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The San Mateo Union High School District and all of its schools host numerous family education events throughout the year. From college planning to teenage mental health, from how to help your teen navigate their four years of high school to how to address substance abuse, we have family education events on important relevant teen topics. And very importantly, they are often free to very low cost.
We hope you join us for as many of these family events as possible.
Upcoming / Recorded Events
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Why a Sense of Control is Key to Mental Health: How to Foster it in Kids
- Thursday, March 14, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
- Dr. William Stixrud, clinical neuropsychologist and a faculty member at Children’s National Medical Center and George Washington University Medical School; Ned Johnson, founder of PrepMatters
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- Simultaneous Spanish interpretation will be available.
Kids at every achievement level are experiencing acute levels of stress, and many lack motivation. Students complain that they have no control over their lives. Bill Stixrud, PhD, a clinical neuropsychologist, and Ned Johnson, a motivational coach and elite test prep tutor, discovered that the best antidote to stress and anxiety is to give kids more of a sense of control over their lives.
But this doesn't mean giving up your authority as a parent. In their groundbreaking books, The Self-Driven Child and What Do You Say?, Stixrud and Johnson reveal how you can actively help your child to sculpt a brain that is resilient and ready to take on new challenges.
Teens and Cyberbullying: How to Protect Children and Champion Their Resilience
- Friday, March 15, 10 a.m.
- Hosted by ValeraHealth and Care Solace
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Learn:
- How to identify signs of cyberbullying
- Strategies to support teens facing cyberbullying
- Ways to build resilience in your students or children
En español: Las redes sociales y el impacto en los jóvenes y familia
- martes, 19 de marzo, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
- Edwin Fernández, LCSW, One Life Counseling Center,
- Seminario en línea gratis
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Pasar tiempo en las redes sociales se ha convertido casi en una forma de vida para la mayoría de las personas. A muchos padres les preocupa cómo la exposición a la tecnología podría afectar a los niños pequeños desde el punto de vista del desarrollo. En esta charla Edwin Fernández, LCSW, One Life Counseling Center, hablará sobre el impacto de las redes sociales en los niños y la familia.
The Power of Quiet: Rescuing Solitude in a Distracted, Extroverted World
- Thursday, March 21, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
- Heidi Kasevich, PhD, Founding Director, Kase LEadership Method
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We live in a society filled with incessant noise - from expectations for constant online connectivity to booming sounds of traffic on our highways. Yet, societal norms about informational, sensory, and social stimuli favor the extroverted half of our population. What are the costs of ignoring the need for quiet in our lives? Why are introverts at a greater risk for burnout than extroverts?
Leadership educator Heidi Kasevich, PhD, will examine the benefits of solitude, for both introverts and extroverts alike, and explore concrete strategies to enhance our collective well-being with quiet times and spaces.
Mastering the Art of Constructive Feedback
- Friday, March 22, 12 - 1 p.m.
- Eran Magen, PhD
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How can you offer feedback to your child or teen (without the eye roll)? We all want to help our kids, but even constructive suggestions can be perceived as criticism, especially by prickly teenagers. In this online discussion group, you will have the opportunity to interact with other parents/caregivers like yourself, as well as hear from parent-child communication expert Dr. Eran Magen.
Neurodiversity Speaker Series Event
Changing Perspectives, for Changing Perspectives: Understanding Inclusion, Ableism, and Neurodiversity- Tuesday, March 26, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
- Sam Drazin, Executive Director, Changing Perspectives
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Students who feel safe and supported by adults at home and school are better able to learn, and building positive relationships with students is critical to creating a healthy learning environment.
In addition, all children need equitable and inclusive learning environments to be successful. Home and school environments that promote inclusion, ableism, and neurodiversity help students develop into confident, productive, and empathetic individuals.
In this workshop, nationally-recognized educator Sam Drazin will offer strategies to help parents/caregivers and educators create more equitable, empathetic, and inclusive communities.
Safety First and Mental Health: Empowering Teens to Prevent and Reduce Drug Use
- Wednesday, March 27, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
- Bonnie Halpern-Felsher, PhD, Halpern-Felsher REACH Lab, Stanford Medicine
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How does mental health impact substance use and abuse in youth? And how can we educate and empower our teenagers to make safe and healthy choices around drugs? Bonnie Halpern-Felsher, PhD, is the founder and director of the Halpern-Felsher REACH Lab, Stanford Medicine, a research lab that develops prevention and intervention Toolkits and curriculums aimed at preventing and reducing adolescent substance use.
In this webinar, Dr. Halpern-Felsher will help parents understand the signs and symptoms of substance use, misuse, and abuse, along with the risk and protective factors that contribute to drug use in adolescents. In addition, she will address the relationship between mental health and substance use, and suggest effective communication tactics for talking about cannabis, fentanyl/opioids, nicotine/vaping, and other substances often used/abused by teens.
