Lisa Damour
The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising Connected, Capable, and Compassionate Adolescents
Thursday, March 30, 2023 – 7:00pm – Los Altos High School – Eagle Theatre
Join us as Lisa Damour, psychologist and New York Times best-selling author of Untangled and Under Pressure, provides insights from her soon-to-be-released book into our teenagers’ emotional highs and lows and inspires us to listen and connect through more open and honest conversations.
Becky Munsterer Sabky
You’re Enough: How to Apply to College While Keeping Perspective
Tuesday, September 13, 2022 – 6:00pm – Live Online
Join us as Becky Munsterer Sabky, former Director of International Admissions at Dartmouth College and author of Valedictorians at the Gate, demystifies the college admissions process, offering students and parents guidance on developing a balanced college list, writing authentic essays, and making the final selection decision – all while keeping perspective and staying sane.
Adam ‘Smiley’ Poswolsky
Friendship in the Age of Loneliness: How to Make Friends as an Adult
Thursday, October 6, 2022 – 7:00pm – Mountain View High School – Spartan Theater
Join us as Adam ‘Smiley’ Poswolsky, author of Friendship in the Age of Loneliness and speaker at Fortune 500 companies, shares a blueprint for building deeper personal connections and more meaningful friendships while juggling the pressures and distractions of parenthood.
Kristin Russo
Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth: In Our Families, Our Friendships, and Our Community
Thursday, November 10, 2022 – 7:00pm – Los Altos High School – Eagle Theatre
Join us for an evening with LGBTQ+ author, speaker, consultant, and advocate, Kristin Russo, for an honest and thought-provoking discussion about how to support and be allies to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer youths in our families, our friendships, and our community.
Wendy Sterling, Signe Darpinian & Shelley Aggarwal
Raising Body Positive Teens
Thursday, January 19, 2023 – 7:00pm – Los Altos High School – Eagle Theatre
Join us as Wendy Sterling (a registered dietician specializing in adolescent nutrition, eating disorders, and sports nutrition), Signe Darpinian (a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified Eating Disorder Specialist), and Shelley Aggarwal (a physician and is a board-certified Pediatrician and Adolescent Medicine Sub-Specialist) discusses how our children’s developing bodies change emotionally and physically throughout adolescence and offers practical strategies for fostering a healthy relationship with food, exercise, and body image.
Dr. Kelli Harding
The Rabbit Effect: The Ground-breaking Science of Kindness
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 – 7:00pm – Los Altos High School – Eagle Theatre
Join us as Dr. Kelli Harding, assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and a diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, explores ground-breaking research on the ways in which love, friendship, community, life’s purpose, and our environment can have a greater impact on our health than anything that happens in the doctor’s office.
Announcing the 2022-2023 MVLA Parent Education Speaker Series
The MVLA Parent Education Speaker Series is excited to announce our speaker line-up for the 2022-2023 school year. Nationally and internationally recognized experts will join us to discuss important topics on child and adolescent well-being, as well as our own – including demystifying the college admission process; building deeper personal connections and more meaningful adult friendships; supporting LGBTQ+ youth in our families and our community; fostering a positive body image and relationship with food and exercise; exploring the science of kindness on health and well-being; and navigating the emotional lives of teens.
NEXT UP:
Lisa Damour, Ph.D.
The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising Connected, Capable, and Compassionate Adolescents
Thursday, March 30, 2023 | 7pm – 9pm | LAHS Eagle Theatre | 201 Almond Avenue
Join us as Lisa Damour, psychologist and New York Times best-selling author of Untangled and Under Pressure, provides insights from her hot-off-the-press book into our teenagers’ emotional highs and lows and inspires us to listen and connect through more open and honest conversations.
EVENT CALENDAR
Becky Munsterer Sabky
You’re Enough: How to Apply to College While Keeping Perspective
Tuesday, September 13, 2022 – 6:00pm
Live Online
Adam ‘Smiley’ Poswolsky
Friendship in the Age of Loneliness: How to Make Friends as an Adult
Thursday, October 6, 2022 – 7:00pm
Mountain View High School – Spartan Theater
Kristin Russo
Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth: In Our Families, In Our Community
Thursday, November 10, 2022 – 7:00pm
Los Altos High School – Eagle Theatre
Wendy Sterling, Signe Darpinian & Shelley Aggarwal
Raising Body Positive Teens
Thursday, January 19, 2023 – 7:00pm
Los Altos High School – Eagle Theatre
Dr. Kelli Harding
The Rabbit Effect: The Ground-breaking Science of Kindness
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 – 7:00pm
Los Altos High School – Eagle Theatre
Lisa Damour
The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising Connected, Capable, and Compassionate Adolescents
Thursday, March 30, 2023 – 7:00pm
Los Altos High School – Eagle Theatre
Please check back throughout the school year for more detailed information and registration for each event. MVLA Parent Education Speaker Series events are free, thanks to the generosity of our sponsors.
RESERVE YOUR SEAT
Our events do fill up. As we add events, we will also add links to our registration information. Check back here often to reserve your spot!
Our Sponsors
The MVLA Parent Education Speaker Series is made possible thanks to the continued generosity of our sponsors.
