M-A Parent Education Series

Parent Education has long been an important component of the Menlo-Atherton PTA offerings. Through presentations from leading experts, the M-A Parent Education Series offers the Menlo-Atherton community enriching education to improve the academic, physical, and emotional health and success of our students.

For further information, please contact the 2011-2012 Parent Education Co-Chairs:
Charlene Margot & Sharon Bozzo

Upcoming Events, 2011-2012 Parent Education Series

Teen Sexuality Panel: Get the Facts (What Every Parent Wants to Know)

Thursday, February 2, 2012, 7:00-8:30 p.m., M-A Center for Performing Arts

Come hear from the experts! Many parents find it difficult to discuss sexuality with their teens. Our panel discussion will feature professionals in the fields of adolescent development and medicine, mental health, and sex education for teens. Topics to include teen sexual behavior in San Mateo County, sex education, birth control/pregnancy prevention, sexual gender/identity, mental health issues, STDs, and more. Don't miss this opportunity to get the information you need to communicate more honestly and effectively with your teens.

Panelists:

  • Roni Gillenson, LMFT, Program Director, On-Campus Counseling Program, Adolescent Counseling Services (ACS)
  • Shelly Masur, MPH, Executive Director, Teen Talk Sexuality Education
  • Sylvia Espinoza, M.D., Medical Director, Sequoia Teen Wellness Center
  • Daniela Torres, Education Services Program Manager, Planned Parenthood
  • Janet Chaikind, M.D., Supervising Physician for Adolescent Medicine and Pediatrics, San Mateo County Medical Center

M-A Parent Education Series events are sponsored by the Menlo-Atherton PTA and the Sequoia Healthcare District. Our events are free and open to the M-A community.

Sign up now! Ticket reservations at: http://m-aparentedseries.eventbrite.com

For more information, please contact Charlene Margot, M-A Parent Education Series Program Director, at charlene_margot@mabearspta.org or 650.868.0590.

Past Events, 2011-2012 Parent Education Series

7 Practical Ways to Help Your Children Attain Joy, Balance, and Success with Dr. Michele Borba

Thursday, October 20, 2011, 7:00-9:00 p.m., M-A Center for Performing Arts

Does it seem as if your children are forced to shortcut today's freedom for tomorrow's success? Would you like them to have the joy of unstructured exploration and discovery without fear of losing ground? Don't miss Dr. Michele Borba, award-winning author, speaker and educational consultant, as she shares skills to help you teach your teens how to survive and thrive in today's play-deprived and standards-driven world. With the same warm, humorous, realistic and straightforward approach you've seen in her appearances on the Today Show, Dr. Phil, CNN, Fox News and MSNBC, Dr. Borba will teach you simple, effective, research-based strategies to prepare your children for the future without sacrificing their well being or your own.

M-A 101: Orientation to Menlo-Atherton High School with Principal Matthew Zito

Thursday, September 1, 2011, 10:00-11:30 a.m. or 7:00-8:30 p.m. (two sessions),
M-A Center for Performing Arts Café

New and incoming families! Please join us for the first M-A Parent Education Series event of the year on September 1. Don't miss this informative presentation to learn about the "nuts and bolts" of helping you and your child navigate successfully through life at M-A! Presenters will include Principal Matthew Zito, M-A Guidance counselors, as well as current and recently-graduated students. M-A 101 will be offered in two sessions (morning or evening). Light refreshments will be offered in the PAC Café prior to each presentation. See you there!

Past Events, 2010-2011 Parent Education Series

Authentic Parenting: A Prescription for Health and Happiness, with Dr. Frederic Luskin
Wednesday, March 16, 2011, 7:00-8:30 p.m., M-A Center for Performing Arts Café

Fred Luskin, Ph.D., is the director of the Stanford University Forgiveness Projects and a senior consultant in health promotion at Stanford University. He is also a professor at the Institute for Transpersonal Psychology, as well as an affiliate faculty member of the Greater Good Science Center, the University of California, Berkeley. Over the last decade, Dr. Luskin has helped thousands of people around the world learn to practice forgiveness and lead happier, healthier lives. Dr. Luskin is the author of the books Forgive for Love, Stress Free for Good, and the best-selling Forgive for Good: A Proven Prescription for Health and Happiness. Dr. Luskin's work has been featured in The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, the Wall Street Journal, Time, and O, The Oprah Magazine.

A Night for Abigail, a Community Conversation About Foster Youth
Wednesday, February 16, 2011, 7:00-9:00 p.m., M-A Center for Performing Arts

Please join us for a very important conversation about foster youth, A Night for Abigail. While the aspirations of foster youth are high, outcomes are grim. 30% of foster youth perform below grade level, 50% are held back in school, 46% do not complete high school, and only 3% complete college. You don't need to become a foster parent to be a part of the solution -- learn how you can do one small thing to change the outcome for these students.

Totally Wired: What Teens and Tweens are REALLY Doing Online, with Author Anastasia Goodstein
Thursday, January 27, 2011, 7:00-8:30 p.m., M-A Center for Performing Arts

The M-A Parent Education Series and CAMPUS consortium present teen technology expert Anastasia Goodstein, author of Totally Wired: What Our Teens and Tweens are REALLY Doing Online: Totally Wired is the first guide to what teens are really doing on the Internet and with technology today. Author Anastasia Goodstein covers topics such as social networking (Facebook and MySpace), blogging, cyberbullying, and much more. Totally Wired arms parents with the knowledge they need to promote Internet safety.

Teen Truth Live: Bully with Administrative Vice-Principal Simone Rick-Kennel
Tuesday, November 30, 2010, M-A Center for Performing Arts

Street Drugs Used and Abused by Our Teens: What Every Parent Needs to Know
Thursday, November 4, 2010

Building Resilience in Children and Teens with Dr. Ken Ginsburg
Monday, October 4, 2010
http://www.healthychildren.org/English/healthy-living/emotional-wellness/pages/Building-Resilience-in-Children.aspx

M-A 101: Orientation to Menlo-Atherton with Principal Matthew Zito
Thursday, August 26, 2010, M-A Center for Performing Arts Café
Menlo-Atherton High School
555 Middlefield Rd.
Atherton, CA 94027

650.322.5311