Dear Parents and Caregivers, 


Happy New Year! January is National Thank You Month, and that seems like a great way to start 2024 -- may the New Year bring kindness, caring, and gratitude!


How can we help our kids build good habits? We kick off with Eran Magen, PhD, founder of Parenting For Humans, in a timely Parent Forum (English), Helping Your Child Build Good Habits (January 12).


How can you become more effective parents? This month's Parent Forum (Spanish) features Edwin Fernandez, LCSW, One Life Counseling Center, in Ajustando el lente: cambios para ser padres más efectivos (January 16)


NEW! Looking to start 2024 on a mindful note? Carin Winter, CEO, and Corinne Cortes, mindful educators from Mission Be, present Cultivating Mindful Routines for the New Year in English (January 17) and Spanish (January 18).


NEW! We welcome NYT bestselling author and journalist Dashka Slater in discussion of her new book, Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives it Changed (January 25).


NEW! What do students need to succeed in college? Louis Newman, PhD, former Dean of Academic Advising at Stanford, will discuss his new book, Thinking Critically in College: Essential Tools for Student Success (January 30).


NEW! We're proud to join a consortium of Silicon Valley nonprofits to launch the all-new Neurodiversity Speaker Series. The series begins with Barbara Pape, EdM, in A Strength-Based Approach to Learner Variability and Neurodiversity (February 7).


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Upcoming 2023 - 2024 Events

Cultivating Mindful Routines For the New Year (English)


NEW! Join us for a workshop on how to create a New Year’s mindful practice routine. Workshop presented by Carin Winter, LCSW, founder and CEO, Mission Be.


Wednesday, January 17, 2024

5:30pm – 6:30pm PT

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Cultivando rutinas conscientes para el nuevo año (español)


¡NUEVO! Únase a nosotros en un taller sobre cómo crear una rutina de práctica consciente de Año Nuevo. Taller presentado por Corinne Cortes, educador consciente, Mission Be.


Jueves, 18 de enero de 2024

5:30pm – 6:30pm PT

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Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed


NEW! Dashka Slater is an award-winning journalist and NYT bestselling author of The 57 Bus. In Accountable, she tackles the question, Where does accountability end for online speech that harms? 


Thursday, January 25, 2024

5:30pm – 6:30pm PT

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Thinking Critically in College: Essential Tools for Student Success


NEW! Louis E. Newman, PhD, author and former Director of Undergraduate Advising at Stanford University, offers the guidance students need to succeed in college and life post-graduation.


Tuesday, January 30, 2024

5:30pm – 6:30pm PT

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The Parent Forum

Parent Forum #29 (English) - How to Help Your Child Build Good Habits


How can you help your kids build good habits? In this timely Parent Forum (English), Eran Magen, PhDoffers advice on developing internal motivation.


Friday, January 12, 2024

12:00pm – 1:00pm PT

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Foro de padres #33 (español) – Ajustando el lente: cambios para ser padres más efectivos 


Edwin Fernández, LCSW, One Life Counseling Center, discutirá los cambios que podemos hacer para ser padres más efectivos en este nuevo año y así fortalecer a nuestra familia.


Martes, 16 de enero de 2024

5:30pm - 6:30pm PT

Evento virtual (en vivo)

Neurodiversity Speaker Series

A Strength-Based Approach to Learner Variability and Neurodiversity


NEW! We kick off the all-new Neurodiversity Speaker Series with Barbara Pape, EdM, Senior Director, Learner Variability Project, Digital Promise.


Wednesday, February 7, 2024

5:30pm – 6:30pm PT

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The Book Shelf

Thinking Critically in College: The Essential Handbook for Student Success


Written in an engaging style that draws on Dr. Louis Newman's experience as a college professor, Thinking Critically in College is an indispensable guide for students from all academic backgrounds.

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In the News

How Do You Respond to a Young Person Upset by Racist Jokes at School?


When you talk to students about social media radicalization, racism and bullying, you learn how desperate they are for some guidance. (Dashka Slater, Author)


— The New York Times

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How to Be Your Child's Favorite Conversation Partner - Parent Forum #28 (English)


We all want meaningful -- and enjoyable! -- conversations with our kids. Eran Magen, PhD, founder of Parenting for Humans, offers advice on "How to be your child's favorite conversation partner."

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