Parent Education

Bringing expert insight and practical tools to support your family.

Resource Library

2025–26 Cultural Awareness Calendar

Raising Resilient Kids: Helping Children Build Persistence

Rethinking the Dream School: Jeff Selingo Provides Timely Advice for Parents

Why Jeff Selingo’s Message Matters At Every Stage of Parenting

Understanding ERB Testing at Country Day

Helping Children Understand Hate and Hurtful Language

Putting "Never Enough" Into Practice

Winter Reading Recommendations for Lower School Parents

Axios Charlotte: "How one of Charlotte's top schools is reframing achievement pressure" (opens in new window/tab)

Upcoming Parent Education Events & Topics

Thu May 21

Lower School Oceanography Parents' Meeting

7:00 PM

Bailey US Dining Hall

Parent Education Presentations

Lower School

Middle School

Upper School

Academic Transition to Upper School (for rising 9th grade) | March 2026
Rising 10th Grade Course Registration | March 2026
Rising to Junior Year: "Moving Toward Mastery – Course Selection" | Spring 2026
Upper School Parent Orientation | August 2025

Parent Speaker Series

Since 2012, the Parent Speaker Series has connected families with nationally recognized experts who address timely topics in education and parenting—from health and wellness to resilience and digital citizenship.

Past speakers include leading voices such as Jeff Selingo, Jennifer Wallace, Julie Lythcott-Haims, Max Stossel, Dr. Tina Bryson, Rachel Simmons, Ron Lieber, Jessica Lahey, Rosalind Wiseman, Dr. Sherry Turkle, and Dr. Wendy Mogel, among others.

Expand the list below for past speakers and presentations.

Past Speakers and Presentations

Past Speakers and Presentations

Jeffrey Selingo, acclaimed education journalist and author of Dream School: Finding the College That's Right for You.
Jennifer Wallace, author of Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic—and What We Can Do About It.
Max Stossel, Founder & CEO of Social Awakening
Dr. Katie Hurley, expert in child and adolescent mental health and development
Julie Lythcott-Haims, author of How to Raise an Adult.
Dr. Tina Bryson, psychotherapist, founder of The Center for Connection, and author of The Power of Showing Up.
Dr. Christine Carter, author of The New Adolescence: Raising Happy and Successful Teens in an Age of Anxiety and Distraction and The Sweet Spot: How to Achieve More by Doing Less.
Rachel Simmons, author and educator, presented on "Failing Well: Resilience & Courage"
Dr. Devorah Heitner, author of Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive (and Survive) in Their Digital World and blogger of “Raising Digital Natives”
Dr. Michele Borba, author of UnSelfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in Our All-About-Me World
Ron Lieber, author of The Opposite of Spoiled: Raising Kids Who Are Grounded, Generous, and Smart About Money
Jessica Lahey, New York Times bestselling author of The Gift of Failure
Rosalind Wiseman, bestselling author of Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends and the New Realities of Girl World
Dr. Sherry Turkle, author of Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other
Dr. Wendy Mogel, author of Blessings of a Skinned Knee and Blessings of a B Minus