I am excited to share that the Berkshire Country Day School Parents’ Association and the Berkshire Hills Regional School District will jointly present an evening with noted psychologist, school consultant, and author Dr. Michael Thompson.

Dr. Thompson will be discussing his new book, Homesick and Happy: How Time Away From Parents Can Help a Child Grow, on Wednesday, May 15 at 7:00 p.m. in Fitzpatrick Hall on the Berkshire Country Day School campus located at 55 Interlaken Road (Route 183) in Stockbridge. The talk is open to the public, and everyone is encouraged to attend and bring a friend.

Dr. Thompson is the author of nine books, including the New York Times bestsellers, Best Friends, Worst Enemies and Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys.  He has appeared on The Today Show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, ABC 20/20, CBS 60 Minutes, The Early Show, and Good Morning America, and he has been quoted in the New York Times, The Washington Post, Newsweek, Time, and U.S. News and World Report. Dr. Thompson is also the supervising psychologist for the Belmont Hill School and has worked in more than five hundred schools in the United States and around the world.

In his work, Dr. Thompson has explored the emotional lives of boys, friendships and social cruelty in childhood, the impact of summer camp experiences on child development, and the tensions that arise in the parent-teacher relationship.  His latest book “Homesick and Happy: How Time Away From Parents Can Help a Child Grow” is a powerful and insightful look at why it is important for children to have time away from home. Dr. Thompson argues that a parent’s first instinct—to shelter their offspring above all else—actually deprives children of the major developmental milestones that occur through letting them go—and watching them come back transformed.

To view the flyer for this special event, click the link below.  For more information about Dr. Thompson, check out his website by clicking on his link in the “resources for parents” list, which is located on the right hand side of this blog.

Thompson event flyer