NEW! RAISING RESILIENCE VIDEO LIBRARY 

On-Demand Parenting Tools and Strategies to Access When You Need Them Most

CONNECTIONS CAFE (a virtual parent support program)

*Catch up on the latest session videos*

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If you missed the latest session, now is your chance to view it on your own time.

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CONNECTIONS CAFE Spring 2020 Topics and Speakers

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• Behavioral Strategies for Toddlers through Teens (3/31/20 Session)

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Guest speaker, Shea Kennedy, M.Ed, BCBA, LBA, talks about routine vs. flexibility as options for engaging your child academically. 

This was our first session & there's no video to share but you can access the slides: Link to Slides  

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• Boosting Your Immune System & Your Mood (4/7/20 Session)

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Guest speaker, Stephanie Dalton (Holistic Nutritionist & Health Coach), talks about how to BOOST YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM AND YOUR MOOD during a pandemic.

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Link to Slides

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• Parenting with Compassion (4/21/20 session)

 

Guest speaker, Betsy Lydle Smith, is a lifelong educator and founder of Virtues Training (and ArtStar) and a Master Facilitator for The Virtues Project. Betsy gives us tips on PRACTICING COMPASSION with yourself and your children as you navigate this challenging time together. 

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Link to Slides

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Virtues Handout

Companioning Yourself Handout

Visit www.virtuescards.org and share The Gifts of Character

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• Mindful Parenting Through Crisis (5/5/20 session)

 

Guest speaker, Jendi Watson, is a certified Hakomi therapist. Jendi leads participants through a meditation and gives tips on how to PRACTICE MINDFUL PARENTING by accessing your parenting superpower (your wise self) in order to reduce stress. 

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Link to Speaker Slides

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"HUG" IT OUT: Mindfulness During CV-19 

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• Validating Your Child's Need for Independence (5/19/20 session)

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Guest speakers, Courtney Oliver, LMHC and Helen Burke from Bainbridge Youth Services, give a counselor’s view on FOSTERING INDEPENDENCE and supporting your child’s emotional needs during COVID-19.  

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Link to Slides

 

Link to Dan Siegel's Video: BRAINSTORM: Adolescence as a Time of Adaptability, Not Immaturity

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• Positive Parenting Solutions (6/9/20 Session)

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Guest speaker, Peggy Koivu (Certified Positive Parenting Facilitator and co-founder of the Odyssey Multiage Program), talks about how to find more joy in parenting by reducing power struggles with POSITIVE PARENTING STRATEGIES.

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Link to Slides

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• The Parental Role in Your Child's Athletic Experience (6/23/20 Session)

 

Guest speaker, Ian McCallum - BIFC's Director of Coaching -  discusses how to SUPPORT YOUR YOUNG ATHLETE. He gives tips on how to encourage our children, hold them accountable, and foster their independence - as they navigate team sports. 

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Link to Slides

Watch the Video

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• Let's Talk About Racism (6/30/20 Session)

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Guest speakers Karen Vargas & Chasity Malatesta from BISD's Multicultural Advisory Council (MAC) and Spencer Bispham & Sarah Bukair from BISD's Youth Social Justice League TALK ABOUT RACISM in a local and broader context including how social media is shaping the narrative for our youth and how parents can overcome the fear of saying the wrong thing.

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Link to Slides

Conversations on Racism - Resource Page

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