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Dear Parents and Caregivers,


Happy Lunar New Year! Also known as the Spring Festival, this holiday is celebrated in many Asian cultures with family reunions, feasts, and traditional customs. 2025 is the Year of the Snake in the Chinese zodiac. 


🐍 Join us this week for special events on college scholarships and eating disorders:


  • Mario De Anda, Director, Scholarships, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, and Alice Kleeman, M-A College Advisor (Retired), offer Free Money for College? Facts and Myths About Scholarships and Grants (January 28).


  • Kelly Bhatnagar, PhD, FAED, international expert on eating disorders and disordered eating, joins us for Understanding Eating Disorders: What Parents/Caregivers Need to Know (January 31).


πŸ—“οΈ Mark your calendars for these great events coming up in February!


  • The first Parent Forum (English) of 2025 features Eran Magen, PhD, Founder of Parenting for Humans, in How to Give Advice Your Child (Might) Listen To (February 7).


  • NEW! Amy Love, AI advisor and author of "Raising Entrepreneurs: Preparing Kids for Success in the Age of AI," presents The Spark of Tomorrow: Parenting in the Age of AI (February 12).


  • George Anders, author, speaker, and award-winning journalist, will present You Can Do Anything: The Surprising Power of a β€œUseless” Liberal Arts Education (February 25).


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Upcoming 2024 - 2025 Events

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Free Money for College? Facts and Myths About Scholarships and Grants 


Mario De Anda, Director, Scholarships, Silicon Valley Community Foundation & Alice Kleeman, College Advisor


Tuesday, January 28, 2025

5:30pm – 6:30pm PT

Virtual Event (Live)

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Understanding Eating Disorders: What Parents/Caregivers Need to Know


Kelly Bhatnagar, PhD, FAED, Clinical Psychologist, Eating Disorders Expert


Friday, January 31, 2025

12:00pm – 1:00pm PT

Virtual Event (Live)

The Spark of Tomorrow: Parenting in the Age of AI


Amy Love, Author of Raising Entrepreneurs: Preparing Kids for Success in the Age of AI


Wednesday, February 12, 2025

5:30pm – 6:30pm PT

Virtual Event (Live)

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You Can Do Anything: The Surprising Power of a "Useless" Liberal Arts Education


George Anders, Journalist, Speaker, Author of You Can Do Anything 


Tuesday, February 25, 2025

6:00pm – 7:00pm PT

Virtual Event (Live)

The Parent Forum

Parent Forum #37 (English) - How to Give Advice Your Children (Might) Listen To


Eran Magen, PhD, Founder, Parenting for Humans


Friday, February 7, 2025

12:00pm – 1:00pm PT

Virtual Event (Live)

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Community Resources

Lunar New Year 2025 Coloring Page


January 29 is the beginning of the Year of the Snake. To celebrate, We Are Teachers created this fun Lunar New Year coloring page! To get your copy, click on the button below.


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Girl Scout Cookie Season is here!


Girl Scout Cookies are more than delicious treats, theyΚΌre entrepreneurial building blocks for Girl Scouts to create a more equitable future for themselves and the world.

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Is Your Child Ready for 2025? The Social Skills They'll Need to Succeed


For parents navigating the AI landscape, the American Psychological Association suggests creating intentional spaces for connection. This means transforming everyday moments into opportunities for meaningful interaction.


ο»Ώβ€” Discovering AI (Amy Love)

Just for Fun

25 baby pandas make first public appearance


Cuteness overload! Ahead of the Lunar New Year, two Chinese panda research centers collaborated to debut their 25 newborn pandas. 🐼🐼

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On Beautiful Conversations: How to Stay Connected to Your Adolescent Child


Author and educator Chris Balme explores why your usual questions may stop working as your child enters adolescence, and how to find new and better ways to have meaningful conversations.

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