Keith McCurdy

Join us at Portico on Monday, September 22, at 6:30 to hear Keith McCurdy, M.A., Ed.S, speak about raising sturdy kids.

Keith is a Family and Parenting Educator and Consultant, as well as a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of Virginia. He has worked with families, children, parents, and individuals for over 30 years in the field of mental health.

Keith’s website, “Live Sturdy” writes, “As we have gone further down the road of embracing the “therapeutic” approach to parenting, we have lost both our ability to parent well and raise children who can handle the normal rigors of life.  When parents, knowingly or unknowingly, minimize natural disappointments for their children, or intervene to rescue them from difficulty or relational conflict, they win a short-term victory at the cost of a much larger long-term goal. In the moment, easy feels great, but struggle is inherently uncomfortable and often upsetting to children.

The reality is that struggle is required in order for children to grow into “sturdy adults” – adults who can face life’s challenges with maturity, resilience and perseverance. If we want our children to be able to do hard things, we must allow them to struggle.”

I would highly recommend this event and hope to see you at Portico!