Children’s Mental Health & Parenting Expert

To Speak At Wooster School

DANBURY — Paul J. Donahue, PhD, a nationally recognized children’s clinical psychologist, author, and lecturer. will speak at Wooster School Thursday, May 15, about the influence of media and technology on children. His talk will be the second lecture in the school’s “Focus on Ethical Education” speaker series, the goal of which is to expand the school’s message of ethical education and share this knowledge with the community.

Parents and teachers often struggle to determine the “right” amount of exposure to television, computers, video games, and other forms of technology for their children. Dr Donahue presents a rationale for taking a closer look at what children are watching and playing. He also reviews recent research on the impact of technology on children’s attention, imagination, and aggression.

“Technology and Today’s Child: Values and Practices in an Electronic Age” will begin with a reception at 7 pm followed by the lecture at 7:30. The program will be held in the Middle School Common Room on the Wooster School campus, 91 Miry Brook Road.

An expert in children’s mental health, Dr Donahue is founder and director of Child Development Associates in Scarsdale, N.Y. His goal is to help children become independent, learn how to work hard and handle frustration, cooperate with peers and adults, and develop their inspiration and creativity. He helps parents articulate their own values and aspirations for their children, and to look beyond the academic, athletic, and social pressures they face.

The author of Parenting Without Fear and co-author of Mental Health Consideration in Early Childhood, Dr Donahue regularly conducts lectures and workshops for parents, teachers, and mental health professionals around the United States and is frequently featured in the national media as a parenting expert. He has been profiled by The New York Times and has appeared in Parents magazine, Newsday, The Washington Post and Associated Press stories, as well as on The CBS Early Show. Dr Donahue lives with his wife and three children in Westchester County, N.Y.

“Technology and Today’s Child” is free and open to the public; seating is limited, however, so a reservation is appreciated. For more information and to register, call 830-3944 or send e-mail to Elizabeth.McDevitt@WoosterSchool.com.