UW professor and parenting expert Laura Kastner will speak at 7 p.m., Oct. 10, at Mercer Island High School. The event is free for Mercer Island and St. Monica PTA members or $5 at the door.

Kastner will discuss how to help students at any level gain what she calls “the executive advantage,” by learning skills for coping, organization and ensuring brain fitness. For more, email mariakaplan@gmail.com.