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Author of How to Raise Kind Kids

Thomas Lickona

Thomas Lickona, Ph.D., is a developmental psychologist, professor of education emeritus, and founding director of the Center for the 4th and 5th Rs (Respect and Responsibility) at the State University of New York at Cortland, where he has done national award-winning work in teacher and parent education.

Moral Education: A Handbook calls him “the father of modern character education.”  A past president of the Association for Moral Education, he speaks around the world on fostering moral values and character development in schools, families, and communities.

His eight books on moral development and character education have been translated into ten languages. They include Raising Good Children; Educating for Character (known as “the bible of the character education movement”); Character Matters; and (with Matthew Davidson) Smart & Good High Schools.  Educating for Character received a Christopher Award “for affirming the highest values of the human spirit.”  His forthcoming book, How to Raise Kind Kids: and Get Respect, Gratitude, and a Happier Family in the Bargain, will be published by Penguin in April 2018.

His Center’s work was the subject of a New York Times Magazine cover article, “Teaching Johnny to Be Good.”  He received the Character Education Partnership’s “Sandy Award” for Lifetime Achievement in Character Education and the University of San Francisco’s Outstanding Achievement in Moral Education Award.  He has been a guest on national media such as “Good Morning America,” “Larry King Live Radio,” “Focus on the Family,” and National Public Radio.  His Center’s best-practices education letter, excellence & ethics, goes out to thousands of educators and parents around the world.  The Center currently partners with England’s University of Leeds on the Narnian Virtues English Curriculum Project, which uses The Chronicles of Narnia of C.S. Lewis to foster virtues in middle school children.

He and his wife Judith have two grown sons and 15 grandchildren.  They co-authored, with William Boudreau, M.D., a book for teens, Sex, Love and You: Making the Right Decision, and live in Cortland, New York.

KEYNOTE TOPICS

1. How To Raise Kind and Respectful Kids: 10 Things Parents Can Do

Using down-to-earth, real-life examples and stories drawn from his 40+ years of working with families, Dr. Lickona shows how to create a family culture of kindness, give and get respect, discipline in a way that builds character, handle chores, and foster greater peace and cooperation in your home. You’ll take away tips for dealing with kids of all ages, preschool through teens.

2. Preventing Peer Cruelty and Promoting Kindness: 10 Things Schools and Teachers Can Do

Drawing from his 40+ years of work with award-winning teachers and schools, Dr. Lickona describes 10 classroom and schoolwide practices for promoting kindness and respect and preventing peer cruelty.

3. Educating for Character: Strategies that Work

Dr. Lickona describes best classroom and school practices for implementing his 12-point “comprehensive approach to character education.”  Applicable K-12 and based on his award-winning classic, Educating for Character: How Our Schools Can Teach Respect and Responsibility.

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Tom Lickona personalizes the principles and practices of character development with real-life stories from his experiences as a parent, parent educator, and professional psychologist. Parents and educators need to experience Tom's calm and confident delivery of the good news that they do can do this! As a parent, I felt empowered and inspired after reflecting on my notes.

University of San Diego

“Awesome as always. Lots of practical ideas.”
“Seen him at least three times in the past few years—never disappoints.”
“Extremely informative and realistic.”
“Inspiring—he spurs me on.”
—Participant comments

2017 Character Matters Conference University of San Diego

Tom Lickona’s personal presence, expertise, and enthusiasm have consistently made him my colleagues’ favorite teacher trainer and speaker. He is highly organized, attentive to his audience, and full of activities that educators understand and are enthusiastic about using.

Council for Spiritual & Ethical Education

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