This summer, Darlington will host its first-ever community read for parents and faculty. Participants will be reading "Building Resilience in Children and Teens" by Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg. Dr. Ginsburg will be on campus May 24 to discuss the book with faculty and staff and will return to campus in the fall to spend time with students and parents.
"This community read is made possible thanks to a Thatcher Faculty Grant awarded to Al Shorey, head of the math department," said Head of School Brent Bell. "I am grateful and excited to start this journey with our community."
"Building Resilience in Children and Teens" offers strategies for adults to help young people from 18 months to 18 years of age build seven crucial "Cs" - competence, confidence, connection, character, contribution, coping and control - so they can bounce back from challenges and thrive throughout life. The book describes how to raise authentically successful children who will be happy, hardworking, compassionate, creative and innovative.
"Dr. Ginsburg's seven crucial Cs of resilience directly connect to the way we prepare our students here at Darlington," said Shorey. "Reading this book as a community will give us a common language and many tools to help students. I wish I had read this book when my children were young."
Kenneth Ginsburg, M.D., M.S. Ed, is a pediatrician specializing in adolescent medicine at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, a professor of pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and co-founder and director of programs at the Center for Parent and Teen Communication. He also serves Philadelphia's homeless youth as director of health services at Covenant House Pennsylvania. The theme that ties together his clinical practice, teaching, research and advocacy efforts is that of building on the strength of teenagers by fostering their internal resilience. He has received over 50 awards recognizing his work across multiple disciplines.
Darlington will provide complimentary copies of the book to the first 150 parents who sign up to participate in the community read (limit one per household). Should this cap be reached, additional copies of the book will be available at a discounted rate.
For more information about Dr. Ginsburg and "Building Resilience in Children and Teens," visit his website here.
