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Publications authored by our speakers are available at booksinc.net.
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The Talent Code:
New York Times bestselling author Daniel Coyle believes the answer has less to do with good genes and more to do with practice—and the things that ignite it. Coyle visited nine hotbeds of talent around the world—places that seem to breed tennis players, pop stars, and other extraordinary performers in sports, music, math, arts. And he found that each hotbed shared similar traits, as did the superstars themselves. According to Coyle, it comes down to coaching, motivation, and practice—the kind of deep practice that grows and maintains what he calls “skill circuits.” A parent of four, Coyle will speak about how to maximize potential in ourselves and our children. He’ll explain how motivation works, how to spot when our kids are “ignited,” and will share some of the practice techniques he learned while researching his book. The Talent Code is Coyle’s third book on performance. Lance Armstrong’s War, a New York Times bestseller, chronicles the year Coyle spent following Lance Armstrong when the cyclist won his record-breaking sixth consecutive Tour de France. Hardball: A Season in the Projects was Sporting News’ book of the year and became the Keanu Reeves movie of the same name. It describes a season of Little League in a tough Chicago housing project.
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What is the secret of talent, and how do we unlock it?
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How Big IS a Hormone?... Are your children approaching puberty? Or already there? Do you feel ill-equipped to help them navigate the changes that lie ahead? Though they may not say so, children actually want parents to be their primary resource for information about the "complete body and brain transformation called puberty!" Using candor and humor, speakers Rob Lehman and Julie Metzger will discuss the developmental stages of preteens, the questions and concerns that are on their minds, and strategies for the trusted adults who live and work alongside them. In doing so, Julie and Rob will help parents set the stage for open communication about the physical, social and emotional changes that accompany adolescence. This discussion is highly recommended for parents of children ages 8–16. Julie Metzger and Robert Lehman have decades of experience with the adolescent and pre-adolescent mindset. They created and now teach the popular “Growing Up” program at Seattle Children’s Hospital and the “Heart to Heart” program out of Stanford’s Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital.
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Unconditional Parenting:
Alfie Kohn is the author of 12 books on education, parenting, and human behavior, including Punished by Rewards, The Schools Our Children Deserve, Unconditional Parenting, The Homework Myth, and Feel-Bad Education (due out this spring). He has written for most of the leading education periodicals and has appeared on Oprah. Time magazine described him as "perhaps the country’s most outspoken critic of education’s fixation on grades (and) test scores." For more information, visit www.alfiekohn.org.
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What can we do to help children grow into good people? Author Alfie Kohn suggests that merely to ask that question is to understand the limits of conventional approaches to parenting, which are focused more on getting kids to do whatever they’re told. He stresses that controlling techniques such as rewards (including positive reinforcement) and punishments (including time-outs) prove counterproductive over the long haul. What’s more, he believes they lead children to conclude that they’re loved only when they please us or impress us. Kohn will share ideas for working with children rather than doing things to them, and for making sure that they know our care for them is unconditional.
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Positive Psychology:
Discussing the latest scientific research from his field of positive psychology—"the scientific study of optimal human functioning"—Tal Ben-Shahar provides practical ideas for better living by bringing together "the rigor of academia and the accessibility of self-help."* He shares tools that can actually make us happier, including simplifying our lives, expressing gratitude, and realizing that happiness lies at the intersection of pleasure and meaning. Tal Ben-Shahar is on the faculty of the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya, Israel, where he co-founded the Institute for Positive Psychology in Education. An author and lecturer, his Harvard course on happiness was one of the most popular in the university’s recent history. As a consultant to executives in multi-national corporations, he speaks on topics such as happiness, self-esteem, resilience, goal setting, mindfulness, and leadership. Dr. Ben-Shahar holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior and a B.A. in Philosophy and Psychology from Harvard. *Source: Tal Ben-Shahar
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Tal Ben-Shahar, Ph.D. is the New York Times bestselling author of Happier: Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment, as well as the recent The Pursuit of Perfect: How to Stop Chasing Perfection and Start Living a Richer, Happier Life.
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Smart Parenting Moderated by Susannah Baldwin Anne Zehren, President of CommonSense Media, B.J. Fogg, Stanford Professor and author of The Psychology of Facebook, and Matt Levinson, Assistant Head of School and Head of the Middle School at Nueva School, participate in a panel discussion on parenting in the digital age. This community forum will speak to the unique challenges faced by parents trying to manage and understand the revolution in communication and information technology that is part of their children's lives. It is an extraordinary opportunity for parents to gain insight into the educational, social and psychological implications of growing up as a digital native.
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Raising Resilient
He creates strategies to raise resilient children who are capable of dealing with life's difficulties and learn from personal defeat. Ginsburg is the author of A Parent’s Guide to Building Resilience in Children and Teens: Giving Your Child Roots and Wings and Less Stress, More Success: A New Approach to Guiding Your Teen Through College Admissions and Beyond, with Marilee Jones.
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When Learning Comes Naturally
The fourth program in The Learning Child Series, When Learning Comes Naturally was produced for public television by Jonathan Diamond Associates in association with the Sarah Lawrence College Child Development Institute. The film showcases the efforts of four schools and a community institution as they introduce children to the natural world and encourage them -- through play, classroom activities, exploration and their own creative work -- to make a lasting connection to the environment. Like its companions, this document supports parents and educators in engaging children to become motivated and thoughtful lifelong learners. Screening of this 28-minute film will be followed by a panel discussion with:
Moderated by Rachel Grob, Director of the Child Development Institute, Sarah Lawrence College. This event is designed for educators, parents and others with an interest in environmental education, school greening, the relationship between children and nature, and sustainable communities.
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Nurture the Nature of Children
Gurian argues that children are not blank slates to be shaped as we wish, but rather that each child has a unique temperament—with specific needs, strengths, vulnerabilities, and learning styles—that cannot be adequately supported with a one-size-fits all approach. A researcher of brain science and gender differences, Gurian sees a disturbing trend in parents’ increasing willingness to disregard their own instincts, and allowing instead media and society-driven fads to dictate the way they raise their children. Using the latest research in brain science in child and adolescent development, he provides parents with the tools they need to uncover and nurture their child’s core nature—who their child really is—so each child can flourish and thrive. Michael Gurian is an educator, therapist, corporate consultant, and the bestselling author of twenty-five books published in twenty one languages including The Wonder of Boys, Boys and Girls Learn Differently!, The Wonder of Girls, The Minds of Boys, and Nurture the Nature. He has pioneered efforts to bring neuro-biology and brain research into homes, workplaces, schools and public policy.
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For Successful Kids: Today we live in a high-pressure, high-stakes environment that is pre-occupied with the easily observable measures of success, such as grades, trophies, and prestigious school admissions. While often romanticized as a simple and carefree time, childhood and adolescence are, in fact, a time of intensive growth and development and this narrow vision of success often impedes healthy maturation. As a result, we see an unacceptably high level of impairment among our children, even among those seen as “successful.” Our distinguished panel will argue that success is complex, and that character, well-being, emotional intelligence, authenticity, and accomplishment are all necessary components of success. They will present the research data and outline how parents can reassess their view of success and make choices that support their children’s healthy development.
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