Dr. Aliza Pressman
The 5 Principles of Parenting:
Your Essential Guide to Raising Good Humans
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
7:00pm – 8:30pm (Register)
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
9:00am – 10:30am (Register)
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
Win or Learn
The Naked Truth about Turning Every Rejection into Your Ultimate Success
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
7:00pm - 8:30pm
In Person at Hinsdale Central Auditorium
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
9:00am – 10:30am
In Person at The Community House
What do you want to create? What do you want to experience? What do you want to change? If you could take a risk and know that you would never lose, how would your life change? Imagine what you could accomplish...
New York Times bestselling author Harlan Cohen delivers a 5-step approach that will redefine success. He provides on how to help your child to learn to focus more on the process and less on the product. The framework and strategies will be valuable to students now, through their college years, and beyond.