Dear Parents and Caregivers,
Welcome back! We hope you're enjoying the end of summer, getting ready for the start of a new school year!
We're excited for a new slate of 2022-23 Parent Ed Series events. To kick off the season, Sequoia Healthcare District hosts Fire Marshal Gareth Harris, for Fire Safety & Prevention: A Disaster Prep Town Hall Meeting (September 1, Online).
What should parents know about the risks of fentanyl use? This fall, we offer Fentanyl Prevention Education in Spanish (September 6, Online) and English (October 19, Online) by Prevention Solutions, Hazeldon Betty Ford Foundation.
How can you create feelings of belonging in your home or community? Susie Wise, PhD, Stanford d.school, continues our series with Design for Belonging: How to Build Inclusion and Collaboration in Your Communities (September 8, Online).
We’ve all heard that stress is bad for us, but can it be good for students? Join Kelly McGonigal, PhD, Stanford Health Psychologist, for The Upside of Stress: Why Stress is Good for You, and How to Get Good at It (September 22, Online).
The Parent Forums (virtual discussion groups) open with Edwin Fernandez, LCSW, in El PerdĂłn: Padres Que Perdona (September 13, Online) and Eran Magen, PhD, How to Support Your Upset Child or Teen (September 30, Online).
This fall, dive into our Video Library, a valuable free resource with 72,000+ views and recordings of 200+ Parent Ed Series events. Click here to subscribe to our YouTube Channel. Watch a video today and share with family and friends!
Recent recordings include:
- Now What? Helping Students Prepare for College and Beyond
- Drawing on Courage: Risks Worth Taking and Stands Worth Making
- Understanding Severe Mental Health Conditions in Children and Adolescents
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Warm wishes,
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Upcoming 2022 - 2023 Events | |
Fire Safety and Prevention: A Disaster Prep Town Hall |
NEW! In a Town Hall hosted by Sequoia Healthcare District, Fire Marshall Gareth Harris will present fire safety and prevention tips for your home and family.
Thursday, September 1, 2022
6:00pm – 7:00pm PT
Live Event (Meeting)
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Educación para la prevención del fentanilo: Cómo ayudar a los adolescentes a tomar decisiones saludables (español) |
Ăšnete a Eduardo Torres, Soluciones de PrevenciĂłn, FundaciĂłn Hazeldon Betty Ford, para comprender los riesgos del uso intencional y no intencional de fentanilo entre los adolescentes.
Martes, 6 de septiembre de 2022
5:30pm – 6:30pm PT
Evento en lĂnea (en vivo)
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Design for Belonging: How to Build Inclusion and Collaboration in Your Communities |
NEW! In her new book, Design for Belonging, Susie Wise, PhD, Stanford d.school, outlines how design can create feelings of belonging, whether you're a parent, teacher, or community member.
Thursday, September 8, 2022
5:30pm – 6:30pm PT
Live Event (Webinar)
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The Upside of Stress: Why Stress Is Good for You, and How to Get Good at It |
NEW! We’ve all heard that stress is bad for us, but can it be good for students? Kelly McGonigal, PhD, health psychologist, Stanford University, debunks stress myths and shares how it can make us stronger, smarter and happier.
Thursday, September 22, 2022
5:30pm – 6:30pm PT
Live Event (Webinar)
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Fentanyl Prevention Education: How to Help Teens Make Healthy Decisions (English) |
NEW! Join Stacey Wisniewski, Prevention Solutions, Hazeldon Betty Ford Foundation, to understand the risks of intentional and unintentional fentanyl use among adolescents.
Wednesday, October 19, 2022
5:30pm – 6:30pm PT
Live Event (Webinar)
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Foro de Padres #21 (español) - El Perdón: Come Ser Padres Que Perdona
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Únase a nosotros para un nuevo Foro de padres en español con Edwin Fernandez, LCSW, One Life Counseling Center.
Martes, 13 de septiembre de 2022
5:30pm – 6:30pm PT
Evento en linea (en vivo)
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Parent Forum #17 (English) - How to Support Your Upset Child or Teen |
Join us for a new Parent Forum (English) with Eran Magen, PhD, parent-child communication expert and founder of Parenting for Humans.
Friday, September 30, 2022
12:00pm – 1:00pm PT
Live Event (Meeting)
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How naming emotions can help kids grow |
As parents, we need emotional granularity when it comes to anger: our kid’s and our own. It’s helpful to think of “mad” as a tip-of-the-iceberg emotion. With a little empathy, you might discover worry or anxiety below the surface.
— Deseret News (Deborah Farmer Kris)
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If you've ever despaired about how much your kids are on their phones, you may enjoy these young monkeys -- engrossed in a cell phone! (maybe it's hereditary) | |
Drawing on Courage: Risks Worth Taking and Stands Worth Making |
Bringing ideas into reality takes courage! In this video, Ashish Goel, Stanford d.school teaching fellow and author of Drawing on Courage, examines what it takes to be courageous.
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