NHASP Live Webinar with Dr. Tovah Klein

(FREE to our Members)

Wednesday February 11, 2026

11:30-12:30 

Lessons from her book Raising Resilience

An introduction to these valuable ideas for fostering resilience in children, for anyone who cares for children 

Continuing Education Credits

1.0 CPD hour is available for this event!

NHASP is approved by the National Association of School Psychologists to offer professional development for school psychologists and other professionals. NHASP maintains responsibility for the program. Certificates of Attendance will be provided following completion of the event. A total of 1.0 CPD hour will be awarded for this event. This hour is accepted towards the NCSP and other professional credentials. 

A Zoom link will be provided to registrants in advance. 

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Event Description

Presenter:  Dr. Tovah P. Klein, Director of the Barnard College Toddler Center and author of Raising Resilience: How to Help Our Children Thrive in Times of Uncertainty (2024) 

Whether it’s national or global events affecting our sense of safety or stressors in our day-to-day lives, we are constantly confronted with situations that threaten the wellbeing of our children.  Thankfully, there is good news: we can mitigate the effect of such rampant uncertainty by guiding our children to manage adversity and become more resilient.  The key is parental involvement.  Developmental psychologist Dr. Klein will share a five-point plan to guide children to become resourceful, adaptive, and able to grow and flourish now and in the future.  Drawing on research on trauma and its impact on emotional and intellectual development, including her own findings, Dr. Klein offers a lifeline for every family contending with life’s many stresses and traumas—from the most devastating to the most commonplace, including peer conflicts, divorce, moving, academic struggles, and larger national events.  This session will support participants with practical guidance for instilling in children the emotional intelligence, cognitive flexibility, and social know-how they need to manage life’s challenges and create a lasting capacity for meaningful, happy lives.  

After an introduction to the main ideas of her book, this session will feature a Question & Answer session with Dr. Klein.  And, three copies of her book Raising Resilience will be raffled off after the webinar, with all participants eligible to win. 

Learning Objectives

• Participants will identify a variety of possible stressors which can affect the wellbeing of children in our modern world. 
• Participants will identify the set of inner resources which children can develop to enhance their resilience to adverse experiences. 
• Participants will discuss ways to support children's parents with building these resources in real-world contexts. 

Registration Information

Online payments are preferred for this event.  Please note that NHASP is now using payment processing through our website Wild Apricot to simplify your checkout process.  You will no longer be redirected to PayPal for payment. 

No refunds will be provided for cancellations received after 5pm on Monday, February 2, 2026.

For questions, please contact NHASP President Joe Mahoney using the Contact Us page. 

Presenter Information 

Tovah P. Klein, Ph.D. is Director of the Barnard College Center for Toddler Development and an Adjunct Associate Professor.  She joined the Barnard psychology faculty in 1995.  Dr. Klein teaches a year-long course on research and theory in toddler development.  Prior to coming to Barnard, she was a clinical fellow at Harvard and clinical psychology intern at Boston Children’s Hospital.  Dr. Klein received her doctorate in psychology from Duke University.  Her research, teaching and applied work focus on children and families.  Dr. Klein’s research aims to understand children's social and emotional development, parental influences on children’s development, and parents' experiences raising children, including the challenges of combining work and family and being a parent during the pandemic.  She also studies children’s play as a means to communicate and process emotions and stressful experiences.  Dr. Klein is an advisor to programs for children worldwide and an advisor to children’s media including National Geographic and Apple TV+.  To see recent examples of Tovah's advisor work with media outlets, check out her Barnard College webpage here.  

Dr. Klein is the author of two books, Raising Resilience: How to help our children thrive in times of uncertainty (Harper-Collins, 2024) and How Toddlers Thrive: What parents can do today to plant the seeds of lifelong success (Simon & Schuster, 2014).  

Disclosure:  Dr. Klein is the author of the book Raising Resilience (2024) and may earn royalties from its sale