Dear Parents and Caregivers, 

Happy Women's History Month! In March, we honor and celebrate the vital role of women in American history. This year's theme is “Women Who Advocate for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion." 🧕 #WomensHistoryMonth

Join us this week for special events on belonging, race, and inclusion:

• How can we foster a sense of belonging in our children? Geoffrey Cohen, PhD, Psychology Professor, Stanford University, presents Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides (March 6).

• Talking with our kids about race can be hard. Join mental health expert Donald E. Grant, Jr., PsyD, Executive Director, Mindful Training Solutions, LLC, for How to Talk With Your Kids About Race and Inclusion (March 7).

• We welcome Grace Hawthorne, MFA, MBA, author, artist, and adjunct professor at the Stanford d.school, for Make Possibilities Happen: How to Transform Ideas Into Reality (March 8).

NEW! What makes modern puberty different? Cara Natterson, MD, and Vanessa Kroll Bennett, bestselling authors of This Is So Awkward, join us for Making It Less Awkward: Navigating the Tween and Teen Years (March 12).

NEW! Why is agency critical for children's mental health? Bill Stixrud, PhD, and Ned Johnson, co-authors of The Self-Driven Child, present Why a Sense of Control is Key to Mental Health, and How to Foster It in Kids (March 14).

NEW! How can we support introverts in a noisy world? Heidi Kasevich, PhD, founding director of Kase Leadership Method, presents The Power of Quiet: Rescuing Solitude in a Distracted, Extroverted World (March 21).

NEW! The second event in the all-new Neurodiversity Speaker Series features Sam Drazin, Executive Director, Changing Perspectives, for Changing Perspectives: Understanding Inclusion, Ableism, and Neurodiversity (March 26).

Mark your calendars! On March 27, we welcome Bonnie Halpern-Felsher, PhD, founder of REACH Lab, Stanford Medicine, for Safety First and Mental Health: Empowering Teens to Prevent and Reduce Drug Use.

If you missed a live event, the Video Library (YouTube) is here for you! To sign up for The Parent Venture newsletter with info about upcoming events, click here.

Recent video recordings include:

• What Should You Know? Human Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (Pamela Estes, Esq.)
• Born to Be Wild: Managing High Risk Behavior in Teens (Jess Shatkin, MD)
• A Strength-Based Approach to Learner Variability and Neurodiversity (Barbara Pape, MEd)

Warm wishes,

"Thank you so much for providing these enrichment events. We, as parents, need to be educated to be able to create a more respectful, kind and conscious society.”

– Parent, Stanford Autism Center, Parent Advisory Board

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