Dear Parents and Caregivers,
This season of gratitude, we hope you enjoyed a relaxing and rejuvenating holiday break with family and friends!
Coming Tuesday! How do you support a child or teen who has suffered a loss? Join Jaymie Byron, MFT, Community Outreach Director, Kara, for Grief and Loss in Children and Teens: What It Looks Like and How to Help (November 30, Online).
On Wednesday, December 1, we welcome Anna Lembke, MD, Stanford psychiatrist, to discuss her new book, Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence (Online). Dr. Lembke was recently featured in The Social Dilemma.
NEW! The oldest cultures in the world mastered the art of raising happy, well-adjusted children. What can we learn from them? Bestselling authors Michaeleen Doucleff and Ned Johnson join us for Hunt, Gather, Parent (December 8, Online).
Eran Magen, PhD, founder of Parenting for Humans, returns for a Parent Forum (English), How to Be Your Child's Favorite Conversation Partner (December 10, Online). The Parent Forums are an initiative of the Sequoia Healthcare District.
Holiday traditions (candles, trees, cooking) can increase the risk of home fire. Join Sequoia Healthcare District and Fire Marshal Gareth Harris for a Town Hall, Fire Safety for Your Home: A Disaster Prep Town Hall Meeting (December 14, Online).
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Warm wishes,
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Charlene Margot, MA
Co-Founder and CEO
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Upcoming 2021 - 2022 Events |
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Grief and Loss in Children and Teens: What It Looks Like and How to Help |
How do you support a child or teen who is grieving? Jaymie Byron, MFT, Kara, will share what grief and mourning can look like for kids of different ages.
Tuesday, November 30, 2021
5:30pm – 6:30pm PST
Live Event (Webinar)
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Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence |
How can we help our kids find balance? In Dopamine Nation, Anna Lembke, MD, Stanford psychiatrist and bestselling author, explores why the relentless pursuit of pleasure leads to pain.
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
12:00pm – 1:00pm PST
Live Event (Webinar)
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Hunt, Gather, Parent: A Conversation with Michaeleen Doucleff & Ned Johnson |
National bestselling authors Michaeleen Doucleff (Hunt, Gather, Parent) and Ned Johnson (What Do You Say?) discuss how parents can raise happy, helpful, and well-adjusted children.
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
5:30pm – 6:30pm PST
Live Event (Webinar)
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Parent Forum #11 (English) - How to Be Your Child's Favorite Conversation Partner |
How can you become your child's favorite conversation partner? Dr. Eran Magen offers advice on engaging in more meaningful communication with your kids.
Friday, December 10, 2021
12:00pm – 1:00pm PST
Live Event (Meeting)
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Fire Safety for Your Home: A Disaster Prep Town Hall Meeting |
Holiday traditions can increase the risk of home fire. The Sequoia Healthcare District welcomes Fire Marshall Gareth Harris for a timely Town Hall meeting on fire safety tips for the holidays.
Tuesday, December 14, 2021
6:00pm – 7:00pm PST
Live Event (Meeting)
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Healthy Schools Initiative (HSI)
Fall 2021 Newsletter
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Sequoia Healthcare District presents its Healthy Schools Initiative (HSI) Fall 2021 Newsletter, with an introduction from Dr. Karen Li, Director of School Health.
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How Kids Can Overcome the Awkwardness of Asking for Help |
We tend to underestimate how awkward kids feel about asking for help. Their reluctance is compounded by potent peer pressure—the urgent need to appear competent in front of friends and classmates.
— Edutopia
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Secret Shares Pumpkin Pie Baking Tips |
Did you get with some baking help this holiday? Secret, a clever Australian Shepherd, shares her "secret" pumpkin pie-making tips. |
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