Glenbard Parent Series June 15 event to explore the Empathy Advantage

The Glenbard Parent Series: (GPS) Navigating Healthy Families will present the Empathy Advantage: the Real/Hidden/Overlooked Secret to Kids' Success with Michele Borba on Wednesday, June 15.

Empathy must be taught and nurtured to confront today's self-absorption epidemic. A lack of empathy can hurt students' academic performance and their ability to collaborate, innovate and problem-solve. Borba, psychologist and author of "UnSelfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in Our All-About-Me-World," will share a revolutionary, researched-based plan for reversing the selfie syndrome. Audience members will learn how to reclaim face-to-face conversation and better connect with teens' emotional lives in today's plugged-in world.

This GPS special event will begin at 7 p.m. June 15 in the auditorium at Glenbard South High School, 23W200 Butterfield Road in Glen Ellyn. A 6:30 p.m. welcome reception is planned for freshmen families and all those new to the Glenbard high schools. This is a great opportunity to learn about the ways to get involved in the parent organizations that benefit our community.

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.