Positivity: What Good Is It to Feel Good?  with Barbara Fredrickson, Ph.D.
November 17, 2010 7:00-8:30 PM
Cornog Auditorium on New Trier's Northfield Campus
7 Happ Rd., Northfield, IL

Bullet points from Barbara Fredrickson's handout:

Why Parents Need to Know About Positivity

• It can affect your ability to listen to your kids.
• It can affect your kids’ performance on exams.
• It determines how resilient your kids are to life’s challenges.
• It can affect your ability to bounce back after arguments with your kids.
• It nourishes your kid’s growth, perhaps as much as do fruits and vegetables.
• It’s the vital ingredient within quality time.
• It’s the bedrock of happiness, yours and theirs.
• It builds your kids’ character. Yours, too!
• It promotes your kids’ health. Yours, too!
• You can seed it, in yourself and in your kids.

• Audio from Barbara Fredrickson's talk

• Audio from the questions and answers after her talk

• Video of the talk will be available from New Trier Video on Demand shortly

Article from Make It Better on the talk.

One of the most influential contributors to the field of affective science and social psychology, Barbara Fredrickson, Ph.D., is the Director of the Positive Emotions and Psychophysiology Lab (PEPLab) at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill as well as the author of the best-selling book, Positivity. Dr. Fredrickson's "broaden-and-build" research studies how positive emotions accumulate to transform people's lives for the better, and may be the key ingredient in the recipe for human flourishing. Dr. Fredrickson is a major figure in the field of positive psychology, with groundbreaking work into the emotional life of humans. Come here how positive emotions work and why, and what you can do to enhance your "positivity ratio." Presented in partnership with New Trier High School's Ethical Conduct and Global Citizenship (ECGC) parent committee and the Charmm'd Foundation.

CPDU credits will be available for professionals.

As a follow-up program to Dr. Fredrickson's visit to our area, FAN will host two free introductory meditation sessions, led by the popular Ramaa Krishnan, founder of Full Bloomed Lotus Center for Self-Awareness, in Wilmette. Ramaa teaches meditation and Kundalini yoga along with lessons in self-awareness, and is a Wilmette parent with children in the public schools. The session will be held on Thursday, November 18 at 10:00 AM and 7:00 PM, for one hour each. Dr. Fredrickson practices meditation, and advocates it as a way of reducing negativity. Bring a friend -- you're sure to find value!  Sign up NOW. All sessions were filled!

Barbara Fredrickson is the Kenan Distinguished Professor of Psychology with appointments in Psychology and the Kenan-Flagler School of Business, and Principal Investigator of the Positive Emotions and Psychophysiology Lab (PEPLab) at the University of North Carolina. She is a leading scholar within social psychology, affective science, and positive psychology. Her research centers on positive emotions and human flourishing and is supported by grants from the National Institute of Mental Health. Her research and her teaching have been recognized with numerous honors, including, the 2000 American Psychological Association's Templeton Prize in Positive Psychology, and in 2008, the Society for Experimental Social Psychology's Career Trajectory Award. Her work is cited widely and she is regularly invited to give keynotes nationally and internationally. Fredrickson's 2009 book, Positivity, describes the relevance of her 20-year research program on positive emotions for a general readership. Barb’s scientific contributions have influenced scholars and practitioners worldwide, in disciplines ranging from education to business and beyond. Her research has been featured in the New York Times Sunday Magazine, CNN, PBS, U.S. News & World Report, USA Today, Oprah Magazine, and elsewhere. In May 2010, she was invited to brief His Holiness the Dalai Lama on her research.

FAN publicity:

Fredrickson Flyer.pdf (2.5 MB)

Links:

Biography (from wikipedia)

Website at University of North Carolina

PositivityRatio - book website

Amazon link:  Positivity: Groundbreaking Research Reveals How to Embrace the Hidden Strength of Positive Emotions, Overcome Negativity, and Thrive

Google Books link to Positivity

North Carolina Public Radio interview

Videos

PositivityRatio channel on YouTube

How Positive Emotions Work, and Why (lecture, 21 June 2010)