Lenox Library is pleased to present Parenting Neurodiverse Kids & Teens: How to Be Less Stressed & Help Your Kids Thrive with Caitlin Meister on Thursday, October 6, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. This program is co-sponsored by Lenox Public Schools.
How does your child learn best? How do we help our kids thrive with forms of neurodiversity like ADHD, ASD, language-based learning differences, and more? Join us in conversation with Caitlin Meister as she explains:
- What to do if you suspect your child has a form of neurodivergence
- Next steps if your child has a confirmed diagnosis
- Effective strategies for communicating with teachers
- How a neurodiversity-affirming, strengths-based approach can reduce stress in your home and set your child up for success
Caitlin will share insights into learning and practical tools for parenting that you can learn in one evening and use to help your kids by the time you get home. She will break down education jargon and give you the tips and tricks that you need. Your child’s education should not be mystifying! Find out how we can help our kids learn joyfully, feel confident, and engage with new ideas – all while preserving our own sanity as parents!
About our speaker: Caitlin Meister is the Founding Director of The Greer Meister Group, a New York City-based private tutoring and educational consulting practice. Her interest in education began when she was young, and she began teaching children and teens while pursuing her own education. Inspired by her own educational experiences at the Little Red School House, Stuyvesant High School, and Wesleyan University, she went on to receive additional training through the Harvard Graduate School of Education and in the Orton-Gillingham approach for teaching students with language-based learning differences. Meister has extensive experience working with gifted learners and supporting neurodiverse students, and she is dedicated to a strengths-based, neurodiversity-affirming approach.
Driven to provide the level of support and engagement that can only come from working one-on-one with a child, meeting each child where that child is, and connecting learning to that child’s interests, Meister began The Greer Meister Group, determined to make sure that every child she works with is heard and respected in school and parents are empowered to advocate for their children’s learning needs. She built her practice on a simple yet essential premise: Kids learn best when they’re having fun.
Meister is a mom of two young sons. Becoming a mom had a profound impact on her work. She, like all parents, wanted to provide the best educational opportunities for her children. She began offering educational consulting, connecting with other parents and supporting them throughout their children’s academic careers. She also deeply and personally understands how working with a tutor frees parents to provide something more valuable: being their child’s primary source of unconditional love, connection, and encouragement.
Today, The Greer Meister Group’s team of passionate tutors works with students around the world. The Greer Meister Group has been recognized by New York Magazine as providing “The Best Online Classes for Kids,” and Meister has been recognized by the American Library Association for her work with young adults and has appeared in national media including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Parents Magazine, New York Magazine, and many others. In addition to consulting with private clients, Meister speaks and writes on a variety of education topics. Caitlin lives with her family in Stockbridge and New York. Follow her on Instagram @caitlingreermeister.