Helping Your Daughter Aim for Greatness
On Thursday, February 15 at 7:00 PM, Montrose School will host our next LifeCompass Institute speaker. Deborah Farmer Kris, Associate Director of the Montrose LifeCompass Institute anda a writer for PBS and NPR, will speak on Helping Your Daughter Aim for Greatness. Mrs. Kris will offer a practical conversation for guiding our adolescents as they develop good habits of mind, heart and character. This event is free and open to the public.
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The adolescent years are marked by paradoxes: pre-teens and teens have new cognitive abilities, but they may struggle to complete homework. They have more sophisticated problem-solving skills, but a social concern can derail their day. Research shows that parental guidance is still vital to helping teens thrive — but it also reveals that parents’ involvement drops during these years.
- What are some concrete ways we, as parents, can adapt our parenting strategies to meet the needs of our amazing adolescents?
- How can we help them build the habits of mind, heart, and character that will help them aim for greatness?
Join Deborah Farmer Kris for a practical conversation about raising kids in 2017.
An experienced teacher, school leader, parent educator, author, and consultant, Deborah Farmer Kris writes for PBS Parents and NPR on topics related to child and adolescent development. Her writing has been featured in the Washington Post, and she is the co-author of the book Building Character in Schools: A Resource Guide (with Dr. Karen Bohlin). Deborah serves as the Associate Director of Montrose School’s LifeCompass Institute. She holds a B.A. in English and a B.S. in Education from Boston University and an M.A. in Counseling Psychology from Rutgers University. She is married to a school principal, and they are the parents of two young children.
An experienced teacher, school leader, parent educator, author, and consultant, Deborah Farmer Kris writes for PBS Parents and NPR on topics related to child and adolescent development. Her writing has been featured in the Washington Post, and she is the co-author of the book Building Character in Schools: A Resource Guide (with Dr. Karen Bohlin). Deborah serves as the Associate Director of Montrose School’s LifeCompass Institute. She holds a B.A. in English and a B.S. in Education from Boston University and an M.A. in Counseling Psychology from Rutgers University. She is married to a school principal, and they are the parents of two young children.
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