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Parent'Stival Parental Well-being Festival
Parenthood is a beautiful whirlwind, but it can also be an exhausting ride when you face it in isolation. Step into this welcoming space designed to recharge your batteries while your little ones enjoy dedicated play areas. It is the perfect spot to connect with other parents and rediscover your balance together.
Paris 12th
About
In France, 1 in 5 mothers experiences postpartum depression — and that's without counting all those who live in silence with deep exhaustion, diffuse anxiety, or the feeling of no longer knowing who they are since becoming mothers.
In Paris, isolation makes everything worse. Far from families, confronted with contradictory demands and intense social pressure, many parents go through the first years of parenthood without a safety net.
However, the mental health of parents is also the health of children. Supporting mothers and fathers means investing in toddlers — and in the social cohesion of tomorrow.
That's why we created the Parent'Stival: a free space, accessible to everyone, to talk about parental well-being without taboos and to take care of yourself and your bond with your child. On the agenda: moments of respite to breathe, workshops to strengthen the parent-child bond, and meeting spaces to break isolation.
The Parent'Stival in detail
Discover the Parent'Stival program! ; Credits: Collectif Parent'StivalThe Parents' Corner
👉 Meet in the MVAC garden to enjoy a snack, meet other parents from the neighborhood, and enjoy an afternoon as a family rich in exchanges and surprises!
The Children's Corner
👉 An entire room reserved for games for your children! Building blocks, board games, motor skills, drawing, developmental toys and baby mats, various activities… There will be something for everyone!
NB: Children remain the responsibility of their parents.
The Workshops
👉 On the first floor of the MVAC, discover our program of varied workshops to offer yourself a moment of respite and strengthen the bond with your child.
NB: The proposed workshops are free, by reservation subject to availability (see ticketing below). If your chosen workshop is full, a few spots will also be offered on-site on the day.
Round Table - What village to ensure parental balance?
👉 Join us in the conference room to explore this central mental health issue for parents together. Moderated by journalist Raphaëlle Orenbuch, the round table will bring together:
- Isabelle Rocca - Delegate Councilor in charge of parenthood and families, to the Deputy Mayor in charge of school affairs and early childhood
- Marie-Nadine Prager - President of Collectif PA.F, for a feminist parenthood
- Fanny Cohen-Solal, Founder of the association Vaisseau-mères
- Laetitia Rebillard, Founder of the association Parentae
Screening in the presence of the director - Bonne à tout faire
👉 Discover the documentary "Bonne à tout faire" on the unequal distribution of domestic and parental tasks in heterosexual couples. In this documentary, director Safaa Aboufares explores the roots of this inequality by meeting specialists and couples who experience life together.
She also looks for solutions to change things in the fields of education, public policy, the world of work…
Come meet the director Safaa Aboufares after the screening!
The Associations' Corner
👉 On the ground floor of the MVAC, in the hall, discover the associations and organizations that work for the well-being of Parisian parents! You will find the 4 co-organizing associations of the event as well as our partners the PMI of the 11th and 12th arrondissements, the CAF, the association Maman Blues, and the Association of Single-Parent Families. The perfect opportunity to discover their actions and ask all your questions!
