Julie Lythcott-Haims served as dean of freshmen and undergraduate advising at Stanford University. She has spoken and written widely on the phenomenon of helicopter parenting, and her work has appeared on TEDx talks and in The New York Times and the Chicago Tribune. Julie holds a BA from Stanford University and a JD from Harvard Law School. She resides in Palo Alto, California.

HOW TO RAISE AN ADULT:Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success

A community conversation with bestselling author Julie Lythcott-Haims

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 7:00 PM • DAWSON SCHOOL10455 Dawson Drive, Lafayette, Colorado • Athletic Center

In How to Raise an Adult, Julie Lythcott-Haims draws on research, on conversations with admissions officers, educators, and employers, and on her own insights as a mother and as a student dean to highlight the ways in which overparenting harms children, their stressed-out parents, and society at large. While empathizing with the parental hopes and, especially, fears that lead to overhelping, Lythcott-Haims offers practical alternative strategies that underline the importance of allowing children to make their own mistakes and develop the resilience, resourcefulness, and inner determination necessary for success. Relevant to parents of toddlers as well as of twentysomethings—and of special value to parents of teens.

BOOK CLUBS: Purchase book in advance from Boulder Bookstore to receive discounted price.

PEN – Parent Engagement Network – will be coordinating three-part followup discussions at area schools, led by area experts. Signups available at the event.

7:00 p.m. – Lythcott-Haims presentation, immediately followed by Q&A/discussion

8:30 p.m. – Books available for purchase/book signing; refreshments

8:30-9:45 p.m. – Space available for parent groups and book clubs to meet and discuss

Open to the community and free of charge RSVP TO ENSURE SEATS: www.dawsonschool.org/Raise