Dear Parents,
We hope you are enjoying the final weeks of
summer
!
As schools make plans for re-opening,
The Parent Education Series
will continue to provide parent and community education virtually through 2020.
Many thanks to
Anya Kamenetz
and
Dr. Alicia Blum-Ross
for last week's terrific conversation,
Better Digital Parenting: Research-based Strategies for Unprecedented Times
.
NEW video
posted online!
We're pleased to sponsor a back-to-school series with noted author
Ana Homayoun
.
See details below for
Setting Students Up for Success in a School Year of Uncertainty
(
Online, August 18
).
If you attended any of the Summer Series events, we hope you'll take a few minutes to complete a
brief online survey
:
As always, you are welcome to explore videos of past events in our
Video Library
on
YouTube
and
Vimeo
.
And for the latest in parenting news and events, join us on social media (
Instagram
and
Facebook
)
with new posts daily!
Recent videos feature presentations on
Better Digital Parenting
;
Exploring the Community College Transfer Programs
; and
Talking to Your Kids About Race
.
TPV will provide more high-quality parent education, while extending the reach of
The Parent Education Series
to a broader range of families and communities.
Wishing you all a happy and healthy summer!
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Charlene Margot, M.A.
Founder and CEO
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Back to School Series: Setting Students Up for Success in a School Year of Uncertainty
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Join noted author and educator
Ana Homayoun
as she discusses how to set students up for success - socially, emotionally, and academically - in the midst of a pandemic. Adapting to change is key!
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
12:00pm - 1:00pm PT
Online Event (Webinar)
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Miércoles 12 de agosto de 2020
10:00am - 11:00am PT
Evento en línea (seminario web)
Seminario Web ID: 842 1714 3401
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
10:00am - 11:00am PT
Online Event (Webinar)
Webinar ID: 842 1714 3401
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Español - Foro de Padres #4
Spanish - Parent Forum #4
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Community Events (Virtual)
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A Healthy Approach to College Admissions: An Interactive Webinar
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College admissions can be a source of stress and anxiety for students and parents alike. With the pandemic inserting more uncertainty,
Challenge Success
offers a live, interactive webinar hosted by
Dr. Denise Pope.
Thursday, August 6, 2020
5:00pm - 6:15pm PT
Online Event (Webinar)
Registration
:
$10
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Youth Rising Up: Can Gen Z Lead on Social Change?
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Five young adults share their perspectives on racial justice and advocacy in a virtual panel discussion moderated by
Julie Lythcott-Haims
, former Dean at Stanford University
. Sponsored by Embarcadero Media and Youth Community Service (YCS).
Thursday, August 6, 2020
7:00pm - 8:30pm PT
Online Event (Webinar)
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World's Largest Jello Pool - Can You Swim in Jello?
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Since
Mark Rober
, former NASA engineer, was a little kid, he always wondered what it would be like to swim in a pool of Jello. Turns out it's really difficult. He heated up gelatin in 55 gallon drums and then used gravity to pour the Jello into the pool. Pretty incredible!
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Fold 'N Fly - Paper Airplane Designs
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The perfect pandemic activity! Here's a
database of paper airplanes
with easy-to-follow folding instructions, video tutorials, and printable folding plans. Find the best paper airplanes that fly the furthest and stay aloft the longest.
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Parenting in Place: Helping Families Thrive in Challenging Times
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The Parent Education Series is proud to co-sponsor a group of national experts (authors, educators, neuroscientists) offering a special 9-week
Masterclass series
,
Parenting in Place
. Please join us for the final week! Registration fee applies; recordings of previous events available online.
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A Family Guide to Covid:
Questions & Answers for Parents, Grandparents, and Children
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In
A Family Guide to Covid
,
William Haseltine, PhD,
Harvard Medical School, answers questions about Covid-19 honestly, with equal measures of clarity and compassion.
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Study Spanish with Habla Más!
Presented by Upward Scholars
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Habla Más
, which means “speak more” in Spanish, provides non-Spanish speaking adults, youth, and children the opportunity to study Spanish with an Upward Scholars student trained as a Spanish coach.
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I Was a Screen–Time Expert. Then the Coronavirus Happened.
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Anya Kamenetz
, education correspondent for NPR, reflects on her pre-pandemic pronouncements about children’s technology use and offers new advice, like focus on feelings, not screens.
— The New York Times: Parenting
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What My Kids Learned When They Weren’t in School
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"After watching my daughters during these months at home, I am less worried about their missed classroom time. There are things they’ve learned since school was canceled that they couldn’t have learned any other way."
— The Atlantic: Family
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Better Digital Parenting:
Research-Based Strategies for Unprecedented Times
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In this no-shame, brass-tacks session,
Dr. Alicia Blum-Ross
(Parenting For A Digital Future) and
Anya Kamenetz
(The Art of Screen Time) offer tips to improve your screen practices in ways that fit your family's unique values.
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Talking to Your Kids About Race: A (Virtual) Conversation
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How should parents talk to their kids about race? In this video, we bring together a distinguished panel of experts --
Julie Lythcott-Haims, Donald Grant, Eric Abrams, Kareem Graham
--
to offer insights into an often difficult, fraught subject - race in America.
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"Love is a creative act. When you love someone, you create a new world for them. My mother did that for me, and with the things I learned, I came back and created a new understanding for her."
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— Trevor Noah, South African comedian, writer, actor, political commentator, host of The Daily Show
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The Parent Education Series
is an award-winning program that provides high-quality education to parents, students, teachers, clinicians, and community members.
Since 2006, our organization has reached over
80,000 attendees
on critical issues — mental health, substance use, social media, and more — that impact the health, safety, and well-being of children and teens. Videos of events are available in our Video Library (
YouTube
and
Vimeo
channels).
Questions? Contact
Charlene Margot
, M.A., Founder and CEO, The Parent Education Series. For more information, visit
The Parent Venture
website,
parentventure.org
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