The College Solution: Winning Strategies for Finding the Right School at the Right Price
- Thursday, March 28, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
- Lynn O'Shaughnessy, College Financial Expert
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Lynn O'Shaughnessy is a nationally-recognized college expert, higher-education journalist, speaker, and educator. She specializes in helping families take the stress out of affording a college education, whether public or private.
Come hear expert information on these topics -- and more!
- Does it matter where you go to college?
- What you need to know about college pricing.
- How to find out what you'll pay at each school on your child’s list before applying.
- The best strategies for reducing college costs for low-, middle-, upper-middle and high-income families.
- What types of colleges give lots of scholarships to higher income students, and what types of schools give the best need-based aid.
- Why it's more important than ever to appeal need-based and merit-based aid.
Event Recordings
What Do you Say? Talking with Kids to Build Stress Tolerance and Motivation
If you're a parent, you've likely had conversations when you thought, "How did that go so badly?" The good news is that effective communication can be cultivated, learned, and taught. William Stixrud, PhD, and Ned Johnson have 60 years combined experience talking to kids one-on-one, and the most common question they get when speaking to parents and educators is: What do you say?
In their new book, What Do You Say?, Stixrud and Johnson show how to engage in respectful and effective dialogue, beginning with the basic principles of listening and speaking. They share new ways to handle thorny topics like boundaries around technology, anxiety, sleep and the brain, motivation, and family problem-solving.
William Stixrud, PhD, is a clinical neuropsychologist and a faculty member at Children’s National Medical Center and George Washington University Medical School. He is on the board of the David Lynch Foundation.
Community Resiliency Model Training
The Community Resiliency Model (CRM)® is a mental health training for parents, caregivers, and community members to support families and their wider social network. The primary focus of this skills-based program is to re-set the natural balance of the nervous system in order to bring the body, mind, and spirit back into greater balance.
CRM® Trainers:
Mary McGrath, Executive Director of Safe and Supportive Schools, SMCOE
Molly Henricks, Coordinator of School Safety and Risk Prevention, SMCOE
Shana Karashima, Coordinator of Multi-Tiered Systems of Support, SUHSD
This two-part workshop (Part 1 and Part 2) focuses on the six CRM wellness skills, as well as the neuroscience behind the model. CRM is sponsored by the San Mateo County Office of Education and Sequoia Union High School District, in partnership with The Parent Venture.
How to They/Them: A Guide to Nonbinary Pronouns
What does nonbinary really mean? What is gender nonconforming? And isn't they a plural pronoun? Stuart Getty, a real-life, they-using genderqueer writer, unpacks all your burning questions in a fun, visual way.
The Neuroscience of Addiction with Dr. Anna Lembke, Stanford University
Anna Lembke, MD, professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford School of Medicine, appeared in the Netflix documentary, The Social Dilemma. This webinar takes a hard look at the impact of social media, video games, and technology on our brains.
Family Talk: Vaping Webinar
A live panel of presenters from SMFCSD and SMUHSD will be hosting the discussion. All of the presenters work in the field of Tobacco Use Prevention Education (TUPE) and work with youth directly.
Topics included:
What are vapes and what do they contain?
What are the health risks?
Why do teens use them?
How can you help a young person who is using nicotine?
Mira la grabación Foro Virtual De Familias Latinas: Regreso a la escuela
Temas incluidos:
Las cuatro Pilares para Reapertura de Escuelas
Cuestionario de Salud y Toma de Temperatura
Pruebas
Modelo educativo
Otros temas de importancia
Additional Recordings
The Parent Venture Webinar Recordings can be found in their video library. Recordings from other presenters can be found below.
Parenting Adolescents in the Time of Covid
A discussion on navigating relationships with teenagers in current times.Presenter: Katherine K. Peterson, Ph.D., Licensed Educational Psychologist
Rooted in compassion for parents during these bizarre and challenging times, Licensed Educational Psychologist Dr. Katherine Peterson will review practical tips for engaging and connecting with your teenager, offering resources for families to connect with one another and share their collective wisdom.
Watch the February 24, 2021 recording.
Student Success in Distance Learning
Parent Education Series Video Library
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Subscribe to the Parent Education Series YouTube Channel to access their library of parent education workshop recordings.
Parent Support Groups
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Children's Health Council Presents Parent Support GroupsThe Children's Health Council provides life changing services for learning differences and mental health for children, teens and young adults.Learn more about their Parent Support Groups, which include:
- Learning Differences Parent Support Group
- Anxiety Parent Support Group
- ADHD Parent Support Group