Dear Parents and Caregivers,
Many of our children suffered a loss during the pandemic. Jaymie Byron, MFT, Community Outreach Director, KARA, presents Grief and Loss in Children and Teens: What It Looks Like and How to Help (November 30, Online).
How can we help our kids find balance in the age of indulgence? We welcome Anna Lembke, MD, Stanford psychiatrist, in discussion of her new book, Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence (December 1, Online).
NEW! The oldest cultures in the world mastered the art of raising happy, well-adjusted children. What can we learn from them? Bestselling authors Michaeleen Doucleff and Ned Johnson join us for Hunt, Gather, Parent (December 8, Online).
On December 10, Eran Magen, PhD, founder of Parenting for Humans, returns for a Parent Forum (English), How to Be Your Child's Favorite Conversation Partner (Online). The Parent Forums are an initiative of the Sequoia Healthcare District.
Holiday traditions (candles, trees, cooking) can increase the risk of home fire. Sequoia Healthcare District hosts Fire Marshal Gareth Harris for a Town Hall, Fire Safety for Your Home: A Disaster Prep Town Hall Meeting (December 14, Online).
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New video recordings include Raising Kids Who Are Kind and Brave and MYTHBUSTERS: The Truth About the California Public Higher Education System.
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Wishing you a wonderful week with family and loved ones,
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Charlene Margot, MA
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Upcoming 2021 - 2022 Events |
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Grief and Loss in Children and Teens: What It Looks Like and How to Help |
How do you support a child or teen who is grieving? Jaymie Byron, MFT, KARA, will share what grief and mourning can look like for kids of different ages.
Tuesday, November 30, 2021
5:30pm – 6:30pm PST
Live Event (Webinar)
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Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence |
How can we help our kids find balance? In Dopamine Nation, Anna Lembke, MD, Stanford psychiatrist and bestselling author, explores why the relentless pursuit of pleasure leads to pain.
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
12:00pm – 1:00pm PST
Live Event (Webinar)
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Hunt, Gather, Parent: A Conversation with Michaeleen Doucleff & Ned Johnson |
National bestselling authors Michaeleen Doucleff (Hunt, Gather, Parent) and Ned Johnson (What Do You Say?) discuss how parents can raise happy, helpful, and well-adjusted children.
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
5:30pm – 6:30pm PST
Live Event (Webinar)
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Parent Forum #11 (English) - How to Be Your Child's Favorite Conversation Partner |
How can you become your child's favorite conversation partner? Whether it is spending more time together or sharing the events of the day, we all want meaningful conversations with our kids.
Friday, December 10, 2021
12:00pm – 1:00pm PST
Live Event (Meeting)
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Healthy Schools Initiative (HSI)
Fall 2021 Newsletter
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The Sequoia Healthcare District presents its Healthy Schools Initiative (HSI) Fall 2021 Newsletter, with an introduction from Dr. Karen Li, Director of School Health.
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Fire Safety for Your Home: A Disaster Prep Town Hall Meeting |
Holiday traditions can increase the risk of home fire. The Sequoia Healthcare District welcomes Fire Marshall Gareth Harris for a timely Town Hall meeting on fire safety tips for the holidays.
Tuesday, December 14, 2021
6:00pm – 7:00pm PST
Live Event (Meeting)
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How to Help Gratitude Grow in Your Kids |
How does gratitude develop? Children’s early emotional awareness and perspective-taking ability may underpin their later development of gratitude.
— Greater Good Science Center (GGSC)
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Two Owls in a Staring Contest |
Who will blink first? Two owls get into a staring contest and ... well, you just have to watch! This skill could come in handy for family gatherings. |
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