Help Your Elementary School Child Flourish: Learn How Food, Infections, & Stress Can Affect Your Child’s Well-being.

WELLESLEY, Mass., February 7th– The Wellesley Cancer Prevention Project invites the public to a forum at the Wellesley Free Library’s Wakelin Room, Tuesday, February 7th, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. This free event, co-sponsored by the Wellesley Free Library, is open to the public and includes informational resources. Coffee and dessert will be served. 

Ashley Bade, RD, LDN, CNSD, a pediatric dietician at Newton Wellesley Hospital, will speak about how to develop a healthy eater. Ashley Bade specializes in many health-related areas including weight management, eating disorders, feeding behaviors and non-diet approach to life-long healthy eating. 

Following Ashley Bade’s presentation, Dr. Martha Herbert will speak about developmental challenges and opportunities for the school-age child.

Dr. Herbert is a renowned pediatric neurologist and researcher, who is affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital as well as Harvard Medical School and directs the TRANSCEND Research Program, which uses brain imaging and a whole body approach to study autism spectrum disorders and other developmental conditions.  

During the elementary school years, the child's brain is learning to tackle increasingly complex challenges.  Dr. Martha Herbert will cover optimal function, how to detect signs of problems across the dimensions of your child’s life, and how to improve the environment so your child can be resilient and flourish.

The Wellesley Cancer Prevention Project (WCPP) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan group that studies the relationship between cancer and the environment with the goal of reducing health risk factors for residents of Wellesley and surrounding