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Happy Halloween! We wish you a spooky, scary, spectacular holiday filled with more treats than tricks! (watch out for black cats, witches, ghosts, and goblins)  


Wednesday! What should parents and the community know about today's cannabis? Jason R. Kilmer, PhD, cannabis prevention expert, presents Cannabis: The Role of Parents and Community in Prevention (November 2, Online). 


How can kids form friendships in the digital age? On Thursday, we welcome Devorah Heitner, PhD, kids' media expert and author of Screenwise, for Friends vs Followers: Friendship Dynamics in the Age of Social Media (November 3, Online). 


Special event! David Feldman, PhD, Counseling Psychology Professor, Santa Clara University, is a leading expert on hope and trauma. Please join us for Grounded Hope: Why Hope is Important in Times of Stress and Loss (November 10, Online). 


NEW! College admission is a barrel of laughs, right? Join experts Gabrielle McColgan, Michael Elgarico, and Patrick Wilson for an inside-track chat about the college admission process, What's So Funny About College Admission? (November 17, Online). 


NEW! How can parents help their teens and tweens get more sleep? Join Lisa L. Lewis, MS, author of The Sleep-Deprived Teen, for Why Teen and Tween Sleep Matters, and How Parents and Schools Can Help (November 30, Online). 


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Charlene Margot

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Upcoming 2022 - 2023 Events

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Cannabis: The Role of Parents and Community in Prevention 


Wednesday! Jason R. Kilmer, PhD, a national expert in cannabis prevention and intervention, will bust myths, address your questions, and look at the recent science related to cannabis use.  


Wednesday, November 2, 2022

5:30pm – 6:30pm PT

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Friends vs Followers: Friendship Dynamics in the Age of Social Media


Thursday! How can we help kids find real friendships in the age of digital/social media? Join Devorah Heitner, PhD, author of Screenwise, to learn more. 


Thursday, November 3, 2022

5:30pm – 6:30pm PT

Online Event (Live)

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Grounded Hope: Why Hope Is Important in Times of Stress and Loss


NEW! How can we create a culture of hope in the face of stress, trauma, or setbacks? David B. Feldman, PhD, professor at Santa Clara University, is one of the nation's leading experts on hope.


Thursday, November 10, 2022

5:30pm – 6:30pm PT

Online Event (Live)

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What’s So Funny About College Admission?


NEW! Join experts Gabrielle McColgan, Michael Elgarico, and Patrick Wilson for some inside-track advice on the college admission process.


Thursday, November 17, 2022

5:30pm – 6:45pm PT

Online Event (Live)

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Why Teen and Tween Sleep Matters, and How Parents and Schools Can Help


NEW! In her new book, The Sleep-Deprived Teen, author Lisa L. Lewis, MS, synthesizes the research to provide parents of teens and tweens with actionable information and strategies.


Wednesday, November 30, 2022

5:30pm – 6:30pm PT

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Five Reasons Why Humans Need Halloween


We need holidays like Halloween and Dia de los Muertos because they ritualize our fears, mainly of death. β€œHalloween rituals turn horror into play, death into levity, gore into laughter,” says UC Berkeley psychologist Dacher Keltner, PhD.


β€” Greater Good Science Center

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West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta


The Giant Pumpkin Regatta is back! Hard to believe that giant pumpkins can not only float, but be raced by creatively-dressed humans for fun and prizes. Large rarely equals fast, and these hollowed hulks are extremely prone to capsizing! 

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Fentanyl: What Parents and Caregivers Need to Know


In this video, Stacey Wisniewski, Prevention Solutions, Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, helps caregivers understand the risks of intentional and unintentional fentanyl use among adolescents.

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