Happier Parenting: Evidence-based Strategies for Improving Parent Happiness
Feeling overwhelmed by the unique challenges of modern parenting? Join Professor Laurie Santos of Yale University to learn science-backed strategies for happier parenting. We will tackle topics like rethinking time management, dealing with tough feelings like guilt and frustration, navigating your child’s academic stress and screen time, and how to avoid the trap of overparenting. We also will see why parents need to prioritize their own well-being, not just to help themselves but to create a happier, healthier family life. This session is for parents of children of all ages with a special focus on middle-grade to teen years.
Presenter: Laurie Santos, PhD is the Chandrika and Ranjan Tandon Professor of Psychology at Yale University and host of The Happiness Lab podcast. Santos is an expert on the science of happiness. Her Yale course, Psychology and the Good Life, teaches students how the science of psychology can provide important hints about how to make wiser choices and live a life that’s happier and more fulfilling. Her course recently became Yale’s most popular course in over 300 years, with almost one of four students at Yale enrolled. Her course has been featured in The New York Times, NBC Nightly News, The Today Show, GQ Magazine, Slate and O! Magazine. A winner of numerous awards both for her science and teaching, she was recently voted as one of Popular Science Magazine’s “Brilliant 10” young minds and was named in Time Magazine as a “Leading Campus Celebrity.” Her podcast, The Happiness Lab, has over 100 million downloads.
About the series...
ACIS & ISACS 2025–26 Parent Education Series
Join other independent school parents and caregivers for a six-part webinar series designed to support you in all areas of your child’s development. Each one-hour session will be led by nationally recognized experts in education, parenting, and child development, and will explore timely and practical topics for raising and guiding children today.
Webinars take place via Zoom from 5:30–6:30 PM (MDT) on the following dates:
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Thursday, September 25, 2025
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Tuesday, October 28, 2025
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026
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Tuesday, February 10, 2026
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Wednesday, April 15, 2026
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Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Accessing the Webinars:
A pre-registration Zoom link for each webinar will be shared with families approximately one to two weeks in advance. All participants must pre-register to attend the live session. Once registered, you’ll receive a reminder email 24 hours before each webinar.
