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Looking for parenting advice? Want to better understand your child’s development? The Parenting Exchange workshop series — offered exclusively to Bright Horizons® families — can help.
Our early childhood experts host these interactive deep dives into common parenting questions and challenges. These small-group conversations give you the chance to connect with other families while expanding your child development knowledge.
How and when does empathy develop? Research shows that social-emotional development and learning are critical for school, life success, and satisfaction. We will share how to encourage your child’s self-awareness, emotional literacy, and friendship-building skills.
Please note, each workshop is comprised of two 45-minute sessions. Seats are limited and workshops will not be recorded.
Join us to learn why challenging behaviors happen. Experts at the Devereux Center for Resilient Children and Bright Horizons will give you concrete strategies for how to regulate your child—and yourself—in these tough moments.
Please note, each workshop in this series is comprised of three 60-minute sessions. Seats are limited and workshops will not be recorded.
Find out how play contributes to your child’s imagination, encourages healthy risk-taking, builds resilience and confidence, and inspires reading, STEM skills, and problem-solving.
Please note, this workshop is comprised of two 45-minute sessions. Seats are limited and workshops will not be recorded.
Screens are an ever-present part of our lives. Learn how to negotiate and set healthy boundaries, select quality screen time, and navigate your child’s increasingly digital life.
Please note, each workshop is comprised of two 45-minute sessions. Seats are limited and workshops will not be recorded.
Claire Goss is the Senior Manager, Parenting Education and Resources at Bright Horizons. In her role, Claire oversees outreach to Bright Horizons families so they feel included in and supported through their child’s education. She holds a master's degree in child development from Tufts University and has worked for 15 years as a parenting and child development educator, researcher, and writer, while raising her three children of her own. She is also a contributor and moderator for family webinars and the Bright Horizons early education podcast series, “Teach. Play. Love. Parenting Advice for the Early Years.”
Julie brings 10 years of experience as an early childhood educator, mentor, and partner to families, serving infant, toddler, preschool, and school-aged children.
In her career she has focused on learner-centered environments and the Reggio Emilia approach in curating quality spaces for young children. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Early Childhood Education and is currently pursuing her Master's degree in Education.
