Webinar, April 28th, 2021, with the Children’s Museum in Acton. Hear author Jessica Lahey speak about substance abuse prevention—based on her research in child welfare, psychology, substance abuse, and developmental neuroscience—and provide evidence-based strategies and practical tools parents and caregivers need in order to understand, support, and educate resilient, addiction-resistant children.
* Jessica will provide guidelines that are age-appropriate and actionable, from navigating a child’s risk for addiction, to interpreting signs of early abuse, to advice for broaching difficult conversations with children.
About the speaker: Jessica Lahey is a teacher, writer, and mom, and is the author of The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed. She is a member of the Amazon Studios Thought Leader Board and wrote the educational curriculum for Amazon Kids’ The Stinky and Dirty Show.
To register or for more information visit https://26033.blackbaudhosting.com/26033/Discovery-Museum-Speaker-Series-2021-Featuring-Jessica-Lahey or contact 978-264-4200 or fun@discoveryacton.org.
