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The Gift of Failure with Jessica Lahey
A FREE COMMUNITY EVENT FOR PARENTS & EDUCATORS
THE GIFT OF FAILURE
How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13 | 6-7:30PM
Laguna Blanca School
Spaulding Theatre
Spaulding Theatre
4125 Paloma Drive, Santa Barbara
Modern parenting has become defined by an unprecedented level of overprotectiveness. According to teacher and bestselling author, Jessica Lahey, this “overparenting” has the potential to both ruin children’s confidence and undermine their education. Jessica champions failure as a crucial element of long-term success. Come hear how you can motivate your child to take ownership of their education and help them to develop emotional and intellectual resilience.
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Jessica Lahey is the author of the New York Times bestselling book, The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed and The Addiction Inoculation: Raising Healthy Kids in a Culture of Dependence.
Over twenty years, Jessica has taught every grade from sixth to twelfth in both public and private schools and spent five years teaching in a drug and alcohol rehab for adolescents in Vermont. She has written about education, parenting, and child welfare for The Washington Post, The Atlantic, and her biweekly column “The Parent Teacher Conference” ran for three years at the New York Times. She designed and wrote the educational curriculum for Amazon Kids’ award-winning animated series The Stinky and Dirty Show, and was a 2019 Pushcart Prize nominee. Jessica holds the dubious honor of having written an article that was later adapted as a writing prompt for the 2018 SAT. She co-hosts the #AmWriting podcast from her empty nest in Vermont.
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