Dear Parents,

Happy Holidays! No matter how you plan to celebrate this unusual season, we wish you family, friends, and festivities!

Looking for ways to build meaningful connections with your child or teen?
Announcing Keys: for Parenting, a new tool for parents developed by educators Charlene Margot and Bev Hartman, co-founders of The Parent Venture.

Keys (app) puts parenting advice at your fingertips — literally, it's a keyboard! — with real-time suggestions for what to say (text) in those tough moments. Click here to join our Waitlist (product launch January 2021).

On Monday, December 7, we offer a special event with mental health expert Shashank Joshi, MD (Stanford Medicine), Amy Heneghan, MD (PAMF), and April Torres, MFT (SMUHSD), in Mental Health 101: When Should Parents Worry? This webinar is sponsored by Peninsula Health Care District (Online).

Due to high demand, Parent Forum #5 (English), How to Give Advice Your Child (Might) Listen To, is now waitlisted (Online, December 11). Parent-child relationship expert Dr. Eran Magen will return in 2021 with new Parent Forums.

On December 15, Sequoia Healthcare District hosts a Town Hall meeting featuring Aaron Nayfack, MD, a developmental/behavioral pediatrician, in Helping Kids Thrive During the Holidays and COVID-19. Parents and community members welcome! (Online)

Have you checked out our YouTube channel? With 11,500 views, our free Video Library has become a popular and trusted resource. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram to stay up-to-date on parenting news, issues, and events!

Recordings of recent events include A Healthy Approach to College Admissions and Explorar Programas de Transferencia y Colegios Comunitarios (Español).

As always, our videos are produced by Boys & Girls Club of the Peninsula (BGCP). Thank you, Jacob Crowell, and the Media Production team!

Warm regards,
Upcoming 2020 - 2021 Events
Live Events (Virtual)
Mental Health 101: When Should Parents Worry?
How can parents support the mental health of children and teens, especially during a pandemic? Join us for an important conversation with Dr. Shashank Joshi on mental health and suicide prevention. Open to families of K-12 students. 

Monday, December 7, 2020
5:00pm - 6:15pm PT
Live Event (Webinar)
Parent Forum #5 (English)
How to Give Advice Your Child (Might) Listen To
How can you give advice that your child or teen (might) listen to? Join Dr. Eran Magen for the final Parent Forum (English) of 2020. This event is now Waitlisted, but it will be video recorded.

Friday, December 11, 2020
12:00pm - 1:00pm PT
Live Event (Webinar)
Helping Kids Thrive During the Holidays and COVID-19: Town Hall
Join Dr. Aaron Nayfack, Sequoia Healthcare District Director and developmental/behavioral pediatrician, as he shares his expertise on helping kids thrive during the holidays and COVID-19. This Town Hall meeting is hosted by Sequoia Healthcare District.

Tuesday, December 15, 2020
6:00pm - 7:30pm PT
Live Event (Webinar)
Resources (Virtual)
Announcing KEYS: FOR PARENTING!
Keys: for Parenting puts the experience of its founders — two educators with 60+ years of experience — in your pocket. Field tested by teens and approved by parents, KEYS gives you the ability to connect with your kids through texting. As one teen told us, "I wish my parents had this when I was in high school!"
Just for Fun
Impress Cookie Lovers With These Simple Tricks
A world without cookies would be a sad world indeed, especially during the holidays! Some people say it doesn't matter what a cookie looks like, but others insist that it's the look that really counts. I want to try the "button" cookies!
Curious koala sneaks into Australian home and climbs Christmas tree
Picture a Christmas tree and you'll probably think of baubles, tinsel and lights, but one Australian woman came home to find an unusual adornment: A koala. According to the rescue team: "Tis the season to be jolly, Koalalalala Lalalala!"
In the News
The 25 Best Children’s Books of 2020
From Picture Books to Middle Grades and Young Adult, The New York Times offers the "25 Best Children's Books of 2020" featuring kids from diverse races, backgrounds, and cultures. Great gifts for kids - and parents! - of all ages.

— New York Times: Best of 2020
Pandemic Takes Toll On Children's Mental Health
Even before the coronavirus hit, mental health problems such as depression and anxiety were on the rise in children ages 6 to 17. Currently, there's little hard data about how the pandemic is affecting children's mental health, but the evidence is worrisome.

— NPR: The Coronavirus Crisis
Video Library
A Healthy Approach to College Admissions - Challenge Success
The college admission process can be a source of stress and anxiety for students and parents alike. In this video, Challenge Success, Stanford Graduate School of Education, presents "A Healthy Approach to College Admissions."
Explorar Programas de Transfercia y Colegios Comunitarios
Únase a nosotros para aprender más sobre el colegio comunitario y sus programas de transferencia. Presentado por Cleve Freeman, consejero y director del centro de transferencia de Foothill College.
Parenting Quotes
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, college planning, and more — that impact the health, safety, and well-being of children and teens.

Questions? Contact Charlene Margot, M.A., Founder and CEO, The Parent Education Series. For more resources, visit The Parent Venture, www.parentventure.org.

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