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Dear Parents and Caregivers,
Happy holidays! As the year winds down, we wish you a holiday season filled with peace, joy, and festive moments with family and friends.
Parenting books make good gifts! In this week's Book Shelf, we highlight Behind Their Screens by Harvard researchers Dr. Emily Weinstein and Dr. Carrie James, and Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It by Dr. Ethan Kross.
Our final Parent Forum (Spanish) of 2022 features Edwin Fernandez, LCSW, One Life Counseling Center, in La Familia y las Festividades (español) (The Family and the Holidays) (December 13, Online).
NEW! In January, we welcome nonprofit Mission Be for two sessions on Cultivating Mindfulness: How to Bring Gratitude and Positive Practices Into Your Home with with founder Carin Winter (English) and Karen Allen (Spanish). Details below!
NEW! What is "radical inclusion" and why does it matter? Vikram K. Jaswal, PhD, Professor of Psychology, University of Virginia, presents Radical Inclusion: Understanding Visible and Invisible Differences (January 18, Online).
Over winter break, be sure to check out the Video Library (YouTube), available free to our families. Subscribe today to watch or share a video with someone special! To stay in touch, sign up for our newsletter, and join us on Instagram and Facebook.
Recent recordings include:
- Behind Their Screens: What Teens Are Facing (and Adults Are Missing)
- Why Teen and Tween Sleep Matters, and How Parents and Schools Can Help
- What's So Funny About College Admission?
Thank you for your generous donations on #GivingTuesday. To keep our events free and accessible for all families, we depend upon generous donors like YOU!
Warm wishes,
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"Thank you for all of these fabulous events, I can't believe the quality of speakers --
and that they are offered for free!"
- Parent, San Mateo, California
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Upcoming 2022 - 2023 Events | |
Cultivating Mindfulness: How to Bring Gratitude and Positive Practices Into Your Home (English)
NEW! Carin Winter, Founder and CEO of Mission Be, a mindfulness-based nonprofit organization, will guide you on how to cultivate mindfulness, including gratitude and positivity in your lives, homes, and families.
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
5:30pm – 6:30pm PT
Online Event (Live)
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Cultivando la Plena Atención: Cómo llevar la gratitud y las prácticas positivas a su hogar (español)
NEW! Karen Allen, educadora consciente de Mission Be, una organización sin fines de lucro que se basa en la atención plena, los guiará a cultivar la plena atención incluyendo gratitud y positividad en sus vidas, hogares y familias.
Martes, 17 de enero de 2023
5:30pm - 6:30pm PT
Evento en linea (en vivo)
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Radical Inclusion: Understanding Visible and Invisible Differences
NEW! Vikram K. Jaswal, PhD, Professor of Psychology, University of Virginia, explores how "radical inclusion" leads to increased awareness and understanding in our families, schools, and communities.
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
5:30pm – 6:30pm PT
Online Event (Live)
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Foro de padres #24 - La Familia y las Festividades (Family and the Holidays)
Martes! Edwin Fernandez, LCSW, One Life Counseling Center, hablaremos de cómo hacer de estas fiestas algo memorable, y cómo reconectarse con su familia y seres queridos.
Martes, 13 de diciembre de 2022
5:30pm - 6:30pm PT
Evento en linea (en vivo)
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Behind Their Screens: What Teens Are Facing (and Adults Are Missing)
Drawing on perspectives from more than 3,500 teens, Harvard researchers Emily Weinstein, PhD, and Carrie James, PhD, bring stories together for a powerful reframe of what teens are up against – and what teens need adults to understand.
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Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It
In Chatter, acclaimed psychologist Ethan Kross explores the silent conversations we have with ourselves. Interweaving groundbreaking research from his own lab with real-world case studies, Kross explains how these conversations shape our lives, work, and relationships.
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True 'Holiday Magic' Can't Be Manufactured
I’ve come to believe that what children find meaningful about the holiday season is a sense of regularity and ritual. They mark the passage of time in their growing brains with cherished moments that often have nothing to do with gifts.
— The New York Times: Opinion
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Artist creates tiny, whimsical "Becorn" sculptures
David M. Bird, an artist and toy designer by trade, creates fanciful, tiny sculptures out of acorns, sticks, ferns and feathers – art he has dubbed “Becorns.” Here is Episode 3: Orioles vs Catbirds. Enjoy!
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Behind Their Screens: What Teens Are Facing (and Adults Are Missing)
In Behind Their Screens, Harvard researchers Emily Weinstein, PhD, and Carrie James, PhD, explore the complexities that teens face in their digital lives, and suggest that many adult efforts to help—“Get off your phone!” “Just don't sext!”—fall short.
LIMITED VIEWING AVAILABLE UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2022.
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