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SUMMARY:UNTETHERED: CREATING CONNECTED FAMILIES\, SCHOOLS\, AND COMMUNITIES TO RAISE A RESILIENT GENERATION
DESCRIPTION:Over the past decade\, children’s mental health challenges have reached epidemic levels—stress\, anxiety\, childhood depression\, and suicide are at unprecedented high rates. Amid high-stakes pressure for kids to succeed\, parents and teachers have never needed a road map to healthy child development more urgently. And as clinical psychologist and educator Doug Bolton\, Ph.D. explains in Untethered: Creating Connected Families\, Schools\, and Communities to Raise a Resilient Generation\, his eye-opening and powerful new book\, underlying our modern-day stresses is an even more pervasive problem: We’re relying on practices that are not in line with what science tells us about how to truly motivate children and help them thrive. \nAs Bolton persuasively argues\, we need to step away from parenting and teaching based on controlling our children with incentives and punishments—they focus on short-term compliance at the cost of health development. Instead\, creating healthy and strongly bonded communities for our children\, both in our own families and in our schools\, is key to their emotional well-being\, and their success in life. Untethered offers tools to help us create these communities so our kids develop healthy attachments and learn emotional regulation\, helping them feel more connected\, less anxious\, more included\, less shamed\, and more securely grounded. The power of communities is not only that they enhance our wellness—they buffer us from the impact of trauma and can be a guiding force in helping kids develop resilience. \nBolton will be in conversation with Lisa Damour\, Ph.D. (FAN ’19\, ’20\, ’21\, ’23)\, the author of three New York Times best sellers: Untangled\, Under Pressure\, and The Emotional Lives of Teenagers\, which have been translated into twenty-three languages. She co-hosts the Ask Lisa podcast\, works in collaboration with UNICEF\, and is recognized as a thought leader by the American Psychological Association. Damour authored the monthly Adolescence column for The New York Times\, is a regular contributor to CBS News\, and created Untangling 10to20\, a digital library of premium content to support teens and those who care for them. \nBONUS BOOK GIVEAWAY! FAN is giving away copies of Untethered to randomly selected Zoom attendees. Details on the webinar registration page. \nThis event suitable for youth 12+. It will be recorded and available on FAN’s website and YouTube channel.
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/untethered-creating-connected-families-schools-and-communities-to-raise-a-resilient-generation/
LOCATION:On Zoom
CATEGORIES:Events,Family Action Network
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SUMMARY:DEAR WRITER: PEP TALKS & PRACTICAL ADVICE FOR THE CREATIVE LIFE
DESCRIPTION:New York Times bestselling author and poet Maggie Smith (FAN ’20\, ’23) believes creativity is our birthright as human beings. Yes\, all of us—no matter our age or profession. Creativity improves our mental health\, our adaptability\, and our communication skills. In Smith’s new book\, Dear Writer: Pep Talks & Practical Advice for the Creative Life\, she offers\, “anything that applies to writing also applies to life. Problem-solving is a creative act. Conversations are creative. Parenting is creative. Falling in love\, leaving your job\, changing your mind—all creative acts. Creativity isn’t just about making art. Making your life is the ultimate creative act.” \nDrawing lessons from her twenty years of teaching experience and her bestselling\, craft-focused Substack newsletter\, For Dear Life\, Smith breaks down creativity into ten essential elements: attention\, wonder\, vision\, play\, surprise\, vulnerability\, restlessness\, tenacity\, connection\, and hope. Each element is explored through short\, inspiring essays\, followed by generative writing prompts that readers can use to kickstart their own creativity. For example\, the section on tenacity tackles how to turn off one’s inner critic\, take rejection in stride\, and stay inspired through creative blocks. Dear Writer provides tools that artists and readers of all experience levels can apply to their own creative practices and carry with them across genres and into all areas of life. \nSmith is the award-winning author of You Could Make This Place Beautiful\, Keep Moving\, Goldenrod\, Good Bones\, and other books. She has been widely published\, appearing in The New Yorker\, The Paris Review\, The Nation\, the New York Times\, the Atlantic\, The Best American Poetry\, and more. \nSmith will be in conversation with Glory Edim (FAN ’24)\, is an award-winning literary tastemaker\, entrepreneur\, and advocate for diverse voices in literature. Edim is the founder of Well-Read Black Girl\, an online platform and book club dedicated to celebrating the works of Black women authors and creating a supportive online community for readers\, and author of Gather Me: A Memoir in Praise of the Books That Saved Me. \nBONUS BOOK GIVEAWAY! FAN is giving away copies of Dear Writer to randomly selected Zoom attendees. Details on the webinar registration page. \nThis event suitable for youth 12+. It will be recorded and available on FAN’s website and YouTube channel.
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/dear-writer-pep-talks-practical-advice-for-the-creative-life/
LOCATION:On Zoom
CATEGORIES:Events,Family Action Network
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