Dear Parents,

Welcome back to school! Hope you enjoyed a relaxing and fun-filled summer.

We're honored to kick off the 2019-2020 season with a presentation by Terri Givens, PhD, higher education expert, Making the Transition to College: An Insider's Guide to the Higher Education Experience ( M-A PAC, 9/19).

On September 26, we offer a premier screening of LIKE, an IndieFlix Original production that explores the impact of social media on our lives ( Woodside PAC , 9/26). Don't miss this powerful new documentary!

Back by popular demand, Maria Furtado , Executive Director of Colleges that Change Lives , offers a lively discussion on The Good,The Bad, and The OMG of College Admission ( Sequoia, 10/17 ).

On October 24, SMCOE, Sequoia Healthcare District, and SUHSD welcome Charlie Appelstein in No Such Thing as a Bad Kid: Using a Positive, Strength-Based Approach for Effective Parenting (M-A PAC, 10/24). Details coming soon!

For the latest in parenting resources and events, follow us on  Instagram and Facebook, and check out videos of our events on YouTube and Vimeo .

We hope you'll join us, and look forward to seeing you this fall!

Best ,



Charlene Margot, M.A.
Founder and Director
UPCOMING 2019-2020 EVENTS
Menlo-Atherton High School
Dr. Terri Givens, Higher Education Leader
Making the Transition to College:
An Insider's Guide to the Higher Education Experience
Join Terri Givens, PhD, higher education expert, founder and CEO of The Center for Higher Education Leadership, for an insider's view of the college experience.

Thursday, September 19, 2019
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Menlo-Atherton High School
M-A Performing Arts Center (PAC)
555 Middlefield Road, Atherton
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 workshop with legal and practical information regarding the sharing of sensitive 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
Woodside High School
LIKE - IndieFlix Original Documentary Production
Join us for a premier screening of LIKE , the new IndieFlix Original documentary by the filmmakers of ANGST: Raising Awareness Around Anxiety. LIKE explores the impact of social media on our lives. 

Thursday, September 26, 2019
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Woodside High School
Performing Arts Center (PAC)
199 Churchill Avenue, Woodside
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 lively, 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
In the News
Parents, Sometimes You're The Problem When It Comes To Tech Use
Most of us feel like we're failing, at least at times, to manage the competing bids for attention that come from work, kids, partners and from our digital devices. But let's stop using the phone as a pacifier — for you or your kid.

— NPR: Life Kit, Anya Kamenetz
Resources
Stanford Medicine
Marijuana Awareness and Prevention Toolkit
NEW! The Marijuana Awareness and Prevention Toolkit is an evidence-informed resource created by educators, parents, and researchers aimed at preventing middle and high school students’ use of marijuana/cannabis.
The Reading Room
One of the best parenting books we've read in 25 years! Authors coming to M-A in January 2020.
The Self-Driven Child
Dr. Bill Stixrud and Ned Johnson
"Stixrud and Johnson theorize that a sense of control is the 'antidote to stress,' touching on common stressors for American kids, such as social media, demanding homework, and lack of sleep . .

The authors make a highly persuasive case for how parents can help their children segue from feeling stressed and powerless to feeling loved, trusted, and supported."

- Publishers Weekly
Community Events
Challenge Success - 16th Annual Parent Education Evening
Kids Under Pressure and What We Can Do About It
Join Challenge Success co-founders Dr. Madeline Levine, Dr. Denise Pope, and keynote speaker Dr. Lisa Damour to learn how families and schools can support kids to lead balanced and fulfilling lives.

Friday, September 27, 2019
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Stanford University
Memorial Auditorium
551 Serra Mall, Stanford
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Parenting Quotes
Photo Credit: Jack Mitchell/Getty Images
Toni Morrison explained that it’s interesting to watch what happens when a child walks into a room.

She asked, "Does your face light up?" Her advice was simple, but paradigm-shifting for me. She said:

"Let your face speak what’s in your heart. When they walk in the room my face says I’m glad to see them. It’s just as small as that, you see?"
- Dr. Brené Brown, What Toni Morrison Taught Me About Parenting
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Since 2006, our organization has reached over 50,000 attendees on critical issues - mental health, substance use, social media, and more - that impact the health and well-being of youth.

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