MHA Westchester’s Next Community Conversation:
Raising Our Youth with the Best of Intentions–
The Hidden and Not-So-Hidden Pressures for Success
When we communicate with our children, what messages are we explicitly and implicitly conveying? How can we recognize stressors and how should we respond? What can we do to increase emotional resilience? These are just some of the vital topics to be discussed at the next in the Mental Health Association of Westchester’s Community Conversation series on Wednesday, November 4, 2015 from 7 to 9 pm at the Rosenthal JCC of Northern Westchester in Pleasantville, New York.
In our complex world, children are constantly receiving messages that exhort them to be, to act, to perform, to achieve, to look certain ways. Falling short in any area may be experienced as a total failure as a person. As parents, educators, coaches, members of the clergy and of the larger community, we want the best for our children.
Our goal for the evening are to collaboratively explore what we mean by “the best”. Unlike conversations about “early identification” and finding appropriate supports for children who are struggling, we will address some of the community and cultural characteristics that contribute to a generation that has been described as exhibiting “duck syndrome”, calm on the surface, but moving frantically beneath to stay afloat.
MHA Board member Sean Mayer will moderate. Panelists include Christopher Borsari, Principal of Byram Hills High School; Shari Applebaum, parent, advocate and educator; The Reverend Frances Wise Grenley, Senior Minister, Scarsdale Congregational Church and Barbara Bernstein, PhD, MHA Westchester.
There is no charge to attend but registration is requested. To register, visit www.mhawestchester.org.
The sponsors of the event are Inside Chappaqua and Inside Armonk Magazines.
The Mental Health Association of Westchester, a premier mental health agency in the region, delivers high-quality, cost-effective services for individuals with behavioral health concerns. Through a comprehensive array of mental health services, staff collaborates with each individual to achieve their personal goals, addressing clinical, housing, and vocational and wellness needs.
