Covington 2009/10: Helpful Community Resources for You and Your Family

October 20, 2009

Helpful Community Resources for You and Your Family

Parenting Lectures

"I Left My Homework on My Printer - Getting Organized: Helping Your Child be Successful in School" Ana Homayoun
Thursday, March 4, 2010 at Egan Junior High School Multi-Purpose Room from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Talk geared towards parents, teachers and administrators. Talk will focus on junior high and high school students; elementary school parent welcome. No fee. No registration required. Click here for more information.

Building Resilience in Children and Teens: Preparing Our Children for Life by Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg
Thursday, March 25, 2010 at Gunn High School, Spangenberg Theatre located at 780 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto from 6:30pm to 8:30pm. 6:00pm Community Social.Admission is FREE , No RSVP.
Using real-life scenarios, humor and poignant cases, Dr. Ken Ginsburg will teach all of us how to raise resilient children who can deal with stress in an increasingly complex world. Dr. Ginsburg's unique perspective emphasizes the developmental strengths of youth, equipping participants with skills needed to better teach kids to help themselves. Click here for more information.

Resilience Building Strategies for Our Youth - Workshop with Kenneth R. Ginsburg
Free admission, Registration required: http://ginsburgworkshoplamvpausd.eventbrite.com/
Saturday, March 27, 2010 from 8:30 am to 11:30 am at LAUMC Children's Center Preschool Family Resource Center Creekside Room at 655 Magdalena Ave, Los Altos. Click here for more information.

Community Information

How Flu Travels
Flu viruses constantly mutate, making it tough for our immune defenses to recognize the virus and combat it. Since the current strain of the H1N1 virus (known as swine flu) is relatively new, it may be more contagious than seasonal flu, although it seems no more virulent and most cases should be resolved without significant medical intervention. Here is a look at how flu infections spread: How Flu Travels Information

Los Altos Mountain View PTA Council
Sponsors various parent education events through the year.
http://ptac.mvwsd.org/parented.html

Common Ground Speaker Series
Lectures for parents on various topics--all grade levels. Small donation requested for lectures.
www.commongroundspeakerseries.org

Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
Provides parent education classes, including the popular Heart to Heart classes on puberty for boys or girls and their parents
http://www.lpch.org/index.html

Girls Leadership Institute
For girls grade 2 - 6 and their parents.
www.girlsleadershipinstitute.org

Los Altos SELPA1-CAC
Parents of special needs children in Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Mountain View and Palo Alto. Sponsors speakers for parents and Ability Awareness programs at schools.
http://www.selpa1cac.org/

Community Health Awareness Council (CHAC)
Serves Mountain View, Los Altos, and Los Altos Hills
Parent education and counseling services
http://www.chacmv.org/

Common Sense Media
Reviews on media for children.
www.commonsensemedia.org

Parent Previews is another site with media information.
http://www.parentpreviews.com/

Adolescent Counseling Services (ACS)
Counseling and education programs for teens and parents.
www.acs-teens.org

Palo Alto Drug and Alcohol Collaborative
Focused on Palo Alto Schools, but a good source for parents of teens.
www.PADACC.org

Challenge Success
Studies school, lifestyle and stress on students.
www.challengesuccess.org

Children's Health Council
Parent education classes, as well as individual student assessment and treatment.
www.chconline.org