Stress Resilience 05.02.23

In this talk with Dr. Laura Kastner PhD, we took a deep dive into stress resilience, including: 

• Learning about the science of stress

• Learning about the relationship between stress and mental health

• Ways caregivers can model and enhance their children's stress reduction skills through effective and positive parenting

• Tips and tricks for parents

• Q&A 

Dr. Laura Kastner is a clinical psychologist who has conducted research, maintained a clinical practice and presented numerous workshops for parents. She is a clinical professor in both the psychology department and the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the University of Washington.

In addition to her academic articles in the fields of child, adolescent and pediatric psychology, Dr. Kastner has co-authored five books.

Consent at Any Age 03.29.23

Jo Langford of Beheroes.net helps parents figure out how to balance their family’s digital life with boundaries, etiquette, and good judgement.

In this talk, we discussed:

• A comparison of passive and affirmative consent

• A breakdown of the biggest hurdles and potholes young people face with regard to consent, and how we can counterbalance them.

• Definitions and discussions of concepts such as true consent, virginity and rape culture

• Primers on gender issues, adolescent brain development and best practices for negotiating consent with screens

• Tips and tricks for parents, a healthy dose of Q&A and a few fun games.

Find resources from our event with him here.

The Emotional Lives of Teenagers 01.24.23

Dr. Lisa Damour, New York Times bestselling author of Untangled and Under Pressure, addresses:

• The fact that adolescent mental health isn't about feeling good, calm, or relaxed, but about having the right feelings at the right times.

• Knowing how to manage those feelings effectively, offer guidance on how to help teens open up, and how to keep teens from being overwhelmed by their emotions or feeling at the mercy of their moods.

• Concrete strategies for supporting teens as their manage their feelings at home, with their peers, online, and at school.

Here are the resources/replay of her talk.

For password access to these resources, please email hello AT pnwparented.org.

Tweens & Sexuality 05.25.22

Event with Amy Lang, MA of Birds & Bees & Kids. Resources from Amy provided here.

“Tweens and middle schoolers think, learn and talk about everything related to sexuality. It’s safer for your child to be super-well informed as they encounter all kinds of information about the birds & the bees.”

Screenagers: Next Chapter 03.02.22

The Digital Age and Social Media are here to stay. We are seeing high rates of stress, anxiety, depression, and emotional challenges in our youth and teens. How do we help our youth and teens build crucial skills to navigate these challenging times? See the the follow-up mental health resource materials from SCREENAGERS: NEXT CHAPTER - UNCOVERING SKILLS FOR STRESS RESILIENCE

Weathering Uncertainty 11.15.21

We addressed transitional and situational stress and how parents and educators can best support their kids during this particularly challenging period with Christy Keating of The Heartful Parent Collective. The resource page from this event contains a recording, a handout, and emotion charts. Christy has tons of helpful tips here in her blog as well!