Dear Parents and Caregivers,
Happy Halloween! May your day be filled with treats (not tricks!), pumpkin carving, candy treats, pet costumes, and a return to in-person trick-or-treating.
FRIDAY! The Parent Venture hosts it first-ever parent education and fundraising event, What Gives You Hope? How to Parent with Confidence and Optimism in an Uncertain World (November 5, Online). Tickets are free, contributions welcome!
What are the myths (and truths) about CA higher education? Join admission experts from UC, CSU, and CCC for an eye-opening conversation, Mythbusters: The Truth About the California Higher Education Systems (November 9, Online).
Eran Magen, PhD, founder of Parenting for Humans, joins us for a new Parent Forum (English), Helping Your Child Build Good Habits (November 12, Online).
On Wednesday, November 17, Edwin Fernandez, LCSW, One Life Counseling Center, presents a Parent Forum (Spanish), Scary Questions About Alcohol and Other Drugs. The Parent Forums are an initiative of Sequoia Healthcare District.
NEW! How can kids manage their social relationships, both in and out of school? Author/educators Ana Homayoun and Phyllis Fagell present Friends, Frenemies & Friendlier Friends: Navigating School Social Dynamics (November 18, Online).
Have you visited our Video Library, now with more than 28,000 views? This free resource features more than 125 videos of prior Parent Education Series events.
Just-posted videos include When You Wonder, You're Learning; Fighting Hate for Good: An Anti-Bias Community Training, and Are My Kids Safe? What Parents Should Know About the Online Environment.
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Wishing you a safe and happy Halloween,
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Charlene Margot, MA
Co-Founder and CEO
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Upcoming 2021 - 2022 Events |
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Friday, November 5, 2021
12:00pm – 1:00pm PT
Live Event (Webinar)
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What Gives You Hope? How to Parent with Confidence and Optimism in an Uncertain World |
FRIDAY! The Parent Venture announces our first-ever fundraising and parent education event with three national thought leaders in education:
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Madeline Levine, PhD - Author, Educator, Psychologist
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Donald Grant, Jr., PhD - Author, Educator, Inclusion Expert
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William Stixrud, PhD - Author, Clinical Neuropsychologist
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Mythbusters: The Truth About the California Higher Education System |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021
5:30pm – 6:30pm PT
Live Event (Webinar)
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The Parent Forum (English) - Helping Your Child Build Good Habits |
Join us for a new Parent Forum (English) with Eran Magen, PhD, founder of Parenting for Humans. Learn how you can help your children build good habits -- and maintain them!
Friday, November 12, 2021
12:00pm – 1:00pm PT
Live Event (Webinar)
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Friends, Frenemies, and Friendlier Friends: Navigating School Social Dynamics |
NEW! How can kids manage their social relationships, both in and out of school? Join Ana Homayoun and Phyllis Fagell for a conversation about “friends, frenemies, and friendlier friends."
Thursday, November 18, 2021
1:00pm – 2:00pm PT
Live Event (Webinar)
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How Old Is Too Old to Trick-Or-Treat on Halloween? |
How old is too old to go trick-or-treating? Most teenagers stop dressing up and trick-or-treating somewhere between the ages of 12 and 16 — but that doesn’t mean it’s bad manners for them to go door-to-door.
— TIME
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Let the Gourd Times Roll... |
Trick or treat! Animals at the Oregon Zoo got in the Halloween spirit with pumpkin celebrations, including sea otters, bears, and tortoises.
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