Episode 84: Living and Leading with Emotional Intelligence: The Unlikely Art of Parental Pressure With Dr. Chris Thurber.

In this episode, you hear from psychologist, educator, author, and parent, Dr. Chris Thurber. as we discuss his upcoming book, The Unlikely Art of Parental Pressure: A Positive Approach to Pushing Your Child to Be Their Best Self. Dr. Thurber is a thought leader in positive youth development. He has dedicated his professional life to improving how caring adults teach and lead young people and to enhancing the experience of adventurous young people who are spending time away from home. A graduate of Harvard University and UCLA, Chris has served as a psychologist and instructor at Phillips Exeter Academy since 1999.

An entrepreneur from a young age, Dr. Thurber founded Prep4Camp and Prep4School to teach young people how to prevent intense homesickness and make joyful, successful transitions to boarding school and summer camp. One of Chris’s first Prep4 videos won a Telly Award (Bronze) for best Non-Broadcast Instructional Video.
Camps and schools on five continents have invited Dr. Thurber to deliver keynotes, contribute articles, and lead workshops for faculty, families, staff, and students. His award-winning preparatory book for new camper families, The Summer Camp Handbook, was recently translated into Mandarin to help launch the youth camp movement in China. His latest book is The Unlikely Art of Parental Pressure: A Positive Approach to Pushing Your Child to Be Their Best Self.

Chris’s writing has won several awards, including a National Parenting Press Gold Award and a Golden Quill Award. He has appeared on the Today Show, CBS This Morning, Martha Stewart, CNN, Fox, Canada AM, Beijing 57, and NPR. His research and musings on youth development and parenting have been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The Boston Globe, and numerous magazines, such as Parents, Parenting, Men’s Fitness, Good Housekeeping, and Smart Money. Internationally, Chris has been featured on Serbian, Canadian, and Chinese television, as well as in Boarding, Lights Out, and numerous blogs where he has shared best practices for education, mental health, and parenting.

A proud father of two boys (Danilo, b. 2002, and Sava, b. 2004), Chris and his wife, Simonida (a chemist and musician who grew up in Belgrade, Serbia), live in New Hampshire, in the northeast United States. 

To learn more about Dr. Chris Thurber and his upcoming book, check out:
Website: https://drchristhurber.com/
Book: https://www.amazon.com/Unlikely-Art-Parental-Pressure-Positive/dp/0306874776/ref=sr_1_1?crid=S17HUC7NNFRF&dchild=1&keywords=the+unlikely+art+of+parental+pressure&qid=1620054824&sprefix=the+unlikely+art+of+par%2Caps%2C156&sr=8-1

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