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Dear Parents and Caregivers,
May is National Mental Health Awareness Month! First established in 1949, this month is dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of mental health and well-being for children and adults. #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth
🌻 Join us this week for special events on child development, disengaged teens, and AI in the classroom:
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How can you help your young child succeed at school? Kate Browne and Michelle Amaral, child development experts at Skyline College, present Supporting Our Children as They Grow and Thrive at School (April 28).
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How will AI impact teaching and learning? Join Sarah Levine, PhD, educator and assistant professor, Stanford Graduate School of Education, for Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Classroom (April 30).
📌 Mark your calendars for these great events coming up in May:
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Deborah Farmer Kris, author, child development expert, and founder of Parenthood365, presents Raising Awe Seekers: How the Wonder of Science Helps Our Kids Thrive (May 6).
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NEW! What should you know about teen dating violence? Join us for an important conversation -- Myths and Facts About Teen Dating Violence -- presented by CORA and the Ariana Mae Hatami Foundation (May 8).
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NEW! Brenda Carrasco, LCSW, bilingual therapist from One Life, offers Corazones pequeños, grandes miedos: enfrentando la ansiedad, el trauma de inmigración y la salud emocional (en español) (May 12).
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"Thank you so much!!! I feel like we barely scraped the surface of this really important conversation. PLEASE consider having a part 2 (and 3...4... and beyond!)"
– Attendee, Parenting at the Intersection of Neurodivergence and Gender Expansiveness
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Supporting Our Children as They Grow and Thrive at School
Kate Browne & Michelle Amaral
Child Development Experts,
Skyline College
Monday, April 28, 2025
5:30pm – 6:30pm PT
Virtual Event (Live)
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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 – 1:00pm PT
Virtual Event (Live)
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Classroom
Sarah Levine, PhD, Assistant Professor, Stanford Graduate School of Education
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
5:30pm – 6:30pm PT
Virtual Event (Live)
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Raising Awe-Seekers: How the Science of Wonder Helps Our Kids Thrive
Deborah Farmer Kris, Author, Raising Awe-Seekers, Founder, Parenthood365
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
5:30pm – 6:30pm PT
Virtual Event (Live)
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NEW! Myths and Facts About Teen Dating Violence
Dr. Karen A. Ferguson, CEO, CORA
Norma Alfaro, Speak Up Educator, CORA
Farzin Hatami, CEO & Co-Founder, Ariana Mae Hatami Foundation
Thursday, May 8, 2025
5:30pm – 6:30pm PT
Virtual Event (Live)
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¡NUEVO! Corazones pequeños, grandes miedos: enfrentando la ansiedad, el trauma de inmigración y la salud emocional (en español)
Brenda Carrasco, LCSW, terapeuta bilingüe, One Life Counseling Center
Lunes, 12 de mayo de 2025
5:30pm – 6:30pm PT
Evento virtual (en vivo)
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NEW! Raising a Well-Balanced Student
Denise Pope, PhD, Co-Founder, Challenge Success, Stanford Graduate School of Education
Thursday, May 15, 2025
5:30pm – 6:30pm PT
Virtual Event (Live)
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Autistic Identity, Intersectionality & Communication
SEPTAR (Special Education PTA Redwood City) and Redwood City School District invite you to a special presentation on understanding autism. All families welcome! FREE admission.
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Online Event (Live)
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Child Mind Institute: Healthy Minds, Thriving Kids
At the Child Mind Institute (CMI), we advance children’s mental health through compassionate care, revolutionary science, and wide-reaching public education.
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The Disengaged Teen: Helping Kids Learn Better, Feel Better, and Live Better
Award-winning journalist Jenny Anderson and education expert Rebecca Winthrop offer a powerful toolkit for parents of checked-out and stressed-out teens that shows how to support their academic and emotional flourishing.
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To Increase Your Child’s Honesty, Share Your Feelings
A new study finds that sharing a parent’s or teacher’s emotional response to honesty and dishonesty fosters more honest behavior in children.
— Greater Good Magazine
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How to Raise Resilient Black Kids in a Complex World
In this webinar, race and mental health expert Dr. Earl Turner helps your kids cope with race-based stress, challenge systemic oppression and marginalization, and thrive.
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