Family Education Webinars

 The below webinars are free to attend and offer simultaneous Spanish interpretation unless otherwise noted.

How to Navigate a Life: The New Science of Finding Your Way in School, Career, and Beyond

• Wednesday, October 2, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
• Speaker: Belle Liang, PhD, professor and author of "How to Navigate a Life: The New Science of Finding Your Way in School, Career, and Beyond
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Even the gentlest parents tend to play into pervasive societal pressure for students to PERFORM. And when we take the foot off the gas, we ask kids to figure out what their PASSION is. Neither is a recipe for mental or physical health, or, ironically, for performance.

How to Navigate Life shows that successful human beings instead tap into their PURPOSE—the why behind the what and how. Best of all, purpose is a completely translatable quality to every aspect of life, from first jobs to last jobs and everything in between.

Suicide Prevention 101: Offering Hope for Parents and Teens

• Thursday, October 3, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
• Speaker: Dr. Pamela Morris-Perez, a nationally-recognized expert in adolescent suicide and Professor of Applied Psychology at NYU Steinhardt
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The goal of this talk is to empower parents to have the knowledge to ask and respond to their teen's suicidal thinking, and to help more youth get the care they need more quickly in the hope that doing so will save more lives.

Helping Your Child Build Good Habits - Parent Forum (English)

• Friday, October 4, 12 - 1 p.m.
• Speaker: Erin Magen, PhD., Founder, Parenting for Humans
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How can you help your child or teen build good habits for a lifetime? What strategies will help them gain the internal motivation they need to succeed?

Whether it's walking the dog, doing their homework, or practicing a musical instrument, we all want our kids to develop good habits -- and enjoy the success of building new skills!

Academic Success: How to Help Students Build Critical Foundational Skills

• Tuesday, October 8, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
• Speaker: Ana Homayoun,  author, speaker and academic advisor, for "Academic Success: How to Help Students Build Critical Foundational Skills
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In this talk, Ana Homayoun will explain how these skills -- including organizing, planning, prioritizing, starting and completing tasks and being cognitively flexible when something doesn't go as planned -- are key to academic success, social connection, and emotional well-being.

She will also discuss practical strategies for nurturing the development of these critical skills at every age.

Why Joy Matters and How to Choose Joy Every Day

• Wednesday, October 9, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
• Speaker: Kelly McGonigal, PhD, Stanford psychologist
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What if joy isn’t something you have to wait for, but something you can choose? Based on the latest research and insights from psychology and neuroscience, Stanford health psychologist Dr. Kelly McGonigal will introduce a fresh perspective on how joy works, and practical strategies for harnessing the power of joy in everyday life.

A Sense of Control: Lowering Student Stress and Improving Academic Success

• Thursday, October 10, 6 - 7 p.m.
• Speakers: Dr. Bill Stixrud and Ned Johnson, authors of "The Self-Driven Child" and "What Do You Say?"
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Bill Stixrud, PhD, a clinical neuropsychologist, and Ned Johnson, a motivational coach and elite test prep tutor, discovered that the best antidote to stress and anxiety is to give kids more of a sense of control over their lives.

But this doesn't mean giving up your authority as a parent. In their groundbreaking books, The Self-Driven Child and What Do You Say?, Stixrud and Johnson reveal how you can raise children who are self-driven, self-confident, and not unduly stressed and anxious.

Supporting Boys' Relationships and Healthy Development

• Wednesday, October 16, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
• Speaker: Judy Chu, EdD, educator, researcher, and author of "When Boys Become BOYS"
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In her work, Judy Chu, EdD, offers a way of looking at boys and thinking about boys' development that centers on their capacity and desire for meaningful relationships.

Drawing from her research with boys during early childhood and adolescence, Dr. Chu's talk will provide insight into what boys are capable of knowing and doing in their relationships.

As active participants in their learning and development, they negotiate their identities, behaviors, and styles of engaging with others in light of cultural constructions of masculinity and societal pressures to conform to gender norms.

Understanding Neurodivergence: Creating a More Empathetic, Accessible World

• Thursday, October 17, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
• Speaker: Amanda Morin, Author and Educator
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In this session, Amanda Morin will share practical information about neurodiversity and neurodivergence to help students feel accepted and supported for who they are.

As an expert in neurodiversity and neurodivergence, Amanda will also:

• Talk about ways to promote teamwork among teachers, families, and the community
• Delve into the transformative power of language in shaping student well-being
• Explore how to foster an environment that champions neurodiversity and builds a culture of genuine inclusivity and belonging

How Curiosity Can Transform Your Life and Change the World 

• Tuesday, October 29
• Speaker: Scott Shigeoka, TED talk speaker and bestselling author of SEEK: How Curiosity Can Transform Your Life and Change the World 

THE TEEN BRAIN - Short Film & Conversation with Tiffany Shlain

• Tuesday, November 6, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
• Speaker: Tiffany Shlain, Filmmaker/Director, MindUp, The Goldie Hawn Foundation, Executive Producer

Fostering Mathematical Brilliance in All Students

• Wednesday, November 13
• Speaker: Christa Jackson, PhD, Professor of Mathematics, Science and STEM Education, St. Louis University

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