Dear Parents and Caregivers,


Happy Labor Day weekend! However you're spending the last days of summer, we hope you enjoy this holiday celebrating the contributions of American workers.


🌞 This week, we highlight e-bike safety and family communication skills:


  • What are the safety essentials for kids riding e-bikes? Megan Lamb and Stephen McCall of E-Bike Sense share practical tips in their workshop, E-Bike Safety: What Every Parent Should Know (September 3).


  • Join Eran Magen, PhDfounder of Parenting for Humans, for the fall's first Parent Forum (English), How to Be Your Child's Favorite Conversation Partner (September 5).


📌 Mark your calendars for these special events coming up in September!


  • In September's Foro de padres, Ana Paula Garay, LMFT, Lead Mental Health Counselor for the Redwood City School District, presents Qué hacer si su hijo(a) habla de suicidio (September 16). This event will be in Spanish.



  • For Suicide Prevention Month, we welcome Rex Huang, MD, Chief of Psychiatry, Kaiser Permanente Redwood City, for Breaking the Silence: A Doctor’s Insights on Youth Suicide Awareness & Prevention (September 23).


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🧁 The Parent Education Series is celebrating 20 years! Your gift—of any size—helps keep The Parent Venture programs FREE for families, educators, and community members.


Warm wishes,

"Twenty years … congratulations!! Tremendous accomplishment and invaluable contribution to the lives of countless families who have benefited from the rich parenting information you provide!"


Nina Wong-Dobkin, Fremont Union High School District Community Volunteer

Upcoming 2025 - 2026 Events

E-Bike Safety: What Every Parent Should Know


Megan Lamb, Founder, and Stephen McCall, E-Bike Sense


Wednesday, September 3, 2025

5:30pm – 6:30pm PT

Virtual Event (Live)

Building Bridges: Neurodiversity-Affirming Practices for Parents and Schools


Emily Kircher-Morris, LPC, and Amanda Morin, Authors, Neurodiversity-Affirming Schools


Thursday, September 18, 2025

5:30pm – 6:30pm PT

Virtual Event (Live)

Breaking the Silence: A Doctor's Insights on Youth Suicide Awareness & Prevention


Rex Huang, MD, Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist, Chief of Psychiatry, Kaiser Permanente Redwood City


Tuesday, September 23, 2025

5:30pm – 6:30pm PT

Virtual Event (Live)

The Parent Forum

Parent Forum #41 (English) – How to Be Your Child's Favorite Conversation Partner


Eran Magen, PhD, Founder, Parenting for Humans


Friday, September 5, 2025

12:00pm – 1:00pm PT

Virtual Event (Live)

Foro de padres #46 (español) - Qué hacer si su hijo(a) habla de suicidio


Ana Paula Garay, terapeuta matrimonial y familiar acreditada (RCSD)


Martes 16 de septiembre de 2025

5:30pm en punto – 6:30pm

Evento en linea (en vivo)

Community Resources

Second Harvest of Silicon Valley


Second Harvest of Silicon Valley is one of the largest food banks in the nation, providing food to more than a half of a million people every month. Visit shfb.org or call 1-866-234-3663

The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)


NAEYC is a professional organization that promotes high-quality early learning for young children, birth through age 8. All young children should learn in a society dedicated to ensuring they reach their full potential.

Community Resources

Want to help support your Gen Z kids? Talking really helps


Today's teens struggle with big feelings and their parents struggle to have hard conversations with them. Teen psychologist Dr. Lisa Damour explains how parents can better support their kids as a new school year begins.


— NPR: Life Kit

Just for Fun

World YoYo Contest 2025: YoYo Elevated to Performance Art


Enjoy this championship-winning yoyo routine by 8-time world champion Hajime Miura. His routine falls somewhere between magical illusion and performance art!

Video Library

Finding Hope in a Cynical World


Jamil Zaki, PhD, Stanford professor of psychology, imparts the secret for beating back cynicism: hopeful skepticism—a way of understanding others that can help us build the world we truly want.

Infórmese sobre el sistema escolar de Estados Unidos - Foro de padres #45 (español)


Si es usted migrante o proviene de otro país, esta plática le será de utilidad para conocer las escuelas públicas de Estados Unidos.

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