Did you miss any of the recent webinars? Here are some we think are worth taking a look at:

• Why a Sense of Control is Key to Mental Health: How to Foster It in Kids (Bill Stixrud, PhD, and Ned Johnson)
• The Power of Quiet: Rescuing Solitude in a Distracted, Extroverted World (Heidi Kasevich, PhD)
• Making It Less Awkward: Navigating the Tween and Teen Years (Cara Natterson, MD, and Vanessa Kroll Bennett)
• Changing Perspectives: Understanding Inclusion, Ableism, and Neurodiversity (Educator Sam Drazin)

All past webinars can be found in the Parent Venture Video Library.

Thank you to all who attended our March Parent Circle. If you missed it and are interested in learning more about the topic, please view the additional resources shared below. We encourage you to start this discussion at home with your family and consider this simple activity to help kick start a discussion in your home:

• Choose ONE new tech habit you want to build or change in your family
• Create a SMART goal (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Timely)
• Example Habit: Put all phones to bed by 10:30pm, in the charging station in the living room from Monday to Friday for 2 weeks.  
• Try it out for a week or two to see how it goes!

Additional Resources and Information 

• Books:
  • Growing Up In Public & Screenwise by Devorah Heitner
    
    
• Articles, Websites, Webinar Recordings:
  • Growing Up in Public: Coming of Age in a Digital World (Devorah Heitner)
  • Screenwise Kids: Navigating Boundaries, Friendships, and Social Media (Devorah Heitner)
  • Wait Until 8th
  • Child Mind Institute
  • Children and Screens
  • Common Sense Media- Parenting, Media and Everything in Between
  • Parenting Mercer Island -"Tools to address everyday parenting challenges" 
  • The Mattering Movement
    
    
• Upcoming Webinars:
  • Raising A Healthy Generation in a Digital World - Bush School Parent University - free webinar April 16

Mercer Island Parent Edge is a non-profit organization within the MI PTA Council that is run by parent volunteers.  We coordinate speakers and events for parents, educators, students and our community.  Our goal is to provide educational events and to encourage dialogue on issues and concerns in our community.

We would appreciate it if you would please take a moment to let us know what type of programming you would like to see Parent Edge offer the Mercer Island Community.

If you have questions, please email miparentedge@gmail.com