Family Action Network welcomes Michelle Icard and Heidi Stevens Tuesday, October 10 at 7pm Gorton Center, 400 E Illinois Rd, Lake Forest Free event, no registration required Book giveaway while supplies last Every child messes up, sometimes in ways that seem sure to wreck their futures. These are tough moments for parents and child alike, often complicated by the fear that the misstep is also an indictment of our parenting. But what each of these “fails” has in common for our kids is the precious silver lining of a chance for character building and development more grit. In her new book, parenting expert and author Michelle Icard shares a playbook for parents everywhere – advice about what to say, what not to say, and what to do to help children in eight categories of tense situations. Icard is also the author of “Middle School Makeover” and “Fourteen Talks by Age Fourteen”. She will be interviewed by Heidi Stevens, Director of External Affairs for the University of Chicago’s TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health, and former journalist at the Chicago Tribune, where she wrote a daily column called. “Balancing Act.” She maintains a weekly nationally syndicated column.