Above: Lesley University professor Nancy Carlsson-Paige and author of Taking Back Childhood will address how to help kids “thrive in challenging times”. (Photos from her website)
Fay School is holding a new public series on “Ideas&Insights” on children. The series promises to feature speakers, workshops, and presentations on topics that are relevant to parents today.
The community is invited to the first event this Wednesday night with guest speaker Nancy Carlsson-Paige.
Carlsson-Paige is a professor emerita at Lesley University. She is also author of numerous books on child development, including Taking Back Childhood: A Proven Roadmap for Raising Confident, Creative, Compassionate Kids.
The presentation is Wednesday, October 22, at 7:00 pm in Fay School’s Harris Theater.
Fay School Ideas&Insights: An Evening with Nancy Carlsson-Paige
Taking Back Childhood: Helping Children Thrive in Challenging Times
Childhood has changed dramatically in just one generation.
Life has become very fast paced, media and technology are now significant forces in children’s lives, messages from consumer culture surround our kids, and schools have become increasingly focused on testing and academic skills, even in the early grades.
Taken together, these influences tend to undermine the basic building blocks of a healthy childhood. It becomes harder for children to develop their creativity and their capacities to learn and to relate meaningfully to others.
But while this is so, we adults can still do many things to restore the best of childhood for our kids. We can support healthy, imaginative play, nurture children’s sense of security, and take many steps that will help children build positive, loving relationships with peers and families.
As we do this, we will reclaim for children what they are too often losing out on, and help them to flourish even in these challenging times.
Please park at Fay’s Primary School (25 Middle Road, Southborough) or at Fay’s Office of Advancement (31 Main Street, Southborough). Once on campus, signs will direct visitors to the Fay’s Harris Theater.
No registration is necessary for this event.
