Tools for a Changing World + Children’s Mental Health

Richard Rende, coauthor of Raising Can-Do Kids. Topic: Giving children the tools to thrive in a fast-changing world. Issues: The importance of allowing time for unstructured, pretend play; getting children involved in chores on a regular basis; letting kids be samplers instead of specialists; reframing failure; emphasizing learning over grades; and much more. Brad M. Reedy, author of The Journey of the Heroic Parent. Topic: Your child’s struggle with mental illness. Issues: The need to understand yourself before you can help your child; breaking free from guilt and setting healthy boundaries; understanding the difference between control and influence; why being right won’t solve the problems at hand; learning to understand your child.