Raising Happy Kids
​in a Stressful World

October 17 at 6:30 pm
Dover-Sherborn
​High School

Parent Self-Care and Childhood Mental Health

October 17 at 7:00 pm
Medway High School
This event is targeted to parents who feel the
constant pressure to be the "perfect" parents and
focuses on identifying one very important piece of the
parenting puzzle: raising happy children.
This presentation by Carrie Stack focuses on parent support as a protective factor for childhood mental health and parens who practice self-care are better equipped to offer their children this support."

Social-Emotional Learning ​in the Home

Resilience & Stress Reduction for Parents

October 24 at 7:00pm
Stoughton High School

October 21 at 2:00pm
Natick High School
This presentation asks the question,
​"Why does Social-Emotional Learning
​matter to our children, our schools, and our community?
How can we best partner with our schools and support our children ​with this critical 'homework'?"
"This program teaches self-care skills to help cope with stresses of everyday life and aims to leave parents with a renewed sense of resilience and well-being."
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How Moms
​(and Other Caregivers)
​Can Promote a Healthy Body Image for Girls

November 8 at 6:45pm
Tenacre Country Day School

This interactive workshop will look at the prevalence, consequences and causes of negative body image for girls and then focus on practical ways to promote a healthy body image for the girls in your lives. This session is geared towards moms who have daughters up to age 18 but any adult caregiver of girls are welcome to attend. Participants will leave with take-home resources and tips to promote a healthy body image for girls. ​
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Addressing the Opioid Epidemic as a Community
​

October 24 at 7pm
Natick Community Center

Learn about ongoing efforts in Natick to reduce and prevent opioid and heroin addiction, and ways that every individual can get involved in addressing this disease in our community. ​
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Why Students Need to Rethink Social Media

October 23 at 7:00 pm
Newton Free Library

Join Robin Clebnik, Career Exploration Expert and Founder of Intern Boston, to learn what information prospective schools and employers are looking for, as well as how students can use social media to build an authentic, discoverable and informative presence. This is for teens and their adults.

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What Works May Hurt: Side Effects in Education
​

November 1 at 7:30pm
Wellesley College​

"Using standardized testing and privatization as examples, Zhao, author of the internationally bestselling Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Dragon? Why China Has the Best (and Worst) Education System in the World, will talk about his new book on why and how pursuing a narrow set of short-term outcomes causes irreparable harm in education."

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Intelligent Lives
A Documentary presented by Filmmaker Dan Habib

October 29 at 7pm
Natick High School

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Race To Nowhere Screening

January 7 at 6:30 pm
Milton High School

"A concerned mother turned filmmaker aims her camera at the high-stakes, high-pressure culture that has invaded our schools and our children's lives. Race to Nowhere points to the silent epidemic in our schools: cheating has become commonplace; students are disengaged; stress-related illness and depression are rampant; and many young people arrive at college and the workplace unprepared and uninspired. Race to Nowhere is a call to action for families, educators, and policy makers to challenge current assumptions on how to best prepare the youth of America to become healthy, bright, contributing and leading citizens."

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