Dear Parents and Caregivers,

Happy Halloween! Wishing you a spook-tacular week filled with festive gatherings, pumpkin carving, candy treats, pet costumes, and fun trick-or-treating.

Thursday! How can parents support healthy sports participation for their kids? Dr. Steve Smith, clinical psychologist, UCSB, presents Youth Sports, Competition, and Mental Health: Helping Your Young Athlete Succeed (October 28, Online).

Join us! On November 5th, 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 with Madeline Levine, Donald Grant, and Bill Stixrud (Online).

NEW! What are the myths (and truths) about CA higher education? Admission experts from UC, CSU, and CCC offer an eye-opening conversation, Mythbusters: The Truth About the California Higher Education Systems (November 9, Online).

On Tuesday, Edwin Fernandez, LCSW, One Life Counseling Center, presents a Parent Forum (Spanish), Preguntas Tenebrosas Que Todo Padre Tiene Sobre la Sexualidad de sus Hijos (October 26, Online).

Eran Magen, PhD, founder of Parenting for Humans, returns in a new Parent Forum (English), Helping Your Child Build Good Habits (November 12, Online). The Parent Forums (English/Spanish) are an initiative of Sequoia Healthcare District.

Did you miss a live event? You can watch (or re-watch) programs on our popular Video Library, now with 28,000+ views. This free resource features more than 120 videos of previous Parent Education Series events.

New videos include Supporting Your Child's Healthy Decisions in the Transition Back to School and What Do You Say? Talking with Kids to Build Stress Tolerance and Motivation.

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Warm wishes,



Charlene Margot, MA
Co-Founder and CEO
Upcoming 2021 - 2022 Events
Live Events (Virtual)
Foro de padres #14 (Español) - Preguntas Tenebrosas Que Todo Padre Tiene Sobre la Sexualidad de sus Hijos 
Únase a Edwin Fernandez, LCSW, One Life Counseling Center, para una conversación franca sobre el sexo, la sexualidad y la identidad sexual.

Martes, 26 de Octubre de 2021
5:30pm – 6:30pm PT
Evento en vivo (seminario web)
Youth Sports, Competition, and Mental Health: Helping Your Young Athlete Succeed
Steve Smith, PhD, a clinical and sports psychologist, UCSB, discusses how parents can support healthy sports participation for their children and teens. Sponsored by the FUHS Foundation.

Thursday, October 28, 2021
6:00pm – 7:00pm PT
Live Event (Webinar)
Friday, November 5, 2021
12:00pm – 1:00pm PT
Live Event (Webinar)
What Gives You Hope? How to Parent with Confidence and Optimism in an Uncertain World
JOIN US! The Parent Venture announces its first-ever fundraising and parent education event with three national thought leaders:

  • Madeline Levine, PhD - Author, Educator, Psychologist
  • Donald Grant, Jr., PhD - Author, Educator, Inclusion Expert
  • William Stixrud, PhD - Author, Clinical Neuropsychologist
MYTHBUSTERS: The Truth About the California Higher Education System
NEW! In this webinar, representatives of the University of California, California State University, and California Community College systems will counter some of the most common myths about each system.

Tuesday, November 9, 2021
5:30pm – 6:30pm PDT
Live Event (Webinar)
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)
In the News
How parents and educators can support healthy teen use of social media
“Teens have the same concerns as parents about social media,’ said Michelle Lipkin, executive director of NAMLE. “They are aware of the dangers and the risks, but they are also aware of the benefits."

— KQED MInd/Shift
Just for Fun
Spooky Scary Skeletons Video
So scary! (the animation, that is). Here is the original song and video, "Spooky Scary Skeletons," from Disney 1929. Copyright Disney and Andrew Gold.
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