Dear Parents and Caregivers,
April is National Volunteer Month! We'd like to thank YOU, the many parent volunteers who supported our in-person programming, and who continue to assist students as schools re-open.
NEW! How can we help our kids become critical thinkers in today's global world? Michelle Lipkin, ED of the National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE), presents Digital Media Literacy Tips and Tools (April 30, Online).
On May 4, SMCOE Tobacco Use Prevention Education and Safe and Supportive Schools programs offer a FREE community screening of ANGST: Raising Awareness Around Anxiety (Online). Don't miss this San Mateo County-wide event!
Raising teens can be stressful! In Reducing COVID Stress and Anxiety for Parents, Madeleine Pizey, Mission Be, will help you reduce stress and increase positivity through the power of mindfulness (May 7, Online).
On May 14, Menlo Together presents The Color of Law: Menlo Park Edition, a workshop to explore how the laws, policies, and practices that segregated America affected Menlo Park and its neighbors (Online). Community welcome!
Coming soon! Keys: for Parenting is a new tool that puts parenting advice at your fingertips—literally, it's a keyboard!—developed by Charlene Margot and Bev Hartman. Join the App Launch List here.
Can you help us reach 1,000 YouTube subscribers? With 16,900+ views, our free Video Library has become a popular and trusted resource. Click here to subscribe.
New videos include Mental Health 101: When Should Parents Seek Help?, Cannabis Use and the Young Brain, and EDGE: Turning Adversity into Advantage.
If you can, please support our work with a gift - of any amount! - to The Parent Venture, our 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Thanks for your generosity!
Warm regards,
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Upcoming 2020 - 2021 Events |
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Digital Media Literacy Tips and Tools with Michelle Lipkin, NAMLE |
NEW! Michelle Ciulla Lipkin, Executive Director of the National Association for Media Literacy Education, will offer "tips and tools" to foster critical media literacy skills.
Friday, April 30, 2021
12:00pm – 1:00pm PDT
Live Event (Webinar)
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ANGST: Raising Awareness Around Anxiety (IndieFlix Film) |
FREE! SMCOE Tobacco Use Prevention Education (TUPE) and Safe & Supportive Schools present a community screening of ANGST: Raising Awareness Around Anxiety. Film screening and panel discussion will be available for one week.
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
6:00pm – 8:00pm PDT
Live Event (Film Screening)
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Reducing COVID Stress and Anxiety for Parents: Part 2 |
Join Madeleine Pizey, mindful educator for Mission Be, for Part 2 of our "Mindful Parent" series. In this self-care break, you will learn how to reduce stress and increase positivity through mindfulness.
Friday, May 7, 2021
12:00pm – 1:00pm PDT
Live Event (Webinar)
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The Color of Law: Menlo Park Edition |
Join local group Menlo Together for an interactive exploration on how the laws that segregated America affected Menlo Park, based on The Color of Law, personal stories, and local historical archives.
Friday, May 14, 2021
4:00pm – 5:30pm PDT
Live Event (Meeting)
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San Mateo County Office of Education (SMCOE)
Live Events (Virtual)
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Take a Break from the Vape! Youth Hip Hop Concert and PSA Awards Ceremony |
NEW! Join us for a hip hop concert featuring Music Notes, along with a contest for writing the best PSA about the dangers of smoking and vaping. Sponsored by SMCOE Tobacco Use Prevention Education (TUPE) program.
Thursday, May 20, 2021
5:30pm – 6:30pm PDT
6:30pm - 7:00pm, After Party
Live Event (Meeting)
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SMCOE / ACS Parenting Series: Teen Substance Use Prevention |
San Mateo County Office of Education (SMCOE) Tobacco Use Prevention Education (TUPE) program presents a Teen Substance Abuse Prevention parenting series from Adolescent Counseling Services (ACS).
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Teens in quarantine: Some parents found surprising closeness during the pandemic |
Adolescence can be difficult for parents and kids, since “teens are biologically driven to seek independence.” But some parents say an upside to lockdowns has been increased closeness with their tweens and teens, both physically and emotionally.
— The Washington Post: On Parenting
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What Parents in Ancient Cultures Can Teach Their Western Equivalents |
It’s healthier for kids if they are allowed to do their own work, play their own games, and do their part at home—however sloppy or imperfect. “They are more adept at figuring out what to do than we give them credit for."
— KQED: Mind/Shift
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Raccoons can eat almost everything, but they have their special preferences. Some of their favorite foods include berries, eggs, bread, peanut butter - and grapes! |
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Coming soon! Keys: for Parenting |
Keys: for Parenting puts the experience of its founders — educators Charlene Margot and Bev Hartman — at your fingertips! (literally, it's a keyboard)
Field tested by teens, Keys gives you the ability to connect with your kids through texting -- app coming soon!
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Cannabis Use and the Young Brain |
Does marijuana impact learning? Can cannabis be addictive? Join Tauheed Zaman, MD, addiction psychiatrist, to learn about the latest scientific research on cannabis and the developing young brain.
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