Glenbard Parent Series speaker to discuss the power of empathy and kindness Sept. 14

On Wednesday, Sept. 14, the Glenbard Parent Series: Navigating Healthy Families will present "The War for Kindness: Building Empathy in a Fractured World" with best-selling author Jamil Zaki at 7 p.m. via Zoom. Go to glenbardgps.org for further information and the link to this webinar.

To be placed on a reminder list for GPS events or submit a question in advance, send an email to Gilda Ross, Glenbard District 87 student and community projects coordinator, at gilda_ross@glenbard.org.

Academic studies show that empathic individuals excel professionally and experience greater well-being. In his groundbreaking book, "The War for Kindness," Zaki asserts that empathy is not something we are born with but is a life skill that can be built and strengthened.

Zaki will share true stories and cutting-edge research to make a powerful case for the ability of empathy to increase collective power, bolster the social environment and help create a caring and compassionate world.

Zaki is a Stanford psychology professor and director of Stanford's Social Neuroscience Lab. He wrote "Leading with Empathy in Turbulent Times," which reveals strategies for empathizing more effectively in the workplace.

The Glenbard Parent Series is generously sponsored by the Cebrin Goodman Center, Community Consolidated School District 93 Birth to 5 Coalition, Cooperative Association for Special Education (CASE), College of DuPage, Duly Health and Care, Emmy Gaffey Foundation, Glenbard Early Childhood Collaborative, Kids Matter, Kiwanis Clubs of Division 9, Prevention Leadership Team of the DuPage County Health Department, Rosecrance Health Network and Webb-Hutter Family Fund of DuPage Foundation.