Shared Parent Resources

Wednesday, February 23, 5-6pm

Learn how to talk to your kids about appropriate vs. inappropriate touch and what signs to look out for.Presented by Boys & Girls Club of Malibu.More info and registration: Peachjar Flyers

We know many parents have questions about COVID-19 and the vaccine. Is the vaccine safe for my teenager? What about for my young child? Are my children safe from COVID-19 at school? 

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is recruiting parents who want to make a difference in their school communities and neighborhoods by providing an opportunity to learn more about COVID-19, the science behind the vaccines, and how to influence others to help keep everyone around them safe.  

The Parent Ambassador Program offers parents a 90-minute education session in which they are providing information from local experts. Each session includes a presentation by a physician from Public Health and an opportunity to ask questions. Participants earn a certificate of completion and will be invited to future learning opportunities. 

To end the threat of infection, it will take all of us working together. Parents can play a significant role in protecting their own children, families, friends, and neighbors by sharing accurate information about vaccines, masks, and other safety measures. 

To learn more and/or to register for the program, email us at TK12Ambassador@ph.lacounty.gov. 

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Saturday, October 23 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Led by Marymount  Students

Join us for an exciting morning of activities and talks about self-confidence, friendship, open-mindedness, and respect focusing on how our leadership and ideas can impact our world. Then work together on a special Halloween service project benefitting the kids of A Place Called Home.

This fun Marymount student-led event will spark deep discussions and enable you to create new and meaningful connections with middle-school girls from across Los Angeles. You will leave feeling inspired and empowered…and with a few new friends!

Details:

Who: Girls currently in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades.
When: Saturday, October 23. 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Where: Marymount High School
Cost: $15 (includes snacks, lunch, and a t-shirt)

Parents are invited to a Thought Talk (9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.)

What makes teens tick?  It’s not just the hormones!  Join Jacqueline Landry, Head of School for Marymount High School, to learn the latest thinking about what’s going on with teenagers, specifically the science around brain development which impacts emotions, risk taking, peer pressure and their relationship with technology.  Join us for this illuminating and important conversation.

Registration link

Please note that these are not official school or District resources but information that parents are sharing with parents.

The Los Angeles Libros Festival offers two days of entertainment for all ages featuring Spanish-language and bilingual storytelling, performances, workshops, and award-winning authors. Join in the fun on Friday September 24 and Saturday September 25. More information.

Join The Friends of the Semel Institute and the Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital Board of Advisors for a special “Back to School Anxiety” Open Mind program on August 25 at 5pm, on Zoom.

World-renowned experts and high school students will discuss how to manage the worries and stress of returning to school, especially after a pandemic, and how to transition to a successful start to the school year.

Registration is required. Register.

More info:

Featured Speaker

• Ross Szabo, Director of Wellness at the UCLA Geffen Academy; Author “Behind Happy Faces: Taking Charge of Your Mental Health” and A Kids Book About Anxiety that was named one of Oprah’s Favorite Things in 2020. 

Moderator/UCLA Faculty Discussant

• John Piacentini, Ph.D. – Director of the UCLA Child Anxiety Resilience Education and Support (CARES) Center; Director of the UCLA Child OCD, Anxiety, and Tic Disorders Program; Professor in the UCLA Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences

Panelists:

• Sibyll Carnochan Catalan, Ph.D. Founding Head of School at the Geffen Academy at UCLA and long-time advocate for challenging and engaging education for students of all background in all kinds of schools.
  
• Zach Gottlieb is a mental health activist, speaker, and the creator of Talk With Zach, a movement and community that aims to change the culture surrounding emotional health for teens. He is a rising 10th-grader in Los Angeles. You can learn more about @talkwithzach on Instagram and Tiktok.
  
• Lucia Cleveland is a rising high school senior. She has been taking wellness classes for all of her high school career, where she has developed a love and deep respect for this subject. She employs the skills she has learned in co-leading her school’s Black Student Union, being a founding member of the Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee, being involved in her school’s Student Council, being the captain of her basketball team, and sharing these skills with her peers. When not involved in these things she can often be found on the beach with her nose in a book.

Registration is required. Register.

The Congressional App Challenge is a public effort to encourage kids to learn how to code, hosted by Members of Congress. Students get to design a game or an app of their choosing, either working on their own or in teams of up to four.

The challenge runs until November 1, 2021.

Find out more information.