Attend Polytopia to see Dr. Eli’s Presentation on Positive Polyamorous Parenting August 23 – 25

I am thrilled to be presenting at Polytopia August 24 in Portland Oregon! Polytopia is a weekend of fun, socializing, and learning hosted by Sex Positive Portland. You can find more information and tickets here https://www.sexpositiveportland.org/polytopia-2024 Hope to see you there!

Greater Good Magzine Interviews Dr. Eli Sheff about Polyamorous Parenting

Greater Good, the magazine that the University of California Berkeley Science Center publishes, recently interviewed Dr. Eli Sheff about parenting in polyamorous families and the impacts on children.

Parenting in Polyamorous Families Online Workshop November 14

If you are interested in parenting in multiple-adult families, consider attending my online workshop Tuesday November 14 at 7 pm Eastern US time. This workshop will explore: the advantages of polyamorous families for kids and adults; the primary findings from the 25+ year Longitudnial Polyamorous Family Study; talking to children about polyamory; co-parenting with multipleContinue reading “Parenting in Polyamorous Families Online Workshop November 14”

Dr. Eli’s Newest Blog on Psychology Today: Managing Information About Polyamory in Kids’ Social Worlds

This third blog in a series on talking to children about polyamory offers tips on how to manage that information in kids’ social worlds.

Resilience in Polyamorous Families

  Family resilience is important for ongoing connections, and in the third blog in a series on resilience in polyamorous families I explore how polys maintain resilience through graceful endings and extended connections among adults, and how those skills could be useful for divorced people in monogamous relationships. https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-polyamorists-next-door/201512/graceful-endings-and-expanded-connections-resilience-part-3