Laguna Blanca School will present The Gift of Failure, How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed, a free talk with Jessica Lahey, a New York Times best-selling author, teacher and mom, 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13 in Spaulding Theatre on the school’s Hope Ranch campus.

Modern parenting has become defined by an unprecedented level of overprotectiveness and, according Lahey, this overparenting has the potential to both ruin children’s confidence and undermine their education.

Lahey champions failure as a crucial element of long-term success. She will discuss how parents can motivate their child to take ownership of their education and help them to develop emotional and intellectual resilience.

To reserve a spot, visit lagunablanca.org/Lahey.

Lahey is the author of New York Times best-seller “The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed;” and “The Addiction Inoculation: Raising Healthy Kids in a Culture of Dependence.”

Over 20 years, she has taught every grade from six to 12 in public and private schools, and spent five years teaching in a drug and alcohol rehab for adolescents in Vermont.

Lahey has written about education, parenting, and child welfare for The Washington Post, The Atlantic, and her biweekly column The Parent Teacher Conference ran for three years at the New York Times.

She designed and wrote the educational curriculum for Amazon Kids’ award-winning animated series “The Stinky and Dirty Show,” and was a 2019 Pushcart Prize nominee.

Lahey co-hosts the #AmWriting podcast from her home in Vermont.