Dear Parents and Caregivers,
Happy National Compliment Day! Celebrated on January 24, this day is all about making someone's day a little bit brighter. Giving your kids a compliment can put a smile on their face for the rest of the day!
Wednesday! Want 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? Noted educator Sam Drazin, founder and executive director of Changing Perspectives, offers an enlightening discussion on disability awareness (January 27, Online).
Every child should have the freedom to explore, imagine, and invent. Join us for an inspiring session with Rachelle Doorley, founder of TinkerLab, Spark Imagination with Art: Raising Kids Who Are Curious and Creative (February 3, Online).
NEW! Students are taught what "consent" means, but do they have the skills to incorporate consent into everyday life? Vanessa Kellam of Health Connected presents Consent Reframed: Beyond the Affirmative βYesβ (February 9, Online).
Our free Video Library has passed 35,000 views! Recent recordings include Smoking on Snapchat? Talking About Vapes, E-Cigs, and Tobacco with Teens; "I Don't Like Needles," and Supporting Children and Teens Through Grief.
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Warm regards,
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Charlene Margot, MA
Co-Founder and CEO
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Upcoming 2021 - 2022 Events |
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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 β 6:30pm PST
Live Event (Webinar)
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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 β 6:30pm PST
Live Event (Webinar)
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Spark Imagination with Art: Raising Kids Who Are Curious and Creative |
NEW! Join us for an inspiring session on curiosity and creativity with Rachelle Doorley, founder of TinkerLab, a space to celebrate childhood creativity. Learn more at www.tinkerlab.com.
Thursday, February 3, 2022
5:30pm β 6:30pm PST
Live Event (Webinar)
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Consent Reframed: Beyond the Affirmative "Yes" |
NEW! The βConsent Conversationβ is the new βSex Talkβ and just as critical. Join Vanessa Kellam from Health Connected, for a meaningful conversation about consent and protective behaviors.
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
5:30pm β 6:30pm PST
Live Event (Webinar)
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Youth Volunteer Opportunity |
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Stanford's Center for Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing |
Stanford's Center for Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing is looking to expand their Youth Advisory Group! Open to youth 16 to 25 who live in Southern San Mateo County and have a strong interest in youth mental health. Applications due by January 26, 2022.
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Smoking on Snapchat? Talking About Vapes, E-Cigs, and Tobacco with Teens |
In this video, Erin Vogel, PhD, USC Keck School of Medicine, covers vaping, youth tobacco use, e-cigarettes, and the impact of social media on teenagers' health and well-being.
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Parents lose it when 8-week-old baby speaks |
You have to watch to believe it! A family shares their two-month-old baby daughter's loving first words. Source: CNN, Anderson Cooper Full Circle.
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