EVENING PRESENTATION The Pressure to be Perfect and Its Unintended Consequences

Wed Mar 20, 2019
7:00pm to 8:30pm ET
Age: Adults
Price: FREE
Location:
Weston Library

This talk is designed to address how our culture's tendency value performance over character.  It is time for change. Knowledge is key. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn! This program is appropriate for parents with children of all ages.

 


Here are some questions that will be answered: 
 • What does it mean to be perfect and what are the consequences of trying? 
 • How do we balance embracing our children’s imperfections with the importance of working hard and doing your best? 
 • What are the benefits of failure and why is it critically important to our children’s development? 
 • What are healthy, age-appropriate expectations and how do we communicate them without shame and fear? 
 • How do boys and girls experience and respond to the pressure to achieve differently? 
 • What is the relationship between the pressure to be perfect and the nationwide increase of anxiety disorders, addiction, and suicide in children and adolescence?

Free; registration recommended at www.westonpubliclibrary.org,

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