Dear Parents and Caregivers,
May is National Mental Health Month! Now more than ever, we need to find ways to stay connected with our community and reduce the stigma around mental health.
NEW! What does nonbinary really mean? What is gender nonconforming? Stuart Getty, genderqueer author, unpacks your burning questions in How to They/Them: A Guide to Nonbinary Pronouns and the World of Gender Fluidity (Online, May 25).
Rejection is a part of life, but how can we normalize rejection for our kids? Join authors and educators Ana Homayoun and Jessica Bacal, EdD, for The Rejection That Changed My Life: Helping Kids Turn it Around (Online, May 26).
To recognize Mental Health Month, NAMI of San Mateo County presents Getting to Calm: A Personal Story of Health and Healing from Depression, moderated by Carrie Du Bois, SUHSD Trustee and NAMI Board member (Online, May 27).
We are honored! Charlene Margot, founder of The Parent Education Series and co-founder of The Parent Venture, received an Honorary Service Award from the 17th District PTA of San Mateo County.
New videos include Understanding Mental Health: When to Worry and How to Help, ANGST - Panel Discussion, and The Color of Law: Menlo Park Edition.
We hope you will support The Parent Venture with an end-of-year gift! Our free resources depend on the generosity of parents like you. Thanks in advance!
Warm wishes,
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Charlene Margot, MA
Co-Founder, The Parent Venture
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Upcoming 2020 - 2021 Events |
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How to They/Them: A Guide to Nonbinary Pronouns and the World of Gender Fluidity |
It's about more than just bathrooms and pronouns--this is about gender expression and the freedom to choose how to identify. Join Stuart Getty, genderqueer author of How to They/Them, and panelists from Sequoia High School's GSA (Gender + Sexuality Alliance).
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
5:30pm – 6:30pm PDT
Live Event (Webinar)
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The Rejection That Changed My Life: Helping Kids Turn it Around |
Our kids will apply to schools they don't get into or have ambitions that aren't fulfilled. How can we help them deal with rejection? Join Ana Homayoun and Jessica Bacal, EdD, author of The Rejection That Changed My Life.
Wednesday, May 26 , 2021
12:00pm – 1:00pm PDT
Live Event (Webinar)
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Community Resiliency Model (CRM)® Parent/Caregiver Training (Virtual) |
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Community Resiliency Model (CRM) Parent/Caregiver Training |
NEW! The Community Resiliency Model (CRM)® is a mental health training for parents, caregivers, and community members to bring the body, mind, and spirit back into greater balance. Free training sponsored by SMCOE and SUHSD.
CRM Training: Part 1
Wednesday, June 2, 2021
5:00pm – 6:30pm PDT
Live Event (Webinar)
CRM Training: Part 2
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
2:00pm – 3:30pm PDT
Live Event (Webinar)
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Community Events (Virtual) |
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Getting to Calm: A Personal Story of Health and Healing from Depression |
NAMI of San Mateo County recognizes National Mental Health month with a meeting open to the public. Moderated by Carrie Du Bois, SUHSD Trustee and NAMI Board member. Meeting ID: 886 7915 7741
Thursday, May 27, 2021
7:00pm – 8:30pm PDT
Live Event (Webinar)
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How Do I Know if My Teen Is OK? |
For parents, it has become harder to assess if their teenagers are doing OK. In the pandemic, many of the traditional measures that indicate whether a teen is thriving have been rendered irrelevant. We need to slow down and look at kids differently, ask how they're doing.
— The New York Times: Parenting
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We Need More Kindness in Our Lives: Let's Make 143 Day a National Holiday to Honor Mr. Rogers' Legacy |
First established in his native Pennsylvania, 143 Day takes its name from Fred Rogers’ favorite number. 143 was code for “I love you,” the number of letters in each word. May 23, the 143rd day of the year, calls us to live up to Rogers’ ideal.
— TIME: Ideas
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Video of Turnip the 'dancing' tortoise will make your day |
Check out this video of a 12-year old female tortoise named Turnip "dancing" while she gets a shower at the Tennessee Aquarium. Her species is famous for its "rain dance"! Source: CNN |
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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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ANGST: Raising Awareness Around Anxiety - Panel Discussion |
ANGST is an IndieFlix Original documentary designed to raise awareness about anxiety. In this video, mental health and substance abuse prevention experts offer a panel discussion and Q&A to reduce the stigma around mental health.
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