Parenting in Practice: October 24

Transformative, forward-thinking, and always striving to help others realize their full potential, Dan Lerner is known for exploring how positive psychology can shape the pursuit of world-class development, particularly how to leverage the advantage a healthy psychological state can bring to performance excellence at work and at home.

As an in-demand speaker, author, strengths-based performance coach and instructor of one of the most popular undergraduate courses at New York University, Dan’s expertise in positive psychology helps people lead thriving, successful lives.

Jason Craige Harris is devoted to the work of alignment—where compassion shapes our relationships, and integrity and efficacy anchor our systems. Interested in all spheres of human life—from the intimate to the institutional, the interpersonal to the structural—Jason works at the intersection of culture, leadership, and social impact. He is a multidisciplinary strategist who helps groups build trust, navigate complexity, and design structures that work. He partners with leaders, organizations, and families to cultivate practices and systems rooted in dignity and designed for transformation.

Trained in ethics, psychology, and systems thinking, Jason draws on tools as varied as coaching, storytelling, meditation, conflict mediation, group facilitation, and restorative practices.

 

Lori is an educator, mother, and Internet safety expert.  She founded Cyber Education Consultants and speaks to students, parents, and educators about Internet safety, security, and ethics. Her mission is simple- to help bridge the gap between a young generation of digital natives and their parents and teachers. Today, Cyber Education Consultants provides workshops, professional development and consulting services to more than 100 schools across the country. She has appeared on the "Dr. Phil Show," "Today," "HLN," and several other local news and radio programs (including the Ryan Seacrest show on KIIS FM), speaking about keeping kids safe online. 

Dr. Devorah Heitner is the author of Growing Up in Public: Coming of Age in a Digital World and Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive (and Survive) in Their Digital World. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and CNN Opinion. She has a Ph.D. in Media/Technology & Society from Northwestern University and has taught at DePaul and Northwestern. She is delighted to be raising her own teenager and she lives with her family in Chicagoland. You can follow her on Substack and on Instagram @devorahheitnerphd.