Student Success & Student Stress: Four evenings for parents and caregivers of all students, K-12, at the Albany Community Center, 1249 Marin Ave.
- “The Well-Balanced Student: Juggling Homework, Activities and Family,” a talk by Gina Morris, MA, Parent Education Program Director of Challenge Success, based at Stanford University, on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 7-8:30 p.m.
- “How Short Sleep Shortchanges Our Kids’ Potential,” a talk by Bryce Mander, PhD, UC Berkeley Sleep and Neuroimaging Lab, on Tuesday, March 27, 7-8:30 p.m.
- “The Pleasure Trap: Motivating Kids to Make Good Choices,” a talk by Abby Medcalf, PhD, of the New Bridge Foundation in Berkeley, on Thursday, April 26, 7-8:30 p.m.
- “One Size Does Not Fit All,” a screening of the keynote speech on raising successful and happy children (Challenge Success Conference, Stanford, 2011) by Dr. Ken Ginsburg, a pediatrician specializing in adolescent medicine at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. After the screening, School Board Member Patricia Low will facilitate a community conversation. Tuesday, May 8, 7-8:30 p.m.
This free series is presented by the and the combined Albany PTAs. For more information contact Deborah Brill at dbrill@ausdk12.org.
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