“ARE WE CRAZY ABOUT OUR KIDS?” From the Raising of America Documentary Series
Followed by presentation by W. Thomas Boyce, M.D.
Learn how the growing squeeze on parents for time, money and resources can literally alter their young children’s developing brains. What are the consequences for the nation, and how might we better assure a strong start for all our children.
The screening will be followed by a talk by W. Thomas Boyce, MD, Lisa and John Pritzker Distinguished Professor of Developmental and Behavioral Health and Co-Director and Senior Fellow, Child and Brain Development Program for the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) Dr. Boyce is a leading expert on the interplay between neurobiological and psychosocial processes, which leads to health disparities in childhood health, development and disease.
