GPS speaker to explain how to curb narcissism and promote empathy

On Tuesday, March 25, the GPS Parent Series: Navigating Healthy Families will host psychologist and author Dr. Mary Ann Little in a presentation titled “Childhood Narcissism: Raising Unselfish, Unentitled and Kind Kids in an All-About-Me World.”

She will make two presentations at noon and 7 p.m. via Zoom. Visit GPSparentseries.org for information and the links to these webinars. Continuing professional development units are available for this program.

Raising empathetic and unselfish young people might seem daunting, but families can recognize narcissistic tendencies and reverse them before they become entrenched.

Little will explain how selfish, entitled behavior can take root in a child and will outline how to stop it. She will share tools to nurture a child’s healthy, realistic self-concept and create a positive model of love and relationships.

Little has been a clinical psychologist for more than four decades. She is an adjunct professor at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. She has written several books, including “Loving Your Children Better: Matching Parenting Styles to the Age” and “Childhood Narcissism: Strategies to Raise Unselfish, Unentitled, and Empathetic Children.”

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