Parent Ed: How to Keep Cool in Difficult Moments with Our Kids
Parent Ed: How to Keep Cool in Difficult Moments with Our Kids Wed, March 25, 2020 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM PDT Wade Thomas School Library We are excited to have Dr. Nina Kaiser come share her parenting
2017 White Hill Parent Survey on Cell Phone Use
In March, 2017, about 1,000 parents/guardians of White Hill Middle Schoolers were emailed a survey link and asked to provide feedback about their children having cell/mobile phones. The survey covered topics such as, what motivated families to get or hold
Parent Ed: Raising Resilient Girls with Girls Leadership
Raising Resilient Girls Thursday, February 27, 2020, 6:30pm – 8:00pm Manor Elementary School 150 Oak Manor Drive Fairfax, CA 94930 Raising Resilient Girls is a 1 hour talk followed by a 30 minute Q&A session for parents, teachers, and community
Mindful Parenting Handouts
We had another great parent night with Jennifer Couture, LMFT and Sara Staley, LMFT, from the Mindful Classrooms program offered at the Wade Thomas. They have generously offered to share some of their handouts and presentation with our larger parent
Book: The Purpose of Boys: Helping Our Sons Find Meaning, Significance, and Direction in Their Lives
Michael Gurian offers a powerful new program to help us give our sons a core purpose–a program based on building morality, character, career goals, the ability to form intimate relationships, selflessness, personal and community responsibility, and an accelerated process of
Raising Grateful Kids
Raising Grateful Kids by Tess Connolly Gratitude…it’s all the rage lately right? We hear about it everywhere…”gratitude,” “be thankful,” “giving thanks”…I even have a t-shirt that says ‘grateful’! Some have called it “Vitamin G”, the new supplement-for ourselves and our
High – An Evening with David and Nic Sheff, Presented by Marin Healthy Youth Partnerships
An Evening with David and Nic Sheff, Authors of the book High: Everything You Need to Know About Drugs, Alcohol, and Addiction. Moderated by Michael Krasny. Filmed at Dominican University on October 16, 2019 Watch on YouTube
Thursday! Parent Education Night at Manor
Manor Parent Education Night: Approach to Setting Limits for your Child. Thursday Oct 17 | 6:30-8:30 Manor School Join other RVSD parents at Manor to hear Taylor Ross to talk about the developing brain and how it relates to parenting,
Join us Thursday for Mindful Families + Parenting
Wade Thomas Parent Ed Night: Mindful Families and Parenting Thu, October 10, 2019 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM PDT Join us for an evening with Jennifer Couture, LMFT and Sara Staley, LMFT, in which you will not only learn all about the
Mindfulness + Parenting
Definition Mindfulness is the awareness that comes from paying attention to each moment without judgement. It is like diving beneath turbulent waves in the ocean, the waves are still there but they are not tossing you around. Mindfulness helps create
Tips for Managing Fortnite.
Kids are going crazy for “Fortnite.” Here are some practical tips to manage it from Common Sense Media. Read Article
How to Block Explicit Content on Kids’ Devices
Here is a great article from Common Sense Media with tips on how to set up controls on various devices to help protect your kiddos from explicit content. But is also reminds us that the best protection is talking with
Book Review: You, Your Child, and School: Navigating Your Way to the Best Education
A renown British author Sir Ken Robinson, acclaimed by Fast Company magazine as one of “the world’s elite thinkers on creativity and innovation”, writes with erudition and persuasion to the parents and educators on managing one’s child’s school years’ education.
