Dr. Robert Brooks
RAISING A SELF-DISCIPLINED, CARING, AND RESILIENT CHILD
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WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 6, 2024 AT 7 P.M. |
What is a caring approach to help children develop into healthy, loving, mature adults? Dr. Robert Brooks, a world-renowned psychologist, will describe a positive, resilience-based approach to discipline that focuses on a child’s strengths as well as on building a respectful and problem-solving environment at home. He will share research-tested strategies for nurturing your child’s self-control, self-reliance, and self-confidence—all important attributes for lifetime success. Dr. Brooks is a clinical psychologist on the faculty of Harvard Medical School and the author or co-author of 22 books, many of which focus on resilience across the lifespan. His talks are filled with practical, realistic suggestions, and he is known for the warmth and humor he uses to bring his insights to life. |
Dr. Christopher Bogart
TOP 10 PROACTIVE PARENTING PRACTICES
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WEDNESDAY JANUARY 15, 2025 AT 7 P.M. |
In this lively and playful workshop, Dr. Christopher Bogart will condense a vast literature on parenting techniques into what he sees as the 10 most effective strategies for promoting emotional health in children. He will examine the parenting styles that build confidence and independence in children and offer concrete, positive strategies to use at home to help a child thrive at school and in life. Dr. Bogart is a clinical psychologist who has worked in both the private and public sectors for more than 30 years. He is the co-founder and director of the Sasco River Center and a consulting psychologist for The Children’s School. |
Dr. Lydia H. Soifer
TELL ME A STORY: ORAL & WRITTEN NARRATIVE DEVELOPMENT IN CHILDREN
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WEDNESDAY APRIL 9, 2025 AT 7 P.M. |
Learning to tell stories and then to write them is an important part of oral language development and then of literacy. Using her extensive expertise, Dr. Lydia Soifer will describe how a sense of narrative develops in children, and demonstrate how to nurture a child’s listening, recounting, and storytelling skills. Dr. Soifer is a language pathologist and literacy specialist with over 45 years of experience in clinical settings. She is a faculty member in the Early Intervention Training Institute at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the co-founder of a new elementary school. |
