WEBINARS AND VIDEOS FOR PARENTS on topics such as technology, parenting, child abuse and neglect, and self-control

Kids, Technology, and Resources for Learning at Home Webinar

• 1-2:30pm on October 16
• Please join Family Hui and CalWorks to learn about how to survive and thrive while learning from home. The Zoom link is available on the attached flyer. Please share widely!

Foster & Kinship Education Classes: These classes are available to the public, but their target audience is Resource Parents. Please register in advance for all classes.

• School Issues & Concerns & the IEP Process

6pm-8pm on Tuesday Evenings, October 13 & 20th

Deciding where a child will receive services is one of the most important decisions in which parents will participate. Facilitated by Nick McIntosh, School Psychologist Natomas Unified School District

• No Such Thing as a Bad Kid

6pm-8pm on Thursday Evening, October 15th

Strength Based Parenting Approach by Renowned Author Charlie Applestein

• Mandated Child Abuse Reporter Training

6pm-9pm on Thursday Evening, October 22nd

A Required Course for All CA Resource Parents / Caregivers. Presented by Alicia Wasklewicz, MSW, Supervisor, Yolo County HHSA RFA & Placement Unit

• Building Your Family’s Crisis Toolkit

10am-12:30pm on Tuesday Morning, November 3rd

Reframing your assumptions, limitations & belief in yourself as a parent.  Shared is de-escalation, harm reduction & relationship building. Presented by Dayna Freier, Program Director for the CA Alliance of Caregivers, Adoptive & Foster Parent, former Social Worker

• Importance of Understanding a Child’s Temperament & Caregiver Fit

10am-Noon on Friday Morning, November 6th

WisdomPath Parenting – The Biology of Behavior and the Importance of Temperament & Reparation. Presented by Kate Messina, PhD – Therapeutic Coach & Parenting Expert

Parenting Videos in English and Spanish

• Self-Control: Critical Skill for Kids!

Psychologist, Jamie Hanson, PhD, from the University of Pittsburgh, gathered data from over 600 participants in an intervention developed at the University of Georgia designed to improve warmth, supportiveness, and positive caregiving between parents and kids. Youth who had been in the intervention had fewer behavioral problems compared to youth who did not participate. Follow-up scans found that positive brain changes related to self-regulation were still present in adulthood.

• Middle School Gossip & Rumors: Who's at Risk?

Scientists studied the characteristics of rumors and rumor victims in early adolescence in a longitudinal study of 300 youth between fifth and seventh grade. Results found that the characteristics of rumors tended to be gender specific. Experts say that it’s important to talk to your kids about how rumors can be harmful.

• Mindfulness in Schools