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Dear Parents and Caregivers,
Happy back to school! Whether your summer was filled with adventure, relaxation, or a bit of both, we hope you’re feeling ready -- and excited! -- for the new year.
📌 Please join us as we kick off 2025-26 with these exciting events. As always, our events are free and open to families, educators, and community members!
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Curious about how schools work in the U.S.? Join cultural and migration specialist Michelle Remond for this month's Foro de Padres (español), Infórmese sobre el sistema escolar de Estados Unidos (August 20).
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Wondering how to keep your kids safe on an e-bike? Megan Lamb and Stephen McCall of E-Bike Sense share practical tips in their upcoming workshop, E-Bike Safety: What Every Parent Should Know (September 3).
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Back to school is a great time to strengthen family connections. Join Eran Magen, PhD, founder, Parenting for Humans, for the fall's first Parent Forum (English), How to Be Your Child's Favorite Conversation Partner (September 5).
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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)
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Emily Kircher-Morris, LPC, and Amanda Morin, Authors, Neurodiversity-Affirming Schools
Thursday, September 18, 2025
5:30pm – 6:30pm PT
Virtual Event (Live)
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Foro de padres #45 (español) - Infórmese sobre el sistema escolar de Estados Unidos
Michelle Remond, especialista en migración y enlace comunitario del Distrito Escolar de Redwood City
Miércoles 20 de agosto de 2025
5:30pm - 6:30pm PT
Evento virtual (en vivo)
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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)
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Stanford REACH Lab - Safety First
Stanford’s REACH Lab provides FREE prevention education resources. Safety First is a comprehensive, drug intervention curriculum for high school students. Open to parents and educators!
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15th Annual Silicon Valley Bike Summit - Connecting for Change
Join Silicon Valley's premier Bike Summit to forge the future of safe, accessible streets for bicyclists and pedestrians of all ages and abilities! Scholarships available.
Thursday, August 28 · 9am - 5pm PDT
South SF Parks & Recreation Center
901 Civic Campus Way
South San Francisco, CA 94080
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Neurodiversity-Affirming Schools: Transforming Practices So All Students Feel Accepted & Supported
Neurodiversity experts Emily Kircher-Morris and Amanda Morin offer a guide for K-12 educators to better understand neurodivergence and help neurodivergent students thrive.
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No longer babies, some teens take to ‘soiling the nest’
Soiling the nest refers to a phase when teenagers start being more difficult at home as they’re transitioning and getting ready to go off to college. And it’s a completely normal phase of growing up.
— CNN Health: Life, But Better
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2024 Becorn Highlights
David M. Bird is an artist, toy designer, and creator of Becorns, little people built out of acorns and sticks. Dave photographs the Becorns in the wild with real animals. Enjoy the wonder and magic!
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Raising Empowered Athletes: A Youth Sports Parenting Guide for Raising Happy, Brave, Resilient Kids
Nationally recognized peak performance coach Kirsten Jones provides a down-to-earth guide for parents navigating the many decisions and pressures of youth sports.
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