Meghan Leahy

The stress and perfectionism of our overparenting culture can be overwhelming. Parenting coach and columnist Meghan Leahy is wary of simplistic rules and some of today’s modern advice which she says can hurt more than help. In this presentation, Leahy will serve up an honest guide to practicing imperfect parenting in an imperfect world and offer sanity-saving takeaways and rebuttals to the endless “shoulds” of modern parenting.

With common sense, empathy and humor, Leahy will offer a new approach based on child development and hard-won lessons in the trenches. You’ll gain perspective on trusting your gut and picking your battles, and learn when to question what’s ‘normal’ (as opposed to what works best for your child).

Forget impossible standards and dogma. Forget helicopters and tiger moms. Instead, discover relatable insights for staying connected to your child and true to the parent you want to be and already are.

Meghan Leahy is the On Parenting Columnist at the Washington Post, a certified parent coach and Neufeld Institute Facilitator. She appears regularly on NPR and ABC and in numerous publications. Leahy is the author of “Parenting Outside the Lines: Forget the Rules, Tap into Your Wisdom, and Connect with Your Child.”