The Community Speaker Series
presented by District 86 and District 181
Informing and inspiring families in the K-12 community about issues in education, child development, wellness, and parenting
Program Schedule
Thursday
November 16, 2017
The Community House
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Contact
Meg Cooper
District 181 Foundation
mcooper@d181foundation.org
The Community Speaker Series is supported by
Accomodations for our speakers are provided by the Burr Ridge Marriott
Jessica Lahey
The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to let go so Their Children can Succeed
What if the best way to motivate your kids and build their resilience was to take a step back and let them fail? Research has shown that a key to developing resilience in our children & students is intrinsic motivation, or that which comes from within. Speaker Jessica Lahey will summarize this current research and offer practical advice for fostering intrinsic motivation and weaning kids off of extrinsic motivators such as short-term rewards, bribes, and yes, even grades, giving them space to fail with the support and encouragement that they need to succeed.