| Dear Parents and Caregivers,  
 Happy October! With Halloween right around the corner, we hope you and your witches, ghosts, and goblins are making plans for a SPOOK-tacular celebration!  
 Coming Tuesday! Confused about gender pronouns? What does it mean to be nonbinary? Stuart Getty, genderqueer writer, offers How to They/Them: A Guide to Nonbinary Pronouns and the World of Gender Fluidity (October 25, Online).  
 On Wednesday, October 26, Denise Pope, PhD, co-founder, Challenge Success, Stanford Graduate School of Education, presents Raising a Well-Balanced Student: Avoiding a Culture of Stress (Online). Please join us for this special event!  
 This month's English Parent Forum features Eran Magen, PhD, in Building Trust and Goodwill with Your Child/Teen (October 28, Online). The Parent Forums, in English and Spanish, are an initiative of Sequoia Healthcare District.  
 What role do parents and caregivers play in preventing cannabis use? Jason R. Kilmer, PhD, cannabis prevention expert, presents Cannabis Use: The Role of Parents and Community in Prevention (November 2, Online).  
 NEW! How can we help our kids find friendship in the age of digital media? Devorah Heither, PhD, author of Screenwise, offers Friends vs Followers: Friendship Dynamics in the Age of Social Media (November 3, Online).  
 NEW! How can we create a culture of hope in the face of stress, trauma, or setbacks? David Feldman, PhD, Santa Clara University, presents Grounded Hope: Why Hope is Important in Times of Stress and Loss (November 10, Online).  
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 Warm wishes,   |