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Dear Parents and Caregivers,
And just like that, it's the end of August! We hope the new school year is off to a good start for you and your kids. September is just around the corner...
NEW! We kick off the season with two local experts, author and educator Kate Browne, MA, and Bruce Smith, longtime swim coach, in Beginnings and Beyond: Helping Kids Thrive in School and Sports (September 12).
How can your kids turn challenges into success? Join Michelle Icard, author of the new book, 8 Setbacks That Can Make a Child a Success: What to Do and What to Say to Turn “Failures" into Character-Building Moments (September 14).
The Parent Forums are back! Eran Magen, PhD, presents How to Support Your Upset Child or Teen (English) (September 15), and Edwin Fernandez, LCSW, offers Preparando a tu estudiante para el regreso a clases (español) (September 18).
On September 20, Ana Homayoun, Silicon Valley author, speaker, and academic advisor, will discuss her new book, Erasing the Finish Line: The New Blueprint for Success Beyond Grades and College Admission. Don't miss it!
How can we help kids navigate today's very public digital world? Devorah Heitner, PhD, author and digital media expert, highlights her upcoming book, Growing Up in Public: Coming of Age in a Digital World (September 21).
NEW! Well-rested students are happier and healthier and do better in school. Lisa L. Lewis, MS, author of The Sleep Deprived Teen, presents Sleep and Well-Being: Sleep-Friendly Changes to Help Teens Thrive (September 27).
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Beginnings and Beyond: Helping Kids Thrive in School and Sports
NEW! How can teachers and coaches help kids feel a sense of belonging? Join educator Kate Browne, MA, and Bruce Smith, longtime swim coach, for an "inside look" into how we can help kids thrive in school and sports (including PE).
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
4:00pm – 5:00pm PT
Online Event (Live)
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8 Setbacks That Can Make a Child a Success
Michelle Icard offers an invaluable playbook for parents everywhere, ensuring that a child’s mistakes don’t become the headline of their childhood--but instead a launch pad to a better future.
Thursday, September 14, 2023
5:30pm – 6:30pm PT
Online Event (Live)
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Erasing the Finish Line: The New Blueprint for Student Success Beyond Grades and College Admission
Ana Homayoun has written the book we desperately need. Erasing the Finish Line highlights the essential skills students need to move beyond a prescribed path and truly thrive in school and life.
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
5:30pm – 6:30pm PT
Online Event (Live)
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Growing Up in Public: Coming of Age in a Digital World
In her new book, Growing Up in Public, media expert Dr. Devorah Heitner shows parents how to help tweens and teens navigate boundaries, identity, privacy, and reputation in their digital world.
Thursday, September 21, 2023
5:30pm – 6:30pm PT
Online Event (Live)
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Sleep and Well-Being: Sleep-Friendly Changes to Help Teens Thrive
NEW! Well-rested teens are happier and healthier and do better in school. In The Sleep-Deprived Teen, author Lisa L. Lewis provides parents with the roadmap to more sleep for their teens – and perhaps even for themselves.
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
6:00pm – 7:00pm PT
Online Event (Live)
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Parent Forum #25 (English) - How to Support Your Upset Child or Teen
How can you soothe your upset child or teen? Join Eran Magen, PhD, communication expert and founder of Parenting for Humans, for a new Parent Forum (English).
Friday, September 15, 2023
12:00pm – 1:00pm PT
Online Event (Live)
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Foro de padres #29 (español) - Preparando a tu estudiante para el regreso a clases
¡NUEVO! Únase a Edwin Fernandez, LCSW, One Life Counseling Center, para una conversación sobre el regreso a clases (en español).
Lunes, 18 de septiembre de 2023
5:30pm – 6:30pm PT
Evento en linea (en vivo)
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Spark WONDER this School Year
It's that time again: the start of a new school year. What would it take to make this one the best year yet? Join authors Gregg Behr and Ryan Rydzewski to find out how we might spark more curiosity, wonder, and joy. Free!
Tuesday, August 29, 2023
5:00pm PT / 8:00pm ET
Online Event (Live)
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Rainbow Kids - A Webinar on Gender, Love & Family
Parents, caregivers, and educators of young children are invited to join a free 90-minute webinar on why and how to talk with young children about diversity as it relates to gender, families and love.
Thursday, September 7, 2023
7:00pm - 8:30pm PT
Online Event (Live)
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What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
We are honored to to host Dr. Perry! Co-authors Oprah Winfrey and renowned brain and trauma expert Bruce Perry, MD, PhD, offer a groundbreaking shift from asking “What’s wrong with you?” to “What happened to you?”
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8 Setbacks That Can Make a Child a Success
In her new book, 8 Setbacks That Can Make a Child a Success, author Michelle Icard offers specific and invaluable advice about what to say, what not to say, and what to do to help children in eight categories of tense situations.
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3 Ways Teachers Can Instill Belonging in Students
The most important factor driving success in school and beyond isn’t IQ, grit, or any other skill. It’s something outside of students: The presence of a teacher or mentor who convinces them that they belong and can succeed. (Geoffrey Cohen)
— TIME Magazine: Ideas l Psychology
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Hummingbird Pool Party!
Hope the new school year is going swimmingly! A record 30 hummingbirds bathe together during this morning’s wash at Gottlieb Native Garden, Beverly Hills, CA (www.thegottliebnativegarden.com).
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How - and Why - to Talk to Kids About Climate Change
Anya Kamenetz is an author and former educational correspondent for NPR. Our kids are experiencing the changing climate, and they need a caring, reassuring dialogue to help them find their way to hope and positive action.
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