Dear Parents and Caregivers,
Happy New Year! May the coming year be full of grand adventures, new beginnings, and opportunities for a happy, healthy 2022!
We are grateful to all of you—parents, caregivers, educators, and health professionals—who are part of The Parent Venture community. We are proud to bring you inclusive, high-quality parent education throughout the year.
From college admission to creativity and disability awareness, we have an exciting slate of presenters planned for the new year. On January 11, we kick of the 2022 season with a new Spanish Parent Forum with Edwin Fernandez, LCSW (Online).
On January 12, the Sequoia Healthcare District offers a Town Hall meeting, Redistricting Public Hearing #1, to gather community input on upcoming redistricting. Please join us if you are an SHD resident! (Online).
How has the use of vapes, tobacco, and e-cigarettes changed during the pandemic? Erin Vogel, PhD, USC Keck School of Medicine, presents Smoking on Snapchat? Talking about Vapes, E-Cigs, and Tobacco with Teens (January 19, Online).
Special event! Looking to help your student find the ideal college "match"? Join author and former Ivy League college admission director Becky Sabky in discussion of her new book, Valedictorians at the Gate (January 26, Online).
We are excited to report that our Video Library has passed 34,000 views, including over 20K in 2021! Please take advantage of this popular free resource on YouTube.
New recordings include "I Don't Like Needles": How to Support Kids with Vaccine Anxiety; Hunt, Gather, Parent, and Supporting Children and Teens Through Grief.
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Wishing you all a joyous New Year!
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Charlene Margot, MA
Co-Founder and CEO
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Upcoming 2021 - 2022 Events |
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Parent Forum #16 (Spanish) - Transition Back to School & Family Goals for the New Year
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How can you help your child(ren) transition back to school? And what are your family’s goals for the New Year 2022? Join Edwin Fernandez, LCSW, One Life Counseling Center (Spanish).
Tuesday, January 11, 2022
5:30pm – 6:30pm PST
Live Event (Webinar)
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Redistricting Public Hearing #1: SHD Town Hall |
At this public hearing, the Sequoia Healthcare District will gather community input on three proposed maps drawn with new district lines.
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
6:00pm – 7:00pm PST
Live Event (Webinar)
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Smoking on Snapchat? Talking about Vapes, E-Cigs, and Tobacco with Teens |
Has the use of tobacco, e-cigs, and vapes changed during the pandemic? How does social media influence the health behaviors of adolescents? Join Erin Vogel, PhD, USC Keck School of Medicine, to learn answers to these questions and more.
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
5:30pm – 6:30pm PST
Live Event (Webinar)
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Valedictorians at the Gate: Standing Out, Getting In, and Staying Sane While Applying to College |
In Valedictorians at the Gate, former Ivy League admissions director Becky Sabky looks beyond the admission gauntlet and places the power firmly where it belongs: in the hands of the students themselves.
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
5:30pm – 6:30pm PST
Live Event (Webinar)
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Visible and Invisible Differences: Promoting Kindness, Empathy, Inclusion, and Disability Awareness |
Nationally recognized educator Sam Drazin, founder of nonprofit Changing Perspectives, will enlighten us on kindness, empathy, inclusion, and disability awareness.
Thursday, January 27, 2022
5:30pm – 6:30pm PST
Live Event (Webinar)
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How to volunteer with kids, now and all year long |
Volunteering can be a perfect way to instill kindness and community service as a core family value. It also empowers kids to make an impact at a time when our communities need that help the most.
— The Washington Post: Parenting
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"I Don't Like Needles": How to Support Kids with Vaccine Anxiety |
The Peninsula Health Care District hosts a special Town Hall on vaccine anxiety in kids ages 5-17. In this video, Stanford medical experts answers questions about children's fear of needles and vaccines.
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Hope your New Year is off to a running start! The Atlas team of humanoid robots at Boston Dynamics has mastered Parkour, a kind of whole-body athletics. WOW!
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