The Republican Women’s Club of Chapel Hill invites you to a luncheon and presentation on how to help stop the culture war that is sexualizing our pre-teens. Brenda Hunter, PHD and Kristen Blair, authors of “From Santa to Sexting” will share their compelling message. Is it too late or can you make a difference to end the onslaught of cultural influences that harm our children and teens?
Date: May 16th
Time:11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Location: Chapel Hill Country Club, 103 Lancaster Dr., Chapel Hill, NC 27517
Luncheon and Presentation Cost: $20.
Please call Kitty Felton at 919-929-6569, if you haven’t heard from anyone by Tuesday
About the Book:
It’s a rough, tough world for middle schoolers today. Not long ago, some of these kids believed in Santa Claus. Now, barely on the cusp of adolescence, they are thrust into an adult world, stripped bare of many of the parental protections afforded previous generations. For some, the loss of innocence has been profound.
Yet the choices a child makes during middle school are pivotal, affecting the whole of life. And parents have enormous power to guide and protect their children in a culture that long ago forgot that fences and guardrails make childhood possible.
Please join Brenda Hunter, PhD and Kristen Blair, authors of From Santa to Sexting: Helping Your Child Safely Navigate Middle School and Shape the Choices that Last a Lifetime, as they discuss the myriad pressures middle schoolers face today, along with ways to keep kids safe and strong during these important years. Dr. Hunter and Ms. Blair will address topics, such as: friendships and fitting in; technology and media; bullying and cyberbullying; parental attachment and empathy; growing up at warp speed (sex, drugs and alcohol); and rebuilding family walls.
Bios:
Brenda Hunter, PhD is a psychologist and internationally published author. Educated at Georgetown University, she has served on two presidential commissions and written numerous books, including In the Company of Women and The Power of Mother Love. She has been profiled in national newspapers, such as The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Washington Post. In her role as an advocate for motherhood, she has appeared on NBC’s Today Show (Weekend), Larry King Live, and Focus on the Family radio. She works as a psychotherapist in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Kristen Blair is an education columnist and writer. Her articles have appeared in numerous newspapers and publications, including The Charlotte Observer, Human Events, The Durham Herald-Sun, and Carolina Journal. Kristen has worked on family policy at the national level for the federal government and a presidential commission on urban families, and served as an education and cultural policy expert at Empower America, a Washington, DC think tank. Kristen is the mother of two children, ages 12 and 16, and lives and works in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Dr. Hunter and Ms. Blair have been interviewed about their book, From Santa to Sexting, on numerous radio programs, including “Family Talk” with Dr. James Dobson, “Family Life Today” with Dennis Rainey, “In the Market” with Janet Parshall, and “Life, Love and Family” with Dr. Tim Clinton, president of the American Association of Christian Counselors.
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