Raising a Self-Driven Child: A Talk with the Authors
April 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Authors and presenters William Stixrud and Ned Johnson will be returning to the Hopewell Valley community. As a clinical psychologist and tutor, they have seen firsthand how education and the mental health crisis in childhood have converged in the post pandemic years. Their first book The Self-Driven Child was ahead of the curve in addressing the way these forces converge in adolescents at pivotal moments as children develop their sense of autonomy, ambition, self-discipline, and learning style. In this talk they will share prompts to help parents recognize and rewire their instinctual responses to stressful situations, exercises to give them the language to communicate clearly and calmly, and lists to keep anxiety responses in check and big-picture goals in view. Their latest book is The Seven Principles for Raising a Self-Driven Child.
Q&A will follow. This is a free online event via Zoom sponsored by the Hopewell Valley Municipal Alliance. Register at Eventbrite for tickets. Zoom link will be emailed shortly before the event to all registrants.
About the Authors:
William Stixrud, Ph.D. is a clinical neuropsychologist and a faculty member at Children’s National Medical Center and George Washington University Medical School. He lectures and writes widely on the adolescent brain, meditation, and the effects of stress, sleep deprivation, and technology overload on the brain. He is on the board of the David Lynch Foundation.
Ned Johnson is the founder of PrepMatters and the coauthor of Conquering the SAT: How Parents Can Help Teens Overcome the Pressure and Succeed. A sought-after speaker and teen coach for study skills, parent-teen dynamics, and anxiety management, his work has been featured on NPR, NewsHour, U.S. News & World Report, Time, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal.