How to avoid overparenting

Posted November 02, 2016 11:00 pm

By Peg Mannion Glenbard High School District 87

The best-selling book "How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success" will be the topic of a discussion hosted by Glenbard Parent Series: Navigating Healthy Families and the Glen Ellyn Public Library.

Parents of students of all ages are encouraged to join the discussion at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, at the Glen Ellyn Public Library, 400 Duane St., Glen Ellyn.

As part of the Glenbard Parent Series, Julie Lythcott-Haims, author of "How to Raise an Adult," will speak at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, at Glenbard West High School, 670 Crescent Blvd., Glen Ellyn.

Author Daniel Pink called "How to Raise an Adult" "the right book at the right time for parents who want to foster healthy self-reliance."

Both the book discussion on Nov. 10 and presentation with Julie Lythcott-Haims on Nov. 16 are free. The Nov. 16 presentation will be repeated at noon Thursday, Nov. 17, at the Marquardt Elementary District 15 Administration Center, 1860 Glen Ellyn Road, Glendale Heights.

For information on parent series programs, visit glenbardgps.org or contact Gilda Ross, Glenbard High School District 87 student and community projects coordinator, at (630) 942-7668 or gilda_ross@glenbard.org.

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