Dear Parents,
Happy New Year! We hope you're enjoying a happy, healthy, and relaxing winter break.
How can you be an 'askable adult' during COVID? Join Vanessa Kellam, Parent Engagement Manager at Health Connected, a sex education nonprofit, Prepared or Petrified? How to Be an Askable Adult for Your Quaranteen (January 20, Online).
On January 28, we are honored to welcome David Kleeman, an international expert in children's and youth media, for Kids, Media, and COVID-19: What Has Changed, What Hasnāt, Whatās Next (Online).
How can we help our kids discover what gives their lives meaning? Kendall Cotton Bronk, PhD, a developmental researcher at Claremont Graduate University, presents Helping Your Children and Teens Discover Their Purpose in Life (February 11, Online).
Looking for ways to build meaningful connections with your child or teen? We're proud to announce Keys: for Parenting, a new tool for parents developed by educators Charlene Margot and Bev Hartman, co-founders of The Parent Venture.
Keys (app) puts parenting advice at your fingertips ā literally, it's a keyboard! ā with real-time suggestions for what to say (text) in those tough moments. Click here to join our Waitlist (product launch January 2021).
With 12,000+ views, our popular Video Library (YouTube channel) has become a trusted resource, offering free videos on College Admission, Mental Health, SEL, Social Justice, and more. Many thanks to our video team at BGCP!
ļ»æVideos of recent events include How to Give Advice Your Child (Might) Listen To and Mental Health 101: When Should Parents Worry? (details below).
Many thanks to everyone who contributed this year via our events! We are so grateful for your generosity, participation, and encouragement.
Warm regards,
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Upcoming 2020 - 2021 Events |
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How can you be an "askable adult" during COVID-19? In this live event, Vanessa Kellam of Health Connected aims to inspire and equip parents to engage their 'quaranteen' in meaningful conversations about sexual health and relationships.
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
12:00pm - 1:00pm PT
Live Event (Webinar)ļ»æ
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Kids, Media, and COVID-19: What Has Changed, What Hasnāt, Whatās Next |
David Kleeman, SVP of Global Trends at Dubit, is an international expert in childrenās and youth media. Kleeman will explore the impact of COVID-19 on kids media, best practices in playful learning, and the integration of child/adolescent development and research across media, technology, and games.
Thursday, January 28, 2021
5:00pm - 6:00pm PT
Live Event (Webinar)ļ»æ
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Helping Your Children and Teens Discover Their Purpose in Life |
This live (virtual) event will explore: What is purpose? Why does it matter? And, how can we ā as parents ā help our children and teens discover their purpose in life? Kendall Cotton Bronk, PhD, is a professor of psychology at Claremont Graduate University.
Thursday, January 28, 2021
5:00pm - 6:00pm PT
Live Event (Webinar)ļ»æ
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The Future of Educational Equity in the South Peninsula: How'd We Get Here and Where Are We Going? |
This community forum features Ravenswood Supt. Gina Sudaria, MPCSD Supt. Erik Burmeister, M-A Principal Simone Rick-Kennel, and community leaders from East Palo Alto and Menlo Park. How will our community address the challenges and opportunities of the future?
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
6:30pm - 7:30pm PT
Live Event (Webinar)ļ»æ
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Announcing KEYS: FOR PARENTING! |
Keys: for Parenting puts the experience of its founders ā two educators with 60+ years of experience ā at your fingertips (literally).
Field tested by teens and approved by parents, KEYS gives you the ability to connect with your kids through texting. As one teen told us, "I wish my parents had this when I was in high school!"
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Favorite Parenting Books of 2020
Greater Good Science Center editors pick their favorite books to help parents and kids thrive
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These 2020 parenting books offer science-based practical tips and scripts to help you communicate better with your children, build closer relationships, and set them up for happiness and resilience in life.
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San Francisco residents marvel at āChristmas miracleā of gingerbread monolith in park |
At Corona Heights Park in San Francisco, visitors found a towering monolith of gingerbread on Christmas day. Glued together with swirls of frosting, the triangular structure was supported by plywood and dotted with brightly-colored Gumdrops candy. Alas, in the end, the cookie crumbled!
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āInsaneā: Watch as Steph Curry hits 105 straight 3-pointers at Warriors practice |
For you sports fans! Warriors guard Stephen Curry hit 105 straight 3-pointers, easily breaking his previous record of 77 in a row. "He just choked on #106," said coach Steve Kerr, stating the obvious.
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Itās time to turn it all off
Next year, as life begins to return to normal, Dubit's David Kleeman makes the case that we should tell kids to please go outside...at least for a little bit.
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"What if childrenās media providers didnāt simply wait nervously for kids to play themselves out and return to videos, games, apps and tech toys? What if we actually encouraged them to switch off and explore?"
ā Kidscreen: Kid Insight
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āIām Going to Say It From the Heart.ā Americaās Reckoning on Race Has Come to High School Speech and Debate |
Once-predictable high school oratory is starting to reflect a wider shift in how Americans talk about race, gender and the distribution of power in the United States ā even if not everyone wants to hear what these young speakers have to say.
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ā TIME: U.S. Education
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Parent Forum #5 (English)
How to Give Advice Your Child (Might) Listen To
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How can you give advice that your child or teen (might) listen to? In Parent Forum #5, Eran Magen, PhD, founder of the Center for Supportive Relationships, offers strategies for building positive communication with your child or teen.
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Mental Health 101: When Should Parents Worry? |
In this webinar, Shashank Joshi, MD (Stanford University), Amy Heneghan, MD (PAMF), and April Torres, MFT (SMUHSD), discuss how parents and schools can promote youth mental well-being. Special event presented by Peninsula Health Care District.
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