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Dear Parents and Caregivers,
Welcome back to school! We hope you enjoyed a relaxing summer with plenty of family time, ready for an exciting new school year!
To kick off the 2023-24 season, we welcome Michelle Icard, author of the new book, 8 Setbacks That Can Make a Child a Success: What to Do and What to Say to Turn “Failures" into Character-Building Moments (September 14).
This month's Parent Forum (English) features Eran Magen, PhD, founder of Parenting for Humans, in How to Support Your Upset Child or Teen (September 15). The first Foro de padres (español) will convene on September 19.
On September 20, Ana Homayoun, noted Silicon Valley author, speaker, and academic advisor, will discuss her new book, Erasing the Finish Line: The New Blueprint for Success Beyond Grades and College Admission. Please join us!
How can we help kids navigate today's very public digital world? Devorah Heitner, PhD, author and digital media expert, highlights her upcoming book, Growing Up in Public: Coming of Age in a Digital World (September 21).

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Upcoming 2023 - 2024 Events | | |
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8 Setbacks That Can Make a Child a Success
NEW! Michelle Icard offers an invaluable playbook for parents everywhere, ensuring that a child’s mistakes don’t become the headline of their childhood -- but instead a launch pad to a better future.
Thursday, September 14, 2023
5:30pm – 6:30pm PT
Online Event (Live)
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Erasing the Finish Line: The New Blueprint for Student Success Beyond Grades and College Admission
NEW! Local author Ana Homayoun has written the book we desperately need. Erasing the Finish Line highlights the essential skills students need to move beyond a prescribed path and truly thrive in school and life.
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
5:30pm – 6:30pm PT
Online Event (Live)
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Growing Up in Public: Coming of Age in a Digital World
NEW! In her new book, Growing Up in Public, media expert Dr. Devorah Heitner shows parents how to help tweens and teens navigate boundaries, identity, privacy, and reputation in their digital world.
Thursday, September 21, 2023
5:30pm – 6:30pm PT
Online Event (Live)
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Parent Forum #25 (English) - How to Support Your Upset Child or Teen
NEW! Join Eran Magen, PhD, communication expert and founder of Parenting for Humans, for a new Parent Forum (English).
Friday, September 15, 2023
12:00pm – 1:00pm PT
Online Event (Live)
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Foro de padres #29 (español) - De regreso a la escuela y la socialización de los hijos

¡NUEVO! Únase a Edwin Fernandez, LCSW, One Life Counseling Center, para una conversación sobre el regreso a clases (en español).
Martes, 19 de septiembre de 2023
5:30pm - 6:30pm PT
Evento en linea (en vivo)
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Spark WONDER this School Year!
It's that time again: the start of a new school year. What would it take to make this one the best school year yet? Join authors Gregg Behr and Ryan Rydzewski to find out how we might spark more curiosity, wonder, and joy. Free admission.
Tuesday, August 29, 2023
5:00pm PT / 8:00pm ET
Online Event (Live)
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Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic—And What We Can Do About It
In Never Enough, award-winning reporter Jennifer Breheny Wallace investigates the deep roots of toxic achievement culture, and finds out what we must do to fight back.
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What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
We're excited to host Dr. Bruce Perry! Co-authors Oprah Winfrey and renowned brain and trauma expert Bruce Perry, MD, PhD, offer a groundbreaking shift from asking “What’s wrong with you?” to “What happened to you?”
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8 Setbacks That Can Make a Child a Success
In her new book, 8 Setbacks That Can Make a Child a Success, author Michelle Icard offers specific and invaluable advice about what to say, what not to say, and what to do to help children in eight categories of tense situations.
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How to Handle a Tough First Day of School
Kids bring so many emotions to the first week of school: excitement and fear, wonder and worry. So when something goes wrong, it can feel overwhelming. Here are four ways to help kids navigate back to school. (Deborah Farmer Kris, Parenthood365)
— PBS Kids for Parents / KQED
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New Rubik's Cube World Record is Just 3.13 Seconds
In roughly the time it took you to read this sentence, Korean-American Max Park solved a Rubik's Cube. With his time of 3.13 seconds, Park beat the previous record of 3.47 seconds. Watch the video...it's insane!
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How to Be a Non-Anxious Parent
How can you be a non-anxious parent? In this video, Dr. Bill Stixrud, clinical neuropsychologist, and Ned Johnson, founder of PrepMatters, offer advice about how to help kids and families become more resilient and balanced.
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