⛄ Hello, December! Fentanyl Education; Become Your Child's Favorite Conversation Partner

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

Hello, December! Happy Holidays! In this busy holiday season, we wish you and your family time to enjoy the small moments and BIG JOY.

Thank you to everyone who supported The Parent Venture on #GivingTuesday! As a 100% donor-funded organization, we are grateful for your gift of any size.

Join us for two upcoming events on substance use and family communication:

1) Kelsey Moon, ASAT Program Director, ACS, will discuss What Should You Know? Fentanyl Education and Harm Reduction Strategies. San Mateo County Deputy Superintendent Marco Chávez will join us for an introduction (December 5).

2) In this month's Parent Forum (English), Eran Magen, PhD, founder, Parenting for Humans, presents How to Become Your Child's Favorite Conversation Partner (December 15). Perfect for the holiday break!

Miss a live event? Visit our Video Library (YouTube), a free resource with recordings of 265+ Parent Ed Series events. Click here to subscribe, view, or share a video.

Recent recordings include:

How to Talk With Your Child About Gender and Sexuality (Anthony Ross, AMFT)
MY BODY TO LOVE: Dee's Story (Preeti Mankar Deb, Natasha Singh)
Short Film: Dee's Story (password: bodylove; expires: 12/13)
What Happened to You? A Conversation on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing (Dr. Bruce Perry) - Available by link through December 9
Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture (Virginia Sole-Smith)

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With gratitude,

Charlene Margot

Co-Founder and CEO

The Parent Venture

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Upcoming 2023 - 2024 Events

What Should You Know? Fentanyl Education and Harm Reduction Strategies

What should parents/caregivers know about fentanyl? Kelsey Moon is the ASAT (Adolescent Substance Addiction Treatment) program director at Adolescent Counseling Services (ACS).

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

5:30pm – 6:30pm PT

Virtual Event (Live)

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Parent Forum #28 (English) - How to Become Your Child's Favorite Conversation Partner

We all want closer In this special Parent Forum (English), Eran Magen, PhD, offers tips on how to approach conversations with your child.

Friday, December 15, 2023

12:00pm – 1:00pm PT

Virtual Event (Live)

Community Events

Open House Tours - allcove™ San Mateo

Peninsula Health Care District is thrilled to invite you to the Community Tour / Open House event for its new youth drop-in center, allcove™ San Mateo.

December 4 - 8, 2023

3:00pm – 6:00pm PT

2600 S. El Camino Real, San Mateo

Children's Health Council (CHC) - Voices of Compassion Podcast

CHC Voices of Compassion is a weekly podcast produced by Children’s Health Council (CHC) with insights, inspiration and creative conversations about mental health, education and parenting.

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In the News

What teens think parents should know about phones

Few topics of discussion between kids and parents are as fraught as cell phone use. What works? What doesn't? Perhaps the best advice is from those who truly understand: teens (gift article).

— The Washington Post: Parenting

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Adorable Baby Seal Shows Off Its Surfing Skills

Sammy the baby seal pup meets up with surfers in San Diego every morning to catch some waves together! #CNN

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Video Library

How to Talk With Your Child About Gender and Sexuality

How can we build safe and accepting communities for LGBTQ+ youth? In this video, Anthony Ross, AMFT, psychotherapist and health educator, suggests ways to talk with your child about gender and sexuality.

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