Dear Parents and Caregivers,
Happy #World Kindness Day! Today, more than ever, we are listening to Eric Carle’s words: “Simplify, slow down, be kind.” Image courtesy of @EricCarle.
NEW! On Tuesday, November 16, Peninsula Health Care District hosts a special event, Children and Vaccines: Health Care Experts Answer Your Questions, with experts from Stanford Children's Health and Stanford Medical School (Online).
Edwin Fernandez, LCSW, One Life Counseling Center, presents a new Parent Forum (Spanish), ¡Mi hijo consume drogas! ¿Qué debo hacer? (My Child is Using Drugs! What Should I Do?) (November 17, Online)
How can kids manage their social relationships, both in and out of school? Authors and educators Ana Homayoun and Phyllis Fagell present Friends, Frenemies & Friendlier Friends: Navigating School Social Dynamics (November 18, Online).
Children react differently to loss, based on where they are developmentally. Jaymie Byron, MFT, Community Outreach Director, Kara, joins us for Grief and Loss in Children and Teens: What It Looks Like and How to Help (November 30, Online).
NEW! How can help our kids find balance in the age of indulgence? We welcome Dr. Anna Lembke, Stanford psychiatrist, in discussion of her new book, Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence (December 1, Online).
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Charlene Margot, MA
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Upcoming 2021 - 2022 Events |
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Children and COVID Vaccines: Health Care Experts Answer Your Questions |
NEW! Peninsula Health Care District hosts a special event on Children and COVID Vaccines with health care experts from Stanford Children's Health and Stanford Medical School.
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
5:30pm – 6:30pm PT
Live Event (Webinar)
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El foro de padres (español) - ¡Mi hijo consume drogas! ¿Qué debo hacer?
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Escuchará respuestas a estas preguntas y prenderá formas proactivas en las que los padres podemos ayudar a nuestros hijos a decir no a las drogas (en español).
Miércoles, 17 de noviembre de 2021
5:30pm – 6:30pm PT
Evento en vivo (seminario web)
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Friends, Frenemies & Friendlier Friends: Navigating School Social Dynamics |
THURSDAY! How can kids manage their social relationships, both in and out of school? Join Ana Homayoun and Phyllis Fagell for a conversation about “friends, frenemies, and friendlier friends."
Thursday, November 18, 2021
1:00pm – 2:00pm PT
Live Event (Webinar)
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Grief and Loss in Children and Teens: What It Looks Like and How to Help |
ADDED! You may have heard, “children grieve differently than adults.” How do you support a child or teen who is grieving? Jaymie Byron, MFT, Kara, will share what grief and mourning can look like for kids.
Tuesday, November 30, 2021
5:30pm – 6:30pm PT
Live Event (Webinar)
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Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence |
How can we help our kids find balance? In Dopamine Nation, Anna Lembke, MD, Stanford psychiatrist and bestselling author, explores why the relentless pursuit of pleasure leads to pain.
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
12:00pm – 1:00pm PT
Live Event (Webinar)
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How to Nurture Kindness in a New Generation |
In her new book, “Social Justice Parenting,” Traci Baxley emphasizes the rewards of teaching compassion and kindness to a new generation "who can empathize with others, recognize injustice, and become proactive in changing it.”
— The New York Times
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Puppy Flops During Obstacle Course Training |
We all want our kids to tackle new challenges, but sometimes, well, it just doesn't work out that way... |
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