UPCOMING EVENTS
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RECENT EVENTS
March 2026: 8-week workshop for a Chinese audience with the IPCF: Integrated Psychological Training Center for Child and Family
Workshop leader
March 2026: Lecture at the NBS Business School (Hamburg, Germany)
Speaker
December 2025: Multi-day workshop, Little Nest and sister school, Mumbai, India
Workshop leader
In a world dominated by screens and constant digital stimulation, how can early childhood professionals help children—and themselves—reclaim the ability to focus, connect, and think deeply? Drawing on recent neuroscience research, clinical practice, and her work as a Harvard lecturer and speech pathologist, Dr. Rebecca Rolland explores the transformative power of the pre-internet mindset.
This webinar will provide actionable strategies for fostering deep presence, single-tasking, and meaningful engagement with children. You will learn how to create environments that nurture attention, creativity, and authentic connection, while balancing the realities of modern technology. Whether you’re an educator, caregiver, parent, or therapist, this session will equip you with tools to help children thrive in a distracted world—and to rediscover your own capacity for presence.
September 20th, 2024 Division for Early Childhood's 40th Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA
Speaker
September 13th, 2024 Family Child Care Summit, Westport, MA
Keynote speaker and workshop leader
September 11th, 2024 Integrated Psychological Training Center for Child and Family, China (Virtual)
Eight-week workshop on using Rich Talk to address and prevent bullying. Takes place each Wednesday
Learn how to nurture play and creativity in young children through conversation
May-June, 2024 Harvard Medical School (In-Person)
Managing Time and Technology for Deep Focus and Creativity
May 22nd, 2024 Integrated Psychological Training Center for Child and Family, China (Virtual)
Using rich talk to prevent and address bullying
April 25th, 2024 Loudoun County Public Schools, Virginia (In-Person)
Empowering gifted learners
February 29th, 2024 Lima, Peru
Keynote speech to early childhood teachers through Luminario
February 7th, 2024 Center for Early Education, Hollywood, CA
Keynote speech and parent workshop
The Art of Talking with Young Children: The ABC’s of Rich Talk to Nurture Attachment, Creativity, and Kindness
June 27-29th, 2023, National EdCamp Ukraine VOLIA 2023
Online and offline event
May 4th, 2023, 7-8 PM CDT Association of IL Montessori Schools
Talk for the Association of IL Montessori Schools (AIMS)
