Michelle Icard

Book Signing and Pre-Orders
Michelle has written three books about the dynamic, frustrating, exciting and confusing world of adolescence that kids, and the adults who love them, find themselves in between late elementary school and the end of high school. After her talk, Michelle will sign books. Books will be available for purchase before the event at Buxton Books, and you can also purchase books at the event.

Middle School Makeover (2014) is a great primer for the social, emotional, and developmental changes that happen when kids go to middle school. It is a quick read, infused with humor, that will help any adult learn how to cope with the newly emerging conflicts that often arise when middle school meets mid-life under one roof.
Fourteen Talks by Age Fourteen (2021) helps adults learn how to keep talking with the kids in their lives, even as those children are beginning to pull away and listen less. Full of complete scripts for topics that range from fun and illuminating, to critical for safety, this book is useful for teens (and adults!) long past age fourteen, though ideally you’ll start talking early and often about these topics. If you feel like you’re trying to cram advice into 30 second intervals before your child runs out the door, or like your child nods along to your feedback but doesn’t really hear you, this is for you.
8 Setbacks That Can Make a Child a Success (2023) gives parents permission to worry less about the many ways tweens and teens will experience hardship during the tween and teen years, and offers an easy three-step process parents can use to guide kids away from getting stuck in the muck of embarrassment, entitlement, or regret, and move them toward resilience and growth. If you have a child who is having a hard time believing in themself, making or keeping friends, following rules, being considerate to family, staying safe, or putting themselves out there, this one is for you.

Please Join Us for a Morning with Michelle Icard, Parenting Expert, Author, and Speaker

Porter-Gaud is honored to host Michelle Icard, parenting expert, author, and speaker, for an in-person lecture on Thursday, April 16, at 8:15 a.m. in Gwynette Auditorium.

Co-sponsored by PGPA and the Community Engagement and Wellness Office, the event will feature a presentation by Michelle, a Q&A session, and a book signing. Coffee and pastries will be available starting at 8 a.m., and the presentation will begin promptly at 8:15 a.m.

This event is free and open to anyone in the Porter-Gaud community. Please park in the Lower School parking lot and enter through the Lower School gate. We look forward to seeing you there!

Turning Your Child’s Setbacks into Success
Every child messes up, sometimes in ways that are just irritating, and sometimes in ways that could ruin their future. But what every adolescent setback has in common for our kids is the silver lining of a chance for character building and developing more grit—if we help them process their challenge well.

Based on her latest book, Eight Setbacks That Can Make a Child a Success, Michelle will offer specific and unexpected advice about what to say, what not to say, and what to do to help children in eight categories of tense situations. Parents and caregivers will leave with an unfussy, three-step plan for managing setbacks, and knowing what actions they and their child should each take responsibility for when faced with a problem.

With empathy, insight, and optimism, Michelle Icard’s research ensures that a child’s mistake or rebellion doesn’t become the headline of their childhood but instead becomes a launch pad to a better future.

Please RSVP by Friday, April 10, by completing the form below: