Dear Parents and Caregivers,

What is your wish for the New Year? While Omicron is complicating back-to-school efforts, we hope that 2022 will be a year of optimism, health, and happiness.

We are grateful to all of you — parents, caregivers, educators, and health professionals — who are part of The Parent Venture family. We are proud to bring you inclusive, high-quality parent education throughout the year.

On Tuesday, January 11, we kick of the 2022 season with a new Spanish Parent Forum with Edwin Fernández, LCSW, One Life, and Iris Fernández, MFT, Puente, Metas de Año Nuevo Para Mejorar las Relaciones Familiares (Spanish, Online).

Has the use of vapes and e-cigarettes changed during the pandemic? Erin Vogel, PhD, USC Keck School of Medicine, presents Smoking on Snapchat? Talking about Vapes, E-Cigs, and Tobacco with Teens (January 19, Online).

On January 21, Eran Magen, PhD, returns for an all-new English Parent Forum, The One Thing You Can Do to Be an Even Better Parent (Online). The Parent Forums, offered in English and Spanish, are an initiative of Sequoia Healthcare District.

Looking to help your student find the ideal college match? Join author and former Ivy League college admission director Becky Munsterer Sabky in discussion of her new book, Valedictorians at the Gate (January 26, Online).

How can you encourage kindness and empathy in your kids? Join noted educator Sam Drazin, founder and executive director of Changing Perspectives, for an enlightening discussion on disability awareness (January 27, Online).

Our free Video Library has passed 34,000 views! New recordings include "I Don't Like Needles": How to Support Kids with Vaccine Anxiety; Hunt, Gather, Parent, and Supporting Children and Teens Through Grief.

Want more great parenting advice? Follow us on Instagram and Facebook to learn about upcoming events and the latest news and research in education.

Wishing you all a joyous New Year!



Charlene Margot, MA
Co-Founder and CEO
Upcoming 2021 - 2022 Events
Live Events (Virtual)
Parent Forum #16 (Spanish) - Metas de Año Nuevo Para Mejorar las Relaciones Familiares
Edwin Fernández, LCSW y Iris Fernández, MFT, hablarán de tres metas simples que pueden ayudarte a reducir el estrés con tus hijos, hacer que te obedezcan más y tener una familia más unida.

Martes, 11 de enero de 2022
5:30pm – 6:30pm PST
Live Event (Webinar)
Smoking on Snapchat? Talking about Vapes, E-Cigs, and Tobacco with Teens
Has the use of tobacco, e-cigs, and vapes changed during Covid? How does social media influence the health behaviors of adolescents? Join Erin Vogel, PhD, USC Keck School of Medicine, to learn answers to these questions.

Wednesday, January 19, 2022
5:30pm – 6:30pm PST
Live Event (Webinar)
Parent Forum #12 (English) - The One Thing You Can Do to Be an Even Better Parent
Join us for an all-new Parent Forum (English) with Eran Magen, PhD, founder of Parenting for Humans! These open parent discussion groups are an initiative of Sequoia Healthcare District.

Friday, January 21, 2022
12:00pm – 1:00pm PST
Live Event (Webinar)
Valedictorians at the Gate: Standing Out, Getting In, and Staying Sane While Applying to College
In Valedictorians at the Gate, former Ivy League admissions director Becky Sabky looks beyond the college admission gauntlet and places the power firmly where it belongs: in the hands of the students themselves.

Wednesday, January 26, 2022
5:30pm – 6:30pm PST
Live Event (Webinar)
Visible and Invisible Differences: Promoting Kindness, Empathy, Inclusion, and Disability Awareness
Nationally recognized educator Sam Drazin, founder of nonprofit Changing Perspectives, will enlighten us on kindness, empathy, inclusion, and disability awareness.

Thursday, January 27, 2022
5:30pm – 6:30pm PST
Live Event (Webinar)
In the News
5 ways adults can boost kids' well-being -- and their own -- as schools return from break in a Covid surge
A recent study on risk and resilience in middle and high school students found that parental support is the most important variable in every ethnic group. "There is no stronger protective factor for kids than their primary caregiver's mental health." (Phyllis Fagell, LCPC)

— CNN Health: Relationships
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Hunt, Gather, Parent: A Conversation with Michaeleen Doucleff & Ned Johnson
Bestselling authors Michaeleen Doucleff and Ned Johnson discuss "Hunt, Gather, Parent," a way of raising confident, generous children that families around the world have turned to for centuries.
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Giant Pandas Enjoy Snow Storm
Fun in the snow! Giant pandas, Xiang and Tian Tian, enjoy the snow at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC.
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