Glenbard Parent Series event: Raising a Happier, Healthier, More Competent and Compassionate Teen

The Glenbard Parent Series: (GPS) Navigating Healthy Families, will present Raising a Happier, Healthier, More Competent and Compassionate Teen: The Practice of Emotional Intelligence to Reduce Stress, Gain Inner Strength and Interpersonal Success with Marc Brackett on Wednesday, Dec. 2.

Educational psychologists agree that emotional intelligence has much more influence on a child's lifelong success than their IQ. Emotional intelligence helps foster happiness, grit and self-esteem. It is the ability to manage emotions to become self-aware, form healthier relationships, overcome challenges and relieve stress. These skills are an essential component of every teen's learning and lead to a more fulfilling life.

This free event will begin at 7 p.m. Dec. 2 in the auditorium at Glenbard South High School, 23W200 Butterfield Road in Glen Ellyn.

Brackett is the director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and a senior research scientist focusing on the role of emotional intelligence to advance learning, good mental health and school climate.

CPDUs are available for education professionals.

GPS is generously sponsored by the Cebrin Goodman Center, Cooperative Association for Special Education (CASE), College of DuPage, DuPage Medical Group, Emmy Gaffey Foundation and Trust Company of Illinois.

For more information, visit glenbardgps.org or contact Gilda Ross, Glenbard District 87 student and community projects coordinator, at 942-7668 or gilda_ross@glenbard.org.