Author, Professor, and Developmental Psychologist Susan Engel to Speak at Berkshire Country Day School

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Susan Engel to speak at Berkshire Country Day School

LENOX, MA (02/22/2011)(readMedia)-- Berkshire Country Day School is pleased to announce that Williams College Professor Susan Engel, author of the recently published book, "Red Flags or Red Herrings?: Predicting Who Your Children will Become" will be speaking at Berkshire Country Day School on Thursday, April 7 at 6:30 p.m. in the Furey Hall Music Room on BCD's Brook Farm campus at 55 Interlaken Road (Route 183). This talk, sponsored by the Berkshire Country Day School Parents' Association, is free and open to the public.

In today's complex world, parents are bombarded with information about the latest societal ills plaguing children and teens, making it feel more difficult than ever to raise happy, well-adjusted kids. Parenting has become increasingly pressure-filled and competitive, with mothers and fathers fretting as they search in earnest for the secret to help their children grow into successful individuals. But Susan Engel, a developmental psychologist and New York Times op-ed contributor, feels it is high time parents be liberated from all the worry about their child's development as she urges most parents to relax, observe and listen in her new book Red Flags or Red Herrings?

Engel's talk will offer a refreshing and provocative perspective on what success in child development really means. Her talk and book Red Flags or Red Herrings is a must for anyone who cares about children or works with them. With eye-opening stories and insightful suggestions, it serves as a reminder that adults should support children to be the best of who they are rather than who we may want them to be.

As an educator who has worked with students of all ages for nearly 20 years and as the mother of three sons, Engel helps parents and teachers differentiate between childhood behaviors and traits that are causes for concern and those that are not. Chock-full of clues that assist adults in navigating the roughest waters of their child's development, Red Flags or Red Herrings includes real narratives about real kids that serve as guides within chapters, exploring several psychological markers: happiness, intelligence, success, popularity, love and morality.

About the Author

Susan Engel is a developmental psychologist in the Department of Psychology at Williams College and the founder and director of the Williams Program in Teaching. She has also taught education and developmental psychology at Smith College, Bennington College, Berkshire Community College and Simons Rock College as well as teaching preschool and grade school. She is the author of three previous books, many journal articles and a column entitled Lessons for the New York Times. Over the years she has run many workshops for parents and teachers, and is the married mother of three sons.

About Berkshire Country Day School

Berkshire Country Day School, established in 1946, is an independent school for students in Preschool through Grade 9. Berkshire Country Day School exists to inspire the individual promise of every student, that each may become an exemplary citizen of the world. For more information, visit HYPERLINK "http://www.berkshirecountryday.org" www.berkshirecountryday.org.