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.