Who We Are

Mercer Island Parent Edge is a program of the Mercer Island PTA Council.  Our members are parent volunteers who work together to bring topics of interest to Mercer Island parents to learn, discuss and create community and connection.  MI Parent Edge programs are funded with contributions from each of the Mercer Island PTA units.

Want to get involved? Email us at miparentedge@gmail.com  

 

 

What We Do

Equipping families with ideas, insight, and community
to help them thrive.

 

This year we're partnering with The Parent Venture, a non-profit organization, to showcase their line-up of well-known authors, speakers and parenting experts focusing on topics of highest interest to MI families.


What does that mean for you? These events will be accessible in a variety of ways:

  1. Join the live webinar (register to attend and receive Zoom link)

  2. Watch a recording of the webinar (over 50 programs this year) and access a large library of past programs

  3. Join us for a "Parent Circle" -- an in-person gathering to create connections and learn through conversation with other MI parents

 

2024-2025 Featured Themes

  • Achievement Pressure

  • Technology and Digital Lives

  • Social and Emotional Skill Building

Mercer Island Parent Edge is a non-profit organization which is part of the Mercer Island PTA Council. We coordinate events and programs for parents, students, educators and our community. Our goal is to encourage dialogue and share best practices.

 

 

2024-25 Programs and Events

Happy, Confident, and Strong: Tips for Helping Your Child Develop a Healthy Body Image

Wednesday, January 22, 2025, 5:30pm – 6:30pm PT, Virtual Event (Live)

 

Developmental psychologist Andrea Bastiani Archibald, PhD, will provide parents and caregivers with practical strategies to help children develop a positive and healthy body image.

 

This webinar is presented by The Parent Venture, a partner of MI Parent Edge.

 

Register: https://andreabarchibald2025.eventbrite.com

 

 

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On Beautiful Conversations: How to Stay Connected to Your Adolescent Child

Thursday, January 23, 2025, 5:30pm – 6:30pm PT, Virtual Event (Live)

 

Chris Balme, Education Leader, Author, and School Founder

 

In this talk, author and education leader Chris Balme will explore how some conversations flop, why your usual questions may stop working as your child enters adolescence, and how to find new and better ways to have meaningful conversations.

 

This webinar is presented by The Parent Venture, a partner of MI Parent Edge.

 

Register: https://chrisbalme2025.eventbrite.com

 

 

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Understanding Eating Disorders: What Parents/Caregivers Need to Know

Jan 31, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PST, Virtual Event (Live)
 
Kelly Bhatnagar, PhD, FAED, eating disorders expert and Immediate Past President of the Academy for Eating Disorders (AED).
 

Eating disorders are serious conditions that impact one’s physical, psychological and emotional well-being, particularly in children and adolescents. Common eating disorders include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder.  Dr. Bhatnagar will share information that parents, caregivers, and educators should know about disordered eating and eating disorders.

 

This webinar is presented by The Parent Venture, a partner of MI Parent Edge.

 
REGISTER: https://kellybhatnagar2025.eventbrite.com/
 
 

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You Can Do Anything: Surprising Power of a "Useless" Liberal Arts Education

Tuesday, February 25 · 6 - 7pm PST, Virtual Event (Live)

 

In a tech-dominated world, the most needed degrees are the most surprising: the liberal arts.

 

Is your student taking the right classes? Will their college major help them get the right job offers? For more than a decade, the national spotlight has focused on science and engineering as the only reliable choice for finding a successful post-grad career.

 

In You Can Do Anything, author George Anders explains the remarkable power of a "useless" liberal arts education – and the ways it can open the door to thousands of cutting-edge jobs and careers.

 

This webinar is presented by The Parent Venture, a partner of MI Parent Edge.

 

REGISTER: https://georgeanders2024fuhsfoundation.eventbrite.com/

 

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New Resource

 

 

Parenting Mercer Island is a website with tools to address everyday parenting challenges. Learn a process that grows the skills our children need to be successful.


Developed by Mercer Island Youth and Family Services and Healthy Youth Initiative


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More Webinars and Recordings!

 

Did you miss a webinar or are you looking for a specific parenting topic? 

 

Visit our our partner site, Parent Venture, to access hundreds of free webinar recordings on a variety of parenting topics!

 

 

Upcoming Webinars

  

Video Library 

 

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