Dear Parents and Caregivers,


Happy Mother's Day! Wishing all the amazing moms, caregivers, and nurturers a joyful and love-filled Mother’s Day—you inspire us every day! 🌷


Join us this week for special events on anxiety, immigration trauma, and raising well-balanced students:


  • Brenda Carrasco, LCSW, bilingual therapist from One Life, offers Corazones pequeños, grandes miedos: enfrentando la ansiedad, el trauma de inmigración y la salud emocional (español) (May 12).



📆 Mark your calendars for these terrific events coming up in May:


  • 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) (see The Book Shelf below).


  • 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).


  • NEW! Aileen Galvan Rodriguez, Community Nutrition Volunteer Coordinator at Second Harvest, joins us for Apoye la salud de su hijo(a) con comida y nutrición (español) (Supporting Your Child's Health Through Nutrition) (May 28).


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"Great content, amazing speakers and representation, great facilitation. I love the fact that it is available in English and Spanish!"


– Attendee, Myths and Facts About Teen Dating Violence

Upcoming 2024 - 2025 Events

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)

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)

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)

¡Nuevo! Apoye la salud de su hijo(a) con comida y nutrición (en español)


Aileen Galvan Rodriguez, Coordinadora de Voluntarios en Nutrición Comunitaria, Second Harvest 


Miercoles, 28 de mayo de 2025

5:30pm – 6:30pm PT

Evento virtual (en vivo)

The Parent Forum

¡Nuevo! Saber es poder: cómo evitar la ansiedad sobre temas de inmigración (en español)


Vanessa Ventura, LMFT, terapeuta bilingüe, One Life Counseling Center


Martes, 20 de mayo de 2025

5:30pm – 6:30pm PT

Evento virtual (en vivo)

Community Resources

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)

Pediatric First Aid and Safety Training for Teachers and Caregivers


The American Academy of Pediatrics offers this course to prepare anyone who cares for children to recognize everyday medical emergencies and care for an injury or illness until professional help arrives. Fee is $25.


The Book Shelf

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.

In the News

Time for Our Performance Review: Mother's Day Cards (Gift Article)


Once a year, the cards that children create for their parents — whether Mother’s Day in May or Father’s Day in June — may offer a window into how we’re doing and how they perceive us.


— The New York Times: Style

Just for Fun

Doggie Spa Day!


An adorable five-year-old boy offers a spa day ... to his dog Elvis! Enjoy this chill pup getting lovingly pampered.❤️ Happy Mother's Day!

Video Library

Raising Awe-Seekers: How the Science of Wonder Helps Our Kids Thrive


Child development expert Deborah Farmer Kris explores how awe and wonder should be a part of every childhood, and how becoming an awe-seeker can change your parenting in profound and concrete ways.

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