As part of this year’s Parent University program, we’re working with the Parents as Partners Webinar Series. They will be led by educational consultant and trainer Dr. Jennifer Bashant. The 11-session series provides families, caregivers, and staff access to the live Zoom webinars. Each session is recorded and will be available for the remainder of the school year. Attendees will need to register via a link prior to each webinar.

The series begins at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 16 with a webinar called “Co-parenting: Strategies for Making it Work for the Sake of the Kids.”  The target audience is families with children of all ages. This topic was requested by several parents at the end of Parents as Partners’ last series, which is not surprising given that more than half of parents are divorced. Co-parenting is something many families with school-age children face, yet there is little guidance about how to make it work. During this webinar, Jennifer will share many strategies and tips for co-parenting, while acknowledging that each situation is unique and not every strategy will work for every family. Click here to register.

The other webinars are as follows (they all start at 6:30 p.m. View the linked document for more information and registration links):

Oct. 20: Ways to Encourage a Love of Reading and Strengthen Your Early Reader’s Literacy Skills (Target audience: families with elementary students)

Nov. 3: Strategies for Developing Executive Function Skills at Every Developmental Stage (Target audience is families with children of all ages)

Nov. 20: How to Talk with Your Teen About Depression and Suicide (and how to let your boys know it’s OK to ask for help!) (Target audience is families with teens)

Dec. 4: Parenting a Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Building on Strengths and Developing Skills for Success (Target audience is for families with children of all ages)

Dec. 16: Navigating Loss: A Guide to Bereavement for Families (Target audience is families of all ages)

Jan. 8: Five Practices to Train Your Nervous System for Calm (Target Audience is families with children of all ages)

Jan. 27: Parenting a Child with ADHD and/or Oppositional Behaviors (Target audience: families with mid-elementary through middle school children)

Feb. 12: For Students: Nature in Your Own Home: A Guide to Building and Maintaining a Custom Bioactive Terrarium (This webinar is intended for children and teens to watch with their caregivers)

March 3: Using a Strengths Perspective to Navigate Life with Your Adolescent (Target audience: families with middle and high school children)

March 19: For Students: How to Start and Maintain a Correspondence with Your Favorite Celebrity or Athlete (This bonus webinar is intended for children and teens to watch with their caregivers)