Dr. Damour graduated with honors from Yale University and worked for the Yale Child Study Center before earning her doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the University of Michigan. She has been a fellow at Yale’s Edward Zigler Center in Child Development and Social Policy and the University of Michigan’s Power Foundation. She and her husband are the proud parents of two daughters.
This free program is being provided primarily due to the support of our Premier Corporate Sponsor, MutualOne Charitable Foundation as well as the Natick Education Foundation (NEF). Additional support was provided by SPARK Kindness, Inc.
Untangled:
Supporting Girls Through the Seven Stages of Adolescence
This program is for parents and caregivers of children (all grades).
How do we support girls in an empowering & compassionate way during the tween/teen years? Join psychologist and best selling author Lisa Damour, PhD, as she discusses her groundbreaking (and reassuring) book "Untangled: Supporting Girls Through the 7 Stages of Adolescence" and takes audience questions.
Books will be on sale at the event by Independent Bookseller, Wellesley Books.
Book Review of "Untangled"
About our Speaker
Lisa Damour directs Laurel School’s Center for Research on Girls, writes a column for the New York Times’ Well Family online report, serves as a regular contributor to CBS News, maintains a private psychotherapy practice, consults and speaks internationally, and is a faculty associate of the Schubert Center for Child Studies and a clinical instructor at Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Damour’s latest book, Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood, is available from Ballantine Books, a division of Random House.