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Parent Resources

Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District provides opportunities to engage our parent community with resources to support student mental health and wellness. Through a series of webinars, we will provide parents with critical, relevant information about a variety of social emotional topics, geared towards tools and strategies to support student growth and well-being.
 
Parent Education Events
For your convenience, parent education events are live streamed and recorded. Webinar events and recordings can be accessed at http://www.pvpusd.net/parented/
 
 
SAGE Parent Consults and Support
PVPUSD has partnered with our student therapy provider, SAGE, to also offer parent consults.  Liz Schoeben, MFT, and Kathi Colli, MFT, are available to answer your parenting questions.
Click flyer link below for details.
 
 
South Bay Families Connected
PVPUSD is proud to be a South Bay Families Connected Partner District. Please visit PVPUSD Families Connected to learn about PVPUSD's commitment to the social-emotional wellness of our students, as well as to access free online parenting resources on a broad array of topics from helping youth manage technology to helping them cope with stress and anxiety in healthy ways.
 
Follow South Bay Families Connected social media for trending national youth wellness articles and upcoming event announcements.
 
Together we can help our youth thrive.
 
allcoveBeach Cities
allcove Beach Cities will offer mental and physical health services, education and employment assistance, peer and family support, and substance use prevention programs for young people ages 12-25 in the greater South Bay. Please visit allcove Beach Cities online or at their location on Prospect Ave in Redondo Beach.
 
Parent Webinar Recordings 
 

Below are a collection of online videos families can view that include a range of topics such as teen vaping, anxiety, depression, and substance abuse


Topic

Provider

Link

Youth Vaping

Mark Hernandez, Derrick Reed, and Lynelle Lujan - Tobacco-Use Prevention Education Unit, Los Angeles County Office of Education

Parent Education - Vaping Webinar with TUPE

Financial Planning

Whitney Bullock - Kinecta Wealth Management

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1wa2AGz6uU

Anxiety, Depression, and Suicide Prevention

Dr. Alice Kuo - UCLA Health, David Geffen School of Medicine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyjUgo3p0uw

Raising Financially Aware Kids

Sean Tompkins - Kinecta Wealth Management

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNbWCN-UCR8

Opioid Addiction and Fentanyl

Dr. Watson and Dr. Gelbart - Themla McMillan and Torrance Memorial Medical Center

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0fGWQpHKhQ&t=250s

Supporting Children’s Mental Health During Post-Pandemic Times

Dr. Alice Kuo - UCLA Health, David Geffen School of Medicine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tkMxazR6vY

What I Wish My Parents Knew

Liz Schoeben and Bayli Tucker - Sage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHAsN9u1ibw

Intentional Relationships

Jennifer Elledge - Talk Institute

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rDPOAG3JMQ

Brain Science and Heart Centered Parenting

Kelly Hendrickson - South Bay Families Connected

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwbb0P1YqSg

Elementary School: Talking to Your Children About Race and Racism with Dr. Howard

Dr. Howard - UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RA_DhxCtM7U

Grades 6-12: Talking to Your Teens About Race and Racism With Dr. Howard

Dr. Howard - UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKkVEZuTCig

Talking to Your Children About Race and Racism

Dr. Howard - UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOlA9Z5bHZA

Social Media Parent Webinar

John Moffett - Cyber Education Consulting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zF6afgZMTTU

Building Resilience and Paving the Path to Success

Dr. Gelbart - Themla McMillan and Torrance Memorial Medical Center

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfqSSRENmKw

Teens, Stress, and Anxiety

Dr. Gelbart - Themla McMillan and Torrance Memorial Medical Center

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2IqcxavdZg

Social-Emotional Health for Teens

Sage Therapists

https://www.pvpusd.net/apps/video/watch.jsp?v=285708

Raising Caring, Respectful, and Courageous Kids

Richard Weissbourd - Harvard Graduate School of Education, Making Caring Common Project

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Dc91nRSbzQ

Raising Kind Kids

Christine Carter - Greater Good Science Center

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0gyfEj5MTA