Dear Parents,

Fall is in the air! We look forward to October, pumpkins, and Halloween.

On October 17, Maria Furtado , Executive Director of Colleges that Change Lives , offers a warm, witty and insightful discussion on The Good,The Bad, and The OMG of College Admission ( Sequoia, October 17).

Mark your calendars!

Join us for two San Mateo County-wide parent and community education events featuring youth care expert Charlie Appelstein in No Such Thing as a Bad Kid: Using a Positive, Strength-Based Approach for Effective Parenting:

1) Mills High School, Mills Theater , Millbrae
Wednesday, October 23, 2019

2) Menlo-Atherton High School, M-A Performing Arts Center, Atherton
Thursday, October 24, 2019

Concerned about about your teen and social media? On November 7, Skadden presents a timely workshop, Know Your Rights, Know the Law: Sex, Bulling, and Social Media ( M-A PAC ). Parents and students welcome!

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Hope to see you this fall!



Charlene Margot, M.A.
Founder and CEO
Upcoming 2019-2020 Events
Sequoia High School
The Good, The Bad, and The OMG of College Admission
Maria Furtado, Executive Director of Colleges That Change Lives (CTCL) , offers a witty and insightful discussion about the college admission process.  

Thursday, October 17, 2019
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Sequoia High School
Carrington Hall
1201 Brewster Avenue, Redwood City
Menlo-Atherton High School
Know Your Rights, Know the Law: Sex, Bullying, and Social Media
Skadden offers Know Your Rights, Know the Law: Sex, Bullying, and Social Media, a free workshop for parents and teens with practical and legal information about sharing information on social media.

Thursday, November 7, 2019
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Menlo-Atherton High School
M-A Performing Arts Center (PAC)
555 Middlefield Road, Atherton
San Mateo County
Charlie Appelstein, MSW
No Such Thing as a Bad Kid:
Using a Positive, Strength-Based Approach for Effective Parenting
Join us for two San Mateo County-wide parent and community education events featuring Charlie Appelstein, MSW , prominent youth care expert, based on his book, No Such Thing as a Bad Kid.

Wednesday, October 23, 2019
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Mills High School
Mills Theater
400 Murchison Drive, Millbrae
Charlie Appelstein, MSW
No Such Thing as a Bad Kid:
Using a Positive, Strength-Based Approach for Effective Parenting
Thursday, October 24, 2019
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Menlo-Atherton High School
M-A Performing Arts Center (PAC)
555 Middlefield Road, Atherton
In the News
The truth about college admissions — from college admissions deans
“We enjoy ADMITTING students. I am not a Dean of Denial and there is no Denial Committee. I am a Dean of Admission and lead an ADMISSION Committee. We look for reasons to admit students, as opposed to reasons to deny them.”

Kent Rinehart, Dean of Admission, Marist College

— The Washington Post: Answer Sheet
Community Events
Youth Community Service (YCS)
Youth Community Service (YCS) hosts "Strengthening Families" with Search Institute, a three-hour training on their  Developmental Relationships Framework. Open to the community!

Saturday, November 2, 2019
9:30am - 10:00am - Resource Tables
10:00am - 1:00pm - Workshop
Greene Middle School
Multi-Purpose Room
750 N California Avenue, Palo Alto
The Reading Room
24/6 The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week
In 24/6, Tiffany Shlain explores how turning off screens one day a week can work wonders on your brain, body, and soul.

Internet pioneer and renowned filmmaker Tiffany Shlain takes us on a provocative and entertaining journey through time and technology, introducing a strategy for living in our 24/7 world: turning off all screens for twenty-four hours each week. 
Parenting Quotes
“There are few situations in life which are more difficult to cope with than an adolescent son or daughter during the attempt to liberate themselves. Raising teenagers is not for the fragile, and that’s true even when everything is going just as it should."
Dr. Lisa Damour , Clinical Psychologist, Author of "Under Pressure," Mother of Two
Mission
The Parent Education Series provides professional, high-quality education to parents, students, educators, and community members in Silicon Valley.

Since 2006, our organization has reached over 50,000 attendees on critical issues — mental health, substance misuse, social media, and more — that impact the health and well-being of children and teens.

Questions? Contact Charlene Margot , M.A., Founder and Director, The Parent Education Series.
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