Above: Sign up for a free talk this Tuesday evening. (contributed image)
The community (especially parents of young children) are invited to attend a free talk at Fay School tomorrow night. The school is bringing in the author of “One Trusted Adult: How to Build Strong Connections & Healthy Boundaries with Young People”.
The talk is part of the private school’s Ideas&Insights speaker series. It will take place at Fay from 7:00 – 8:30 pm in the Primary School Building at 23 Middle Road.
This event is free to attend and open to the public, but registration is required (here).
The school promotes the talk with Dr. Brooklyn Raney:
Research shows that at least one trusted adult at school can have a profound effect on a child’s life, influencing that young person toward positive growth, greater engagement in school and community activities, and better overall health. In this engaging session, Brooklyn shares how we can strengthen trust and relationships through better communication of expectations. She will also address why and how to help children set up teams of trusted adults, so when a parent or guardian might not be the person they want to hear from in a specific moment, they have healthy, boundaried adults who parents trust at the ready to support and advise. It truly does take a caring village, and helping a child set up theirs is a top parenting priority.
Of the speaker, the bio states:
After working in schools for more than a decade, she founded One Trusted Adult, a company through which she has spent the past five years working with youth-serving professionals, parents, and guardians to develop strategies for strengthening relationships in homes, schools, and communities so they can best support the positive development of youth. She is a research-practitioner who holds a BA from Colgate University, an MA in Educational Theater from NYU, and an MS in Education from the University of Pennsylvania, where she is currently a doctoral candidate. Brooklyn’s research explores the intersection of student perception, teacher sustainability, and parent expectation as it relates to an ethic of care in schools.
You can learn more about her book here and her organization here.
