Parente

04/16/2026

This woman is a superhero.

Her name is Dr. Andrea Abadi.

Andrea is one of the most renowned child psychiatrists in Latin America working at one of the most prestigious institutions INECO. She has spent decades in the trenches, helping families one-on-one and promoting mental health support through social media.

A little over a year ago, she decided she wanted to help many more of the families who followed her work. So she did something pretty unusual.

She began running parenting groups through Zoom (scalable and accesible), combining AI (to reinforce the skill learning and the in-between sessions support).

Through that model, she was able to deliver the whole Parent Management Training program to 250 families, working ONLY TWO HOURS A WEEK!

250 families sounds like a lot. But the remarkable part is that, because of the way she designed the model, it did not feel overwhelming in the same way that many intense one-on-one cases can feel.

By combining her work with an AI agente (Pat), parents received personalised support throughout the week, right when they needed it, and perssonalized reminders.

Andrea herself was also supported by the Pat. That made it possible for her to help many more families without burnout.

We recently reported some of the outcomes from that year in a paper, and there is much more to come. In a nutshell, parents reported significant progress in their relationship with their child and in the main problems that brought them to treatment.

But beyond the outcomes, what strikes me most is Andrea’s mindset.

Her willingness to innovate.

Her determination to help others.

Her clarity in seeing that if we truly want to support more families, we need models that can scale.

She was suddenly supporting parents across Argentina and in many other countries across Latin America.

I simply want to say that I deeply admire what she has done. Period.

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04/13/2026

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04/10/2026

What happens when you combine AI and Human therapists?

See the findings of our latest paper.

At Parente, we are deeply committed to advancing research and improving how care is delivered.

Highlights:

1. Parents were extremely satisfied with the combination of human therapy plus AI (Pat)
2. Pat’s support between sessions was the most valued aspect of the combination.
3. Although they highly value the therapist, they thought that Pat’s in-the-moment support was key for their progress.
4. Pat was highlighted as accessible, helpful, and a source of ongoing support

This paper is Part 1 of a series of ongoing projects, stay tuned.
See the details below.

Here is the link to the paper:
https://lnkd.in/gDJn99Hn

Thank you to all co-authors:

Antonio Hardan Felipe Rivera Daniella Vaclavik, PhD Blanca Pineda Karin Mostovoy, Dan Bagner, andrea abadi

04/06/2026

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03/27/2026

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02/19/2026

It was common in most of our childhoods for adults to raise their voices.

Yelling was normal.
Louder meant authority.
Intensity meant control.

Many of us learned that when things escalated, the volume escalated too.

But today we know something different.

Children don’t calm down because we overpower them.
They calm down when they feel safe.

When an adult raises their voice, a child’s stress system activates. Even if the words are neutral, the tone can signal threat. And a brain in defense mode doesn’t cooperate — it protects.

That’s why slowing down works.

A lower tone.
A steadier rhythm.
A regulated adult in front of them.

Children synchronize to energy before they process instruction.

This isn’t about being permissive.
It’s about understanding how regulation actually works.

At Parente, we help parents make that shift —
and we equip professionals with the tools to support families along the way.

From louder control
to steady leadership.

Because real authority doesn’t need to be loud.

It needs to be regulated.

02/17/2026

Sometimes we think our job as psychologists is to “fix behaviors.”

But our work goes far deeper than that.

We step into families who can only see conflict…
and help them rediscover the strengths that were never truly lost.

We sit with parents who feel exhausted or defeated
and remind them that growth is still possible.

That learning doesn’t end in childhood.
That struggle does not mean failure.
That they are not broken — they are in process.

As child and family therapists, we don’t impose change.
We create the conditions for it.

We notice the subtle shifts.
We name the strengths that have gone unseen.
We expand the perspective when pain has narrowed it.

Because change doesn’t begin when a child simply “behaves better.”

It begins when adults begin to see themselves differently.
When a system moves from blame to understanding.
From shame to compassion.
From rigidity to possibility.

And in that shift… something new begins to grow.

Not because we forced it.
But because we helped them see it.

02/12/2026

When parents hear the word “negotiate”, many think:

“So… I’m losing control?”

“Am I raising a little boss?”

“Is this how kids end up entitled?”
No.

Not even close.
Negotiation at home isn’t about giving kids power over you.

It’s about teaching them how power works.
When everything is rigid, kids don’t learn responsibility.

They learn obedience… or rebellion.
When nothing is structured, they don’t learn freedom.

They learn confusion.
Real parenting lives in the middle.
Negotiation means:

👉 You stay in charge of the limits.

👉 They get a voice inside those limits.

👉 Skills grow with age — not all at once.
And yes, it looks different at 4 than at 14.

That’s not inconsistency.

That’s developmentally smart parenting.
Strong authority isn’t loud.

It’s clear, calm, and confident.
And kids don’t need parents who negotiate everything.

They need parents who know what’s negotiable… and what’s not.
Save this.

You’ll need it on a hard day. 💛

02/11/2026

A gentle reminder to be a little more patient with our children.
With the crying.
With the meltdowns.
With the yelling.

Because yes — it’s hard.
Some days it feels exhausting.
Overwhelming.
And way bigger than us.

But those moments are also part of a brain that is still forming.
A brain that’s learning how to calm down, make sense of feelings, and respond instead of react.

Our children aren’t doing this on purpose.
They’re not trying to make things harder.
They’re learning.

They don’t need us to rush them.
They need us to guide them, teach them, and stay close
while their brains grow into the skills we expect one day.

And that — even when it’s hard —
is part of the work of raising a human. 🤍