2024-25 Parent Education Sessions

Throughout this year, EA and some of our partner organizations and associations will host free educational sessions for EA parents. Please take a look below for details on upcoming events this school year.
 

Squish the Peas: Life Lessons from Toddlers on How to Live a Happier, Healthier Life

When: Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025; 7:30-8:30 p.m. ET
Where: Zoom Webinar (pre-registration required; see Zoom Guide to register)
Presenter: Hasan Merali, MD, MPH
Host: ISACS Parent Series presented by ADVIS
Optional Supplemental Materials: 2024-25 ISACS Parent Series Bookshop

Toddlers hold the secrets to having more fun and living a fulfilling life. These are secrets we once knew and ones that a Harvard-trained physician can help us rediscover. Terrible twos, temper tantrums, and grocery store meltdowns are usually the first things that come to mind when people think of toddlers. But Merali has long thought toddlers are among the best people in our society and adults could do well to learn from them. Toddlers excel when it comes to kindness, laughter, play, teamwork, risk-taking, and so many other habits that could objectively improve our lives as adults if we were to act a bit more like them. Join us as we go through the important life lessons we can learn from our youngest teachers and leave with simple, actionable steps to improve the well-being of the entire family. This webinar is for those who parent students of all ages as well as all non-parents.
 

Virtual Parenting Adult Coffee: Mental Health

When: Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025; 7-8:15 p.m. ET
Where: Zoom Webinar
Host: Parenting Adult Coffee Series presented by SpeakUp! 

SpeakUp! is hosting a series of Parenting Adult Coffees throughout the school year. Evening sessions are held virtually on Zoom. These gatherings are designed to dive deeper into topics where more guidance and support are needed and requested by our parenting adult participants. This session will focus on mental health.
 

Raise Your Children & Adolescents to be Authentically Successful, Emotionally Healthy & Prepared to Thrive

When: Tuesday, March 11, 2025; 7:30-8:30 p.m. ET
Where: Zoom Webinar (pre-registration required; see Zoom Guide to register)
Presenter: Ken Ginsburg, MD, MSEd
Host: ISACS Parent Series presented by ADVIS
Optional Supplemental Materials: 2024-25 ISACS Parent Series Bookshop

Parents are critically important in the lives of adolescents. The security of your love allows young people to launch successfully into an uncertain future. Your high expectations hold them accountable, keep them safe, and shape them to become their best selves. The best way to protect your child is to prepare them to manage life’s complexities while establishing clear boundaries. Open communication about emotional wellness and distress positions you to support them to be emotionally intelligent and navigate life’s curveballs. Modeling self-care and healthy stress management strategies teaches them to get through tough times. Listen to remind yourself how much you matter. If you have younger children, now is the time to invest in building wise, strong children who will thrive through adolescence and beyond.
 

Parenting Adult Coffee: Boundaries

When: Friday, March 14, 2025; 9:30-11 a.m. ET
Where: 80 W Lancaster Avenue, Suite 220, Devon, PA 19333
Host: Parenting Adult Coffee Series presented by SpeakUp! 

SpeakUp! is hosting a series of Parenting Adult Coffees throughout the school year. Morning sessions will be held in person at the SpeakUp! office. These gatherings are designed to dive deeper into topics where more guidance and support are needed and requested by our parenting adult participants. This session will focus on boundaries.
 

Virtual Parenting Adult Coffee: Boundaries

When: Wednesday, March 19, 2025; 7-8:15 p.m. ET
Where: Zoom Webinar
Host: Parenting Adult Coffee Series presented by SpeakUp! 

SpeakUp! is hosting a series of Parenting Adult Coffees throughout the school year. Evening sessions are held virtually on Zoom. These gatherings are designed to dive deeper into topics where more guidance and support are needed and requested by our parenting adult participants. This session will focus on boundaries.
 

Parenting Adult Coffee: Drugs & Alcohol

When: Friday, April 4, 2025; 9:30-11 a.m. ET
Where: 80 W Lancaster Avenue, Suite 220, Devon, PA 19333
Host: Parenting Adult Coffee Series presented by SpeakUp! 

SpeakUp! is hosting a series of Parenting Adult Coffees throughout the school year. Morning sessions will be held in person at the SpeakUp! office. These gatherings are designed to dive deeper into topics where more guidance and support are needed and requested by our parenting adult participants. This session will focus on drugs and alcohol.
 

Virtual Parenting Adult Coffee: Drugs & Alcohol

When: Wednesday, April 9, 2025; 7-8:15 p.m. ET
Where: Zoom Webinar
Host: Parenting Adult Coffee Series presented by SpeakUp! 

SpeakUp! is hosting a series of Parenting Adult Coffees throughout the school year. Evening sessions are held virtually on Zoom. These gatherings are designed to dive deeper into topics where more guidance and support are needed and requested by our parenting adult participants. This session will focus on drugs and alcohol.
 

Planning for Summers of Growth & Joy

When: Wednesday, April 9, 2025; 7:30-8:30 p.m. ET
Where: Zoom Webinar (pre-registration required; see Zoom Guide to register)
Presenter: Michael Thompson, Clinical Psychologist, Author & School Consultant
Host: ISACS Parent Series presented by ADVIS
Optional Supplemental Materials: 2024-25 ISACS Parent Series Bookshop

For most parents, planning a summer for their children is a complex mix of their own work demands, requests to visit extended family, the ages, temperaments and interests of their children, pressure on children from sports coaches, and the goals parents have for summer family time. For children, summer is a time to grow and develop in new ways. Thompson will address the conflicting pressures on summer planning, while suggesting that goals for summer should include relief from the stress and anxiety of school, opportunities to make new friends in a different context, and chances to take (supervised) risks and master new skills.
 

Parenting Adult Coffee: Mental Health

When: Friday, May 2, 2025; 9:30-11 a.m. ET
Where: 80 W Lancaster Avenue, Suite 220, Devon, PA 19333
Host: Parenting Adult Coffee Series presented by SpeakUp! 

SpeakUp! is hosting a series of Parenting Adult Coffees throughout the school year. Morning sessions will be held in person at the SpeakUp! office. These gatherings are designed to dive deeper into topics where more guidance and support are needed and requested by our parenting adult participants. This session will focus on mental health.
 

Virtual Parenting Adult Coffee: Mental Health

When: Wednesday, May 7, 2025; 7-8:15 p.m. ET
Where: Zoom Webinar
Host: Parenting Adult Coffee Series presented by SpeakUp! 

SpeakUp! is hosting a series of Parenting Adult Coffees throughout the school year. Evening sessions are held virtually on Zoom. These gatherings are designed to dive deeper into topics where more guidance and support are needed and requested by our parenting adult participants. This session will focus on mental health.