Dr. Aliza Pressman
The 5 Principles of Parenting:
Your Essential Guide to Raising Good Humans
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
7:00pm – 8:30pm
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
9:00am – 10:30am
In Person at The Community House
In the age of high-pressure parenting, when so many of us feel like we’ve got to get everything exactly right the first time, Dr. Aliza Pressman is the compassionate, reassuring expert we all need—and the one whose advice we can all use. Already beloved by listeners of hit podcast, Raising Good Humans, Dr. Pressman distills it all with a handful of strategies every parent can use to get things right often enough: Relationship, Reflection, Regulation, Rules, and Repair.
Dr. Michele Borba
Empathy & the Unselfie Revolution
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
7:00pm - 8:30pm Thursday,
February 6, 2025 9:00am – 10:30am
In Person at The Community House
Of course, we want our kids to be successful and happy, but stirring new research says we may be missing what matters most in helping kids thrive: empathy! And teens today are 40 percent less empathetic than they were just a generation ago; narcissism has increased 58 percent. But empathy can be cultivated in children, starting even before they can talk, and you’ll learn compelling research that explains how to impart this key skill to our kids. Culled from 30 years of research and traveling the world to find the best solutions, Dr. Borba shares why empathy is a skill that’s vital for children’s mental health, resilience, leadership skills, and job success.
harlan cohen
5 Simple Rules for Success in College
For Parents and Students
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 7:00pm - 8:30pm (Register)
In Person at Hinsdale Central Auditorium
For Parents
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
9:00am – 10:30am (Register)
In Person at The Community House
New York Times bestselling author and college success expert Harlan Cohen offers his advice for achieving success by getting comfortable with the uncomfortable. He equips parents and students with the knowledge and tools to support student success while
maintaining a healthy parent-child relationship.