Jessica Lahey

Jessica Lahey is a teacher, writer, and mother who writes about education, parenting, and child welfare for major publications including The Atlantic, The New York Times, and The Washington Post. She is the author of the New York Times bestselling book, The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed, and The Addiction Inoculation: Raising Healthy Kids in a Culture of Dependence. Lahey has over twenty years of teaching experience and has also worked in adolescent drug and alcohol rehabilitation.