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Parent Education
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The Parent Education Series is a leading provider of inclusive, high-quality education for parents/caregivers, students, educators, health professionals, and community members. Since 2006, our organization has delivered education on critical issues—mental health, substance abuse, digital media, and more—that impact the health and well-being of children and teens.
The Parent Education Series is a program of The Parent Venture, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
2024-2025 Parent Education Series
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Upcoming Events:
How to Navigate Life: The New Science of Finding Your Way in School, Career, and Beyond
Belle Liang, PhD, Clinical Psychologist, Professor, Boston College
Wednesday, October 2, 2024, 5:30pm – 6:30pm PT, Virtual Event (Live)
Belle Liang, PhD, co-author of How to Navigate Life, devotes her career to counseling students and cutting through the daily pressures to find kids' “true north”: what really turns them on in life, allowing them to choose a course of study, a college, and a career.
Parents/caregivers, students, educators, health professionals, and community members welcome! Simultaneous Spanish interpretation will be available. Free admission.
This presentation is sponsored by Sequoia Union High School District, Sequoia Healthcare District, Peninsula Health Care District, and The Parent Venture.
Questions? Contact Charlene Margot, MEd, Co-Founder and CEO, The Parent Venture (The Parent Education Series), at cmargot@parentventure.org.
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Suicide Prevention 101: Offering Hope for Parents and Teens
Pamela Morris-Perez, PhD, Professor of Applied Psychology, NYU Steinhardt School
Thursday, October 3, 2024, 5:30pm – 6:30pm PT, Virtual Event (Live)
How can we raise awareness and reduce the stigma around adolescent suicide? In this special Community Forum hosted by Sequoia Healthcare District, Dr. Pamela Morris-Perez, an expert on adolescent suicide, offers an introductory understanding of adolescent suicide and suicide prevention.
Parents/caregivers, students, educators, health professionals, and community members welcome! Simultaneous Spanish interpretation will be available. Free admission.
This presentation is sponsored by the Sequoia Healthcare District, in partnership with The Parent Venture.
Questions? Contact Charlene Margot, MEd, Co-Founder and CEO, The Parent Venture (The Parent Education Series), at cmargot@parentventure.org.
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Academic Success: How to Help Students Build Critical Foundational Skills
Ana Homayoun, Author, Academic Advisor, and Educator
Wednesday, October 9, 2025, 5:30pm – 6:30pm PT, Virtual Event (Live)
In this talk, academic advisor Ana Homayoun will explain how foundational skills -- including organizing, planning, starting and completing tasks, and being cognitively flexible -- are key to academic success, social connection, and emotional well-being.
Parents/caregivers, students, educators, health professionals, and community members welcome! Simultaneous Spanish interpretation will be available. Free admission.
This presentation is sponsored by the Redwood City School District, Redwood City Together, Sequoia Healthcare District, and The Parent Venture.
Questions? Contact Charlene Margot, MEd, Co-Founder and CEO, The Parent Venture (The Parent Education Series), at cmargot@parentventure.org.