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Dear Parents and Caregivers,
Welcome, April! Happy Nowruz! Happy Sakura Season! No matter how you celebrate the coming of spring, we look forward to this season of growth, renewal, and new beginnings. šø
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NEW! We welcome Erlanger "Earl" Turner, PhD, licensed psychologist, bestselling author, and psychology professor at Pepperdine University, for How to Raise Resilient Black Kids in a Complex World (April 23).
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JUST ADDED! We're excited to host Jenny Anderson and Rebecca Winthop, PhD, authors of the new book, The Disengaged Teen: Helping Kids Learn Better, Feel Better, and Live Better (April 29).
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Parenting Tech-Savvy Kids: Promoting Safe and Healthy Decisions Online
Sameer Hinduja, PhD, Co-Director, Cyberbullying Research Center, Harvard
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
5:30pm ā 6:30pm PT
Virtual Event (Live)
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NEW! Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Youth
Lisa Damour, PhD, Psychologist, New Your Times Bestselling Author
Thursday, April 17, 2025
12:00pm ā 1:00pm PT
Virtual Event (Live)
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NEW! How to Raise Resilient Black Kids in a Complex World
Earl Turner, PhD, Author, Professor of Psychology, Pepperdine University
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
5:30pm ā 6:30pm PT
Virtual Event (Live)
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NEW! Parenting at the Intersection of Neurodivergence and Gender Expansiveness
Anthony Ross, LMFT & Emily "em" Swanson, MFT, Psychotherapists
Thursday, April 24, 2025
5:30pm ā 6:30pm PT
Virtual Event (Live)
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NEW! The Disengaged Teen: Helping Kids Learn Better, Feel Better, and Live Better
Jenny Anderson, Award-Winning Journalist & Rebecca Winthrop, PhD, Director, Brookings Institute
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
12:00pm ā 1:00pm PT
Virtual Event (Live)
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The Creativity Hub: A Tool to Foster Connection in Challenging Times (Project UnLonely)
On April 7, Project UnLonely is launching the CreativityHub, a free digital resource with fun prompts designed to get people creating and connectingāboth with themselves AND with others!
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Free Heart Screenings for Youth & Young Adults (12-25)
Peninsula Health Care District, in collaboration with the Kyle J. Taylor Foundation and San Mateo Union High School District, will be providing free heart screenings for youth ages 12-25.
Saturday, April 26, 10am - 3pm
San Mateo High School, Small Gym
506 N Delaware Street, San Mateo, CA 94401
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The Disengaged Teen: Helping Kids Learn Better, Feel Better, and Live Better
Jenny Anderson and Rebecca Winthrop offer a powerful guide for parents of checked-out and stressed-out teens that shows what to do (and stop doing) to support their academic and emotional flourishing.
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Teenagers Say Girls Are Equal to Boys in School, or Are Ahead
Reflecting a generational change, two Pew surveys show boys tend to feel discouraged in the classroom, and are less likely than girls to pursue college.
ā New York Times: The UpShot
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How a scientist hopes her art will help save birds (BBC)
As a scientist, Sara Cox realizes the dangers her beloved birds face. As an artist, she wants to help everyone else understand too.
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The Seven Principles for Raising a Self-Driven Child
Dr. Bill Stixrud and Ned Johnson, bestselling authors, present The Seven Principles for Raising a Self-Driven Child, with resources for parents striving to raise joyfully-driven children.
https://www.neurodiversityeducationseries.org/
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