• The Pressure to be Perfect and Its Unintended Consequences

    Wilton Library 137 Old Ridgefield Rd., Wilton, CT

    Presentation by Alicia Farrell, Ph.D. We are raising our children in complicated times where performance is valued over character. In such a competitive world, parents, educators and leaders are unwittingly passing on to their children pressure to be perfect. In turn, our children are feeling inadequate, anxious, overwhelmed, stressed, scared and tired. This talk is […]

    Free
  • The Pressure to be Perfect and Its Unintended Consequences

    Weston Public Library 56 Norfield Road, Weston, CT

    Presentation by Alicia Farrell, Ph.D. We are raising our children in complicated times where performance is valued over character. In such a competitive world, parents, educators and leaders are unwittingly passing on to their children pressure to be perfect. In turn, our children are feeling inadequate, anxious, overwhelmed, stressed, scared and tired. This talk is […]

    Free
  • Pop-Up Adventure Play Comes to Wilton!

    Comstock Community Center

    Parents and children of all ages, drop in anytime for parent workshops on the benefits of play and a pop-up play experience for children of all ages. No need to register. In parent sessions, Morgan Leichter-Saxby, co-founder of Pop-Up Adventure Play, introduces key concepts from the UK-based field of Playwork, which has been supporting children's […]

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  • Introduction to Playwork with Morgan Leichter-Saxby of Pop-Up Adventure Play

    Miller-Driscoll School 217 Wolfpit Road, Wilton, CT, United States

    Two Professional Development Workshops Offered All professionals and policy makers who work with or on behalf of children are invited. 9-11 a.m. at Miller Driscoll Elementary School 12:30-2:30 p.m. at Cider Mill School To RSVP, email Colleen Fawcett of Wilton Youth Services by April 11. Play is essential to children's development and well-being–but providing time, space […]

    Free
  • Introduction to Playwork with Morgan Leichter-Saxby of Pop-Up Adventure Play

    Cider Mill School 240 School Rd., Wilton, CT, United States

    Two Professional Development Workshops Offered All professionals and policy makers who work with or on behalf of children are invited. 9-11 a.m. at Miller Driscoll Elementary School 12:30-2:30 p.m. at Cider Mill School To RSVP, email Colleen Fawcett of Wilton Youth Services by April 11. Play is essential to children's development and well-being–but providing time, space […]

    Free