Past Events
Family Action Network events are free and open to the public.
Browse our past events by year or topic — you can download previous flyers here, too.
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Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life
Bestselling Author, The New York Times, Critic and College Speaker
Age of Opportunity: Lessons from the New Science of Adolescence
Distinguished University Professor and Laura H. Carnell Professor of Psychology, Temple University
The Essential Conversation: What Parents and Teachers Can Learn From Each Other
Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, Ph.D.
Emily Hargroves Professor of Education, Harvard University
All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood
Staff writer at The Atlantic and winner of the 2022 Pulitzer for Feature Writing
Autism and My Sensory-Based World
New York Times bestselling author, autism activist, and Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University
Different Kinds of Minds
New York Times bestselling author, autism activist, and Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University
Growth Mindsets and the Wholehearted Embrace of Process
Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology at Stanford University and bestselling author of Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
Go For It: Risk-Taking, Challenge, and the Value of a Growth Mindset
Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology at Stanford University and bestselling author of Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
Playing to Win: Raising Healthy, Competitive Children
Education Professor, Brown University and President of the Rhode Island chapter of the National Organization for Women (RI NOW)
Edible Education: Teaching the Art of Simple Food
Founder of The Edible Schoolyard Project