Dear Parents and Caregivers,
Happy Earth Week! We celebrate international Earth Day 2021 from April 20-22, and this year's theme is Restore Our Earth™. Learn more about Earth Day here.
Coming Wednesday! How can we help our kids find their unique 'edge' for success? Harvard Business School professor Laura Huang will discuss her new book, EDGE: Turning Adversity Into Advantage (April 21, Online).
On April 22, we present Ayudando a sus jĂłvenes navegar las redes sociales de forma segura (Helping Your Child/Teen Safely Navigate the Online World), with Cindy MarroquĂn, Director of Education & Outreach, RTS (Online, Spanish).
NEW! What are the signs and symptoms of ADHD, anxiety, and depression? Join Caroline Mendel, PsyD, Child Mind Institute, for Understanding Mental Health: When to Worry and How to Help (April 23, Online).
SMCOE Tobacco Use Prevention Education and Safe and Supportive Schools programs offer a FREE community screening of ANGST: Raising Awareness Around Anxiety (May 4, Online). Don't miss this San Mateo County-wide event!
Coming soon! Keys: for Parenting is a new tool that puts parenting advice at your fingertips—literally, it's a keyboard!—developed by Charlene Margot and Bev Hartman. Join the launch list here!
Want more great parenting advice? Follow us on Instagram and Facebook, or visit our free Video Library (16,500+ views!) for the latest news and events.
New videos include Helping Your Child/Teen Safely Navigate the Online World and Proteja a Su Familia: Todo lo Que Necesita Saber Sobre la Vacuna COVID-19.
HOORAY! In a pandemic year, we welcomed over 12,000 attendees to our virtual events. Please support our work with a gift - of any amount! - to The Parent Venture, our 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Warm regards,
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Upcoming 2020 - 2021 Events |
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EDGE: Turning Adversity into Advantage with Harvard Professor Laura Huang |
How can you help your child or teen find their unique 'edge'? Join Harvard Business School Professor Laura Huang to learn how to create success by turning adversity into advantage.
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
6:00pm – 7:00pm PDT
Live Event (Webinar)
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Ayudando a sus jĂłvenes navegar las redes sociales de forma segura |
Cindy MarroquĂn, Directora de PrevenciĂłn de RTS, compartirá nuevos recursos para aumentar la seguridad en lĂnea para sus niños y adolescentes, junto con consejos para iniciar conversaciones familiares (platica en español).
Thursday, April 22, 2021
5:30pm - 6:30pm PDT
Live Event (Webinar)
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Understanding Mental Health: When to Worry and How to Help |
NEW! In this workshop, Dr. Caroline Mendel, Child Mind Institute, will discuss the signs and symptoms of common mental health disorders, along with strategies parents can use to identify children and teens who need support.
Friday, April 23, 2021
12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT
Live Event (Webinar)
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San Mateo County Office of Education (SMCOE) Events (Virtual) |
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ANGST: Raising Awareness Around Anxiety (IndieFlix Film) |
SMCOE Tobacco Use Prevention Education (TUPE) and Safe and Supportive Schools present a FREE community screening of ANGST: Raising Awareness Around Anxiety. Film screening followed by a panel discussion with mental health professionals, and will be available for one week.
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
6:00pm – 8:00pm PDT
Live Event (Webinar)
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Take a Break from the Vape! Youth Hip Hop Concert and PSA Awards Ceremony |
NEW! Join us for a hip hop concert featuring Music Notes, along with a contest for writing the best PSA about the dangers of smoking and vaping. Sponsored by SMCOE Tobacco Use Prevention Education (TUPE) program.
Thursday, May 20, 2021
5:30pm – 6:30pm PDT
6:30pm - 7:00pm, After Party
Live Event (Webinar)
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The unexpected gift of stay-at-home orders: Time for kids to sleep and think and just be |
How can I observe my kids’ expanded engagement with the world and then sign up for the old schedule again once things open? I know now what will be lost, and the benefits of a well-rested, less anxious, and more intrinsically motivated student.
— The Washington Post: On Parenting
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You’re Vaccinated. Your Kids Are Not. What Now? |
As more parents get vaccinated ahead of their children, families are finding themselves with questions that seem to have no clear answers: Can we take summer vacations? Can we fly on airplanes? What if my kids are high risk?
— The New York Times: Coronavirus
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Paige Tobin, a 6-year-old Australian girl, drops into a 12-foot bowl on her skateboard while wearing a princess dress, rainbow socks, crash pads, and a leopard print helmet. #girlswhocanskate
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Coming soon! Keys: for Parenting |
Keys: for Parenting puts the experience of its founders — educators Charlene Margot and Bev Hartman — at your fingertips! (literally, it's a keyboard)
Field tested by teens, Keys gives you the ability to connect with your kids through texting -- app coming soon!
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Helping Your Child/Teen Safely Navigate the Online World |
In this webinar, Amanda Freeman, Program Director at RTS, shares new resources to increase online safety for your children and teens, along with tips to spark family conversations.
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