Dr. Robert Brooks
Nurturing Tenacity and Resilience: A Lifelong Gift for Our Young Children
In his talk, Dr. Brooks will identify the key components of resilience and tenacity, together with specific strategies that parents, teachers, and other caregivers can use to reinforce these components in young children. He will describe that the rudimentary qualities of tenacity, which include such attributes as optimism, intrinsic motivation, altruism, empathy, and compassion, are already present at birth. He will highlight the critical role played by adults in a young child’s world to nurture these attributes and help pave the way for a more satisfying, caring, hopeful, and resilient life.
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Dr. Robert Brooks
Dr. Robert Brooks is a clinical psychologist who has served on the faculty of Harvard Medical School and is the former Director of the Department of Psychology at McLean Hospital. He has lectured and written extensively about such themes as resilience across the lifespan, education, psychotherapy, parenting, family relationships, and creating positive school and work environments. He is the author or co-author of 23 books. Dr. Brooks has received many awards for his work, most recently, The Mental Health Humanitarian Award from William James
College for his contributions as a clinician, educator, and author, and the 2023 Trailblazer Award from Worldmaker International in recognition of his contributions “to the field of human resilience and his innovation in creating new pathways for many.” Dr. Brooks has also served as a consultant to Sesame Street Parents Magazine.
"Raising a Self-Disciplined Child", "Raising Resilient Children", "Seven Steps to Help Your Child Worry Less"