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Two different presentations by Dr. Chris Willard will be held on Wednesday, March 11:
- 9:30 am.m – Mindfulness Practices to Foster Focused, Relaxed and Happy Children, for parents and care-givers of younger children
- Noon – Growing Up Mindful, Capable and Resilient
All parents can use assistance in finding balance and increasing happiness and calm. And introducing mindfulness into the lives of our children and teenagers is perhaps the greatest gift we can offer. Mindfulness builds emotional intelligence, boosts happiness, increases curiosity and engagement, reduces anxiety and depression, soothes the pain of trauma, and helps kids (and adults) focus, learn, and make better choices. If that weren’t enough, research in neuroscience now shows that mindfulness significantly enhances what psychologists call “flourishing”—the opposite of depression and avoidance.
At 9:30am Wednesday, March 11 at the Marquardt District 15 Administration Center, 1860 Glen Ellyn Road in Glendale Heights Dr Willard will present Mindfulness Practices to Foster, Relaxed and Happy Children (ages 3-8). Our youngest children can also benefit from the simple practice of bringing a gentle, accepting attitude to the present moment.
At noon on March 11 Dr Willard will speak at the Marquardt Administration Center in a repeat of his 7pm program, Growing Up Mindful, Capable and Resilient.
Dr Willard is an international educational consultant and author or over 10 books on mindfulness. He teaches at Harvard Medical School and is the president of the Mindfulness in Education Network. He has presented at several TedX conferences, and he is frequently profiled in the national media.
These free events are open to the public. Students are encouraged to attend.
Continuing professional development units are available.
Additional support for these program comes from the Coalition of Schools Educating Mindfully.
The Helen M. Plum Memorial Library and the Glen Ellyn Public Library are partnering with the Glenbard Parent Series: (GPS) Navigating Healthy Families for discussions of the bestselling book “Growing Up Mindful: Essential Practices to Help Children, Teens and Families to Find Balance, Calm and Resilience” by Christopher Willard. Gilda Ross, Glenbard student and community projects coordinator, will lead the two book chats.
The conversations happen at the Helen Plum Library in Lombard at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 5, and at the Glen Ellyn Public Library at 7 p.m. Monday, March 9.
Printable flyer for Dr. Christopher Willard’s events (PDF) HERE