Screentime, Devices + the Holidays
With the holidays underway, there will be lots of requests for the latest game, app and probably even a computer or cell phone too! We’ve gathered a lot of great resources to help you navigate technology decisions and find the
Growing Up Mindful: Essential Practices to Help Children, Teens, and Families Find Balance, Calm, and Resilience
If our parent ed event just piqued your interest in Mindfulness or you were not able to attend, this is a great book to add to your parenting toolbox! From Amazon Review Introducing mindfulness into the lives of our children
Join Us Thursday for Parent Ed: Bring Mindfulness Home
Wade Thomas Event: Bring Mindfulness Home Join us DEC 13! Jennifer Couture and Sara Staley, our resident Wade Thomas Mindfulness teachers will be back again this year to talk about the Mindfulness program that the 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders are
What Apple’s New iOS 12 Parental Controls Mean for You
With the latest release find out from Common Sense Media what you can do with the new Parent Control Features. Read Article
FLO Roundtable
Please join FLO this school year in our parent led roundtables! These roundtables are an informal way to join other local parents of unique learners to discuss issues facing your child and gain support. May 11th – End of Year Roundtable “Supporting Your
Wade Thomas Maths Night!
Maths Night is Back! Thu, April 26, 2018, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM RSVP Childcare (by donation) provided. Please RSVP soon, since childcare spots are limited! Maths Night: Facts, Fluency and Models, Oh My! Join Julia Wolcott, Coordinator of Curriculum and
Save the Date: Navigating Your Child’s Social World While Helping Them Build Resiliency and Self Esteem
On April 4th from 7:00-8:30pm, Mill Valley Speaker Series, Hall Middle School and Marin County Office of Education,collaboratively present Navigating Your Child’s Social World While Helping Them Build Resiliency and Self Esteem with Sheri Glucoft Wong, LCSW, family therapist, parent educator
Mark Your Calendar! – “The BOY CRISIS”
SPECIAL TED EVENT on the Subject of “The BOY CRISIS” TEDxMarin SALON @Angelico Hall on the Campus of Dominican University in San Rafael, Thursday, April 5, 2018 – 7:00pm TEDxMarin SALON (Marin County’s local TED Chapter) is taking a deeper dive into our
Join Us! – Enough As She Is with Rachel Simmons
March 21, 2018: Enough As She Is with Rachel Simmons 6:30-8pm, College of Marin, James Dunn Auditorium Best-selling author and girl expert Rachel Simmons will share strategies to help girls move beyond impossible standards of success to live healthy, happy,
Join Us Tonight – Emotional Agility
Emotional Agility with Dr. Susan David, Harvard Medical School A collaboration between Tam High, Drake High, The Branson School and Redwood High School Thu, March 15, 2018 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM PDT Location: Redwood High Small Gym Register Now:
Join Us: Angst Screening
Thursday, March 8, 2018 at WHMS Multipurpose Room – 7:00 PM- 8:30 PM Thursday, March 29th at the Marin County Office of Education – 6:00pm (English and Spanish) In 55 minutes, Angst leads the conversation that every family and educator needs to
Emotional Agility
The Gift and Power of Emotional Courage Psychologist Susan David shares how the way we deal with our emotions shapes everything that matters: our actions, careers, relationships, health and happiness. In this deeply moving, humorous and potentially life-changing talk, she
Understanding Anxiety
We were lucky to have Dr. Tracy Foose speak to our community about Understanding Anxiety. Below are some takeaways from her talk. You can also watch the full talk. Accept that you and your anxiety are a normal product of
Mindfulness
Jennifer Couture and Sara Staley, our resident Wade Thomas Mindfulness teachers had a lot of great resources to share at the Parent Ed night about how to bring mindfulness into our family life and parenting. You can also visit their
The Opposite of Spoiled: Raising Kids Who Are Grounded, Generous, and Smart About Money
Overview from Barnes and Nobles Written in a warm, accessible voice, grounded in real-world experience and stories from families with a range of incomes, The Opposite of Spoiled is both a practical guidebook and a values-based philosophy. The foundation of
Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood
Untangled is approachable, engaging and easy to read. It is packed with practical advice, real-life scenarios and backed up with scientific research. Lisa Damour brings her wit and wisdom to help lift the curtain of what is going on in