical Psychologists with over 20 years of combined experience helping families through exactly this kind of moment. Together, they'll walk you through practical, evidence-based scripts for the table itself, and for the boundary conversations that sometimes need to happen after.
✓ Understand the comparison trap: what it sounds like, and why it lands harder in families carrying more than one generation's expectations
✓ Get three real-time scripts: the light redirect, the direct boundary, and the after-the-fact repair conversation
✓ Learn two common traps that make a hard moment bigger instead of smaller
✓ Take home the Pushed and Held framework, from their book in progress, extended to your own family of origin
✓ Get a boundary script you can use before or after the gathering, calmly, without it becoming a fight
✓ Get answers to your questions live
✓ And more
BONUS: All attendees will receive a Holiday Table Companion Guide with the scripts from the session, the boundary-conversation script, and a quick prep worksheet to fill out before you walk in the door.
DATE
Tuesday, November 17, 2026
TIME
7:00 to 8:30 PM ET (60-minute presentation plus 30-minute community check-in and open Q&A)
WHERE
Online (Zoom link provided upon registration)
INVESTMENT
Sliding scale: $0, $5, $10, $15, or $20. Pay what feels right for your family; every dollar supports MAP's mission to make this kind of support accessible to every family, regardless of what they can pay. MAP is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit, so your donation is tax-deductible. Thank you for supporting our work!
Format note: Questions are submitted in advance when you register as well as taken live during the webinar, so you don't have to feel pressured to gather your thoughts in real time. You can keep your camera off. You can listen with the tab muted while you wrap gifts. Come however you need to come.
Can't make it live? A recording is available to everyone who registers.
Come up with a couple of sentences that actually work, and a plan for the boundary conversation if it comes to that. That's what this hour is here to hand you.
👉 Secure your spot today! After checkout, you'll receive a downloadable ticket with meeting details.
Questions? Reach out to us anytime at: info@modernapproachtoparenting.org
Navigating Family, Expectations & Comparison
You already know which relative is going to say it. Maybe it's about grades, maybe it's “he's gotten so big,” maybe it's a comparison to a cousin you didn't ask for. You've been bracing for it since the invitation went out.
Most of it doesn't come from malice. It comes from an older generation's version of showing love and involvement, filtered through a different time. That context doesn't make it land any softer, but it does change what you do with it.
Join us for a community webinar with our founders, Dr. Michelle Chung and Dr. Laura Berssenbrugge, parenting experts and Clinical Psychologists with over 20 years of combined experience helping families through exactly this kind of moment. Together, they'll walk you through practical, evidence-based scripts for the table itself, and for the boundary conversations that sometimes need to happen after.
✓ Understand the comparison trap: what it sounds like, and why it lands harder in families carrying more than one generation's expectations
✓ Get three real-time scripts: the light redirect, the direct boundary, and the after-the-fact repair conversation
✓ Learn two common traps that make a hard moment bigger instead of smaller
✓ Take home the Pushed and Held framework, from their book in progress, extended to your own family of origin
✓ Get a boundary script you can use before or after the gathering, calmly, without it becoming a fight
✓ Get answers to your questions live
✓ And more
BONUS: All attendees will receive a Holiday Table Companion Guide with the scripts from the session, the boundary-conversation script, and a quick prep worksheet to fill out before you walk in the door.
DATE
Tuesday, November 17, 2026
TIME
7:00 to 8:30 PM ET (60-minute presentation plus 30-minute community check-in and open Q&A)
WHERE
Online (Zoom link provided upon registration)
INVESTMENT
Sliding scale: $0, $5, $10, $15, or $20. Pay what feels right for your family; every dollar supports MAP's mission to make this kind of support accessible to every family, regardless of what they can pay. MAP is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit, so your donation is tax-deductible. Thank you for supporting our work!
Format note: Questions are submitted in advance when you register as well as taken live during the webinar, so you don't have to feel pressured to gather your thoughts in real time. You can keep your camera off. You can listen with the tab muted while you wrap gifts. Come however you need to come.
Can't make it live? A recording is available to everyone who registers.
Come up with a couple of sentences that actually work, and a plan for the boundary conversation if it comes to that. That's what this hour is here to hand you.
👉 Secure your spot today! After checkout, you'll receive a downloadable ticket with meeting details.
Questions? Reach out to us anytime at: info@modernapproachtoparenting.org