As she explained it, she wanted to make space for everyone in the room and establish mutual respect. Her whole career has revolved around helping people and using her own life experiences to help others on their paths to self-love and success. ![]() Lythcott-Haims’s genuine expression of care for those around her is obvious. The discussion focused more on her personal struggle through young adulthood to learn to love herself as a biracial Black woman, but the themes of resiliency and personal growth were consistent with her earlier words addressing parents and families.ĭespite a growing crowd of parents and students, Lythcott-Haims took time to go around the room and ask people to introduce themselves and finish the sentence “to know me is to know that…” By the end of the discussion, she had memorized each person’s name. Lythcott-Haims also authored Your Turn: How to be an Adult, a guide to being an adult in the 21st century, and Real American: A Memoir, detailing her experience as a Black woman in America.įollowing her address at the Family Weekend Welcome, Lythcott-Haims hosted a book signing and discussion in the University’s Multicultural Resource Center. “By allowing young adults to make their own choices, encounter challenges and opportunities, and yes, occasionally fail, parents can help their students build resilience and a sense of responsibility, preparing them for life beyond the classroom.” “The book offers supportive messages, encouraging parents to give their students space to become more independent and confident in their own abilities - and benefit from the growth this brings,” said Cindy Cowden, chair of the B-Healthy Steering Committee, which sponsored Lythcott-Haims’s visit. ![]() Over 1,700 copies of Lythcott-Haims’s book, How to Raise an Adult, were distributed to Binghamton families during Orientation this summer, and her keynote focused on the book’s strategies for raising young adults to be self-sufficient, resilient and successful. Binghamton University welcomed back New York Times best-selling author Julie Lythcott-Haims for a second time as the keynote speaker during Family Weekend.
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