An interactive Conversation with Parents & Teens A Panel of Natural Highs Youth Participants and Avani G. Dilger, LPC, CACIII Tuesday, February 20, 2017 5:30 pm-7:30 pm Casey Middle School Parents & Teens are Welcome Learn more about: Brain chemistry basics about sobriety, drug & alcohol use and recovery How to support your teen with […]
With Simone Marean at Southern Hills Middle SchoolPARENT EDUCATION TALK FOR PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS Raising Resilient Girls is a 1-hour talk followed by a 30 minute Q&A session for parents, teachers, and community members Girls Leadership speaks to parents and teachers across the country about the challenges girls face today, the reasons why we see […]
At Fairview High School Communication consultant Karen Alonge will teach us a few communication skills from Motivational Interviewing -- a collaborative conversation style that helps enhance motivation and commitment to change. You'll come away with several strategies for facilitating productive conversations with your teens about creating positive changes in their own lives. You'll also learn […]
Body Matters: Understanding Eating Disorders and the Journey to RecoveryJoin our panel of experts in breaking the silence to remove the stigma of eating disorders. This presentation will cover: Education about Eating Disorders Warning Signs and Symptoms How to talk about eating disorders Steps to recovery Thank you to our presenters: Wendy Miller: Wendy has been a […]
Hosted by PEN at Louisville Middle School This intimate and honest documentary and virtual reality experience looks at anxiety, its causes and effects, and what we can do about it. Featuring interviews with kids, young adults, experts and researchers. Q & A will follow the screening. The film is subtitled in Spanish and interpretation will […]
How to Help Girls Move Beyond Impossible Standards of Success to Live Healthy, Happy, and Fulfilling LivesA Book Tour and Presentation with Rachel Simmons, Author of Odd Girl Out and Curse of the Good Girl. PEN is partnering with Rosalind Wiseman, author of the book that inspired the movie MEAN GIRLS, and her organization, Cultures of […]
Anxiety disorders are real, common, and treatable. Let’s talk about it! This intimate and honest documentary and look at anxiety, its causes and effects, and what we can do about it. Featuring interviews with kids, young adults, experts, and researchers. Q & A will follow the screening. The film is subtitled in Spanish and interpretation will be […]
Parents and students 11 and up are invited to learn and ask questionsabout the use of e-cigarettes (aka. vaping), current statistics, the different vape devices (pens & pods), along with the laws and health risks involved. Strategies on how to have conversations with your kids about vaping will be discussed along with opportunities for questions. […]
A Presentation with Rosalind Wiseman author of Queenbees and Wannabes, & Masterminds and Wingmen.Based on over twenty years of teaching and constant feedback from today’s generation of young people, Rosalind Wiseman’s presentation is a call for action to transform the way we understand youth culture and create communities where children can thrive. From young people’s friendships, social media […]
Rosalind is the author of the New York Times' bestsellers, Queen Bees & Wannabes, which was turned into the movie Mean Girls and Masterminds & Wingmen. She is also the author of The Guide (which is being developed into a movie with the help of a teen advisory board), and the young adult novel, Boys, Girls and Other Hazardous Materials. In the fall of 2016, […]