Growing Confident Learners

May 14, 2025

Three children are sitting at a table. The two on the left are raising their hands enthusiastically, while the child on the right is focused on writing. Colorful shelves are in the background.

Growing Confident Learners

📅 Webinar: Growing Confident Learners

Date: Wednesday, May 14
Time: 1:00 p.m. ET

If a child’s sense of self affects academic and lifelong outcomes, how can we set them up for success in their earliest years? It all begins with a conversation.


In this webinar, we’ll combine theory and classroom experience through a discussion with esteemed experts in early childhood development and education. Topics include:

  • How a positive sense of self contributes to personal and cognitive growth
  • Challenges educators face in providing responsive relationships that foster self-esteem
  • The vital roles of parents, educators, and administrators in growing confident learners

Join us for a powerful conversation featuring:

  • Dr. Kyle Pruett
  • Dr. Barbara Stroud
  • Eva Jenkins (LENA Community Advisory Board)

Hosted by: Steve Hannon, President and CEO of LENA


Meet Our Panelists:

Four headshots of professionals with names and titles: Kyle Pruett, MD, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Yale; Barbara Stroud, PhD, Early Childhood Consultant; Eva Jenkins, MEd, ECFA, Preschool Specialist; Steve Hannon, PhD, President & CEO of LENA.