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Dear Parents and Caregivers,
May is AANHPI Heritage Month! This month, we honor and celebrate the history, culture, and achievements of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders in the United States. 🌺
Join us this week for important events on awe and teenage dating violence:
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How can we encourage more awe in our kids? Deborah Farmer Kris, 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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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).
📆 Mark your calendars for these great events coming up in May:
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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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NEW! Isabelle Hau, Executive Director of the Stanford Accelerator for Learning, joins us for Love to Learn: The Transformative Power of Care and Connection in Early Education (May 19).
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NEW! In May's Foro de padres (español), Vanessa Ventura, LMFT, bilingual therapist, One Life Counseling Center, presents Saber es poder: cómo evitar la ansiedad sobre temas de inmigración (May 20).
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| | Upcoming 2024 - 2025 Events | |
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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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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Corazones pequeños, grandes miedos: enfrentando la ansiedad, el trauma de inmigración y la salud emocional (en español)
Brenda Carrasco, LCSW, terapeuta bilingĂĽe, 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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NEW! Love to Learn: The Transformative Power of Care and Connection in Early Education
Isabelle C. Hau, Author, Love to Learn
Executive Director, Stanford Accelerator for Learning
Monday, May 19, 2025
5:30pm – 6:30pm PT
Virtual Event (Live)
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Foro de padres #44 - Saber es poder: cĂłmo evitar la ansiedad sobre temas de inmigraciĂłn
Vanessa Ventura, LMFT, terapeuta bilingĂĽe, One Life Counseling Center
Martes, 20 de mayo de 2025
5:30pm – 6:30pm PT
Evento virtual (en vivo)
| | Resources - Mental Health Awareness Month | |
On Our Minds (PBS Podcast)
On Our Minds is an award-wining, student-led and student-produced podcast about the biggest mental health challenges young people face.
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Crisis Text Line
Crisis Text Line is a global nonprofit organization providing free and confidential text-based mental health support and crisis intervention by texting HOME to 741741.
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Love to Learn: The Transformative Power of Care and Connection in Early Education
The most important aspect of early childhood is the quality and care of the relationships a child forms. Love to Learn shows how to build and develop these relationships -- and unlock every child's true potential.
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How Moments in Nature Help Kids Thrive (Deborah Farmer Kris)
"Nature might not protect our kids from challenges, but perhaps the awe they experience can build a protective barrier, improving their mental health and helping them to navigate life a bit more easily."
— Greater Good Magazine
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He missed his flight while making a TikTok video. Millions are happy he did
Dancer and choreographer Blake McGrath broke out a dance combo at a Texas airport. The flight left without him, but the video went viral with over 6.7 million views ... sparking an airport dance video craze!
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How to Navigate Life: The New Science of Finding Your Way in School, Career, and Beyond
Belle Liang, PhD, professor, parent, and mental health expert, helps students find their "true north" and cut through stress and performance pressure to find their path to purpose.
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