Changing Perspectives: Understanding Inclusion, Ableism, and Neurodiversity

Wednesday! In this workshop, nationally recognized educator Sam Drazin offers strategies to help parents, caregivers, and educators create more equitable, empathetic, and inclusive communities. 

Tuesday, October 3, 2023

5:30pm – 6:30pm PT

Online Event (Live)

Take Back the Game: How Money and Mania Are Ruining Kids’ Sports, and Why It Matters

This week! What happened to kids' sports? Journalist and coach Linda Flanagan will discuss her new book, Take Back the Game: Why Money and Mania are Ruining Kids’ Sports, and Why It Matters. 

Wednesday, October 4, 2023

5:30pm – 6:30pm PT

Online Event (Live)

Fostering Youth Mental Health: Building Hope and Resilience in Uncertain Times

Thursday! David B. Feldman, PhD, Professor of Counseling Psychology, Santa Clara University, will discuss youth coping strategies in this special mental health event sponsored by Caminar.

Thursday, October 5, 2023

5:30pm – 6:30pm PT

Online Event (Live)

Brain Trauma, Concussion, and CTE: What Should Families Know?

Sequoia Healthcare District offers a Community Forum on brain trauma, concussion, and CTE in youth with neuroscientist Samantha Bureau, PhD, Concussion Legacy Foundation.

Tuesday, October 10, 2023

5:30pm – 6:30pm PT

Online Event (Live)

Work, Parent, Thrive: Rethinking Rest

NEW! How do we find rest in our busy, daily lives? Join authors Yael Schonbrun, PhD, and Alex Soojung-Kim Pang, PhD, for a conversation on work, rest, and parenting.

Thursday, October 12, 2023

5:30pm – 6:30pm PT

Online Event (Live)

Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic -- And What We Can Do About It

NEW! In Never Enough, award-winning author and journalist Jennifer Breheny Wallace investigates the deep roots of toxic achievement culture and finds out what we must do to fight back.

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

5:30pm – 6:30pm PT

Online Event (Live)

Youth Mental Health: Prevention Strategies, Resources, and Support

NEW! Nationally recognized mental health experts Dr. Steve Adelsheim and Dr. Shashank Joshi, Stanford Medicine Children's Health, will offer prevention strategies, tools, and resources to support the mental health of children and teens.

Thursday, October 19, 2023

5:30pm – 6:30pm PT

Online Event (Live)

Creating Connection and Bridging Divides in our Community: Professor Geoff Cohen and MPCSD Superintendent Kristen Gracia in Conversation

Join Stanford Professor Geoffrey Cohen as he discusses highlights from his book, Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides. This is an in-person event. Free.

Tuesday, October 3, 2023

7:00pm PT

Hillview PAC (1100 Elder Avenue), Menlo Park

The Sleep-Deprived Teen: Why Our Teenagers Are So Tired, and How Parents and Schools Can Help Them Thrive

In her new book, science journalist Lisa L. Lewis underscores why sleep is so vital for adolescent well-being, and offers detailed, actionable tools for bringing about change.

Raising Teens Is Hard. Lisa Damour Has Some Answers.

“Mental health is not about feeling good,” writes psychologist Dr. Lisa Damour in The Emotional Lives of Teenagers. “Instead, it’s about having the right feelings at the right time and being able to manage those feelings effectively.”

— The New York Times: Mind

Central Park - Fall Foliage

Hello, October! The mornings are crisp and the leaves are changing to beautiful shades of red and orange. Watch this calming video of fall foliage in New York City's Central Park.

How to Support Your Upset Child or Teen - Parent Forum #25 (English)

Learn how you can support your upset child, especially during moments of emotional intensity (e.g., anger, fear, frustration). Eran Magen, PhD, is a population health psychologist, founder of Parenting for Humans.