Raising Healthy Kids in a Culture of Substance Use with JESSICA LAHEY
Schedule
Tue May 23 2023 at 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm
Location
Lyman C. Hunt Middle School | Burlington, VT
About this Event
Everywhere we turn, our cultural and social practices have normalized and even glamorized alcohol and substance use. From sporting events to mainstream media to celebrations and gatherings, the casual and “fun” use of substances presents dangerous perceptions for youth, increasing their risk for addiction.
In this important LIVE event, ParentIN presents Jessica Lahey, author of The Addiction Inoculation and New York Times bestseller, The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed and three year NYT biweekly columnist of The Parent-Teacher Conference. Jessica is a national speaker, with years of lived experience as a teacher, addiction expert, recovering alcoholic, and mother, and will share research-backed strategies on how to set up our kids for the best outcomes. We can’t raise our kids in isolation from culture or peer pressure. But Jessica will share practical strategies to raise them with a strong sense of self-efficacy, building their skills and confidence to navigate challenging situations like substance use.
Who is this event for?
Prevention is a community responsibility. This discussion will resonate with any positive youth leader - parent or caregiver, educator, coach, mentor, community leader.
What will you take away?
Why are youth more inherently at risk, developmentally?
What are the factors contributing to youth substance use?
Why does self-efficacy play such an important role in raising healthy kids?
Share this FREE opportunity widely and be sure to register so you’ll receive reminders and event updates leading up to the scheduled event.
Light snacks and childcare for potty-trained children will be provided.
Thank you to our partners at Phoenix Books in Burlington who will be on-site with books for purchase and signing after Jessica’s talk.
Please direct any questions or access needs to one of the e-mail addresses below:
parentincvsd[at]gmail[dot]com
parentinburlington[at]gmail[dot]com
Please note that if you can't attend on this date, you are welcome to attend Jessica's follow-up talk on Thursday, May 25th at 7pm at CVU High School in Hinesburg. That event has a separate registration at bphc.link/jessicalaheycvsd.
Learn more about Jessica at
Where is it happening?
Lyman C. Hunt Middle School, 1364 North Avenue, Burlington, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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