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2007.08 Academic Year
September 4, 2007
Sex, Drugs and Parties: A Guide for Parents
Bishop O'Dowd High School
Oakland, California

September 5, 2007
Kentfield, California; Parent Group Meeting

September 8, 2007
Lafayette, California; Parent Group Meeting

September 19, 2007
Lafayette, California; Parent Group Meeting

September 25, 2007
Lafayette, California; Parent Group Meeting

September 27, 2007
Lafayette, California; Parent Group Meeting

october 2, 2007
Walnut Creek, California; Parent Group Meeting

October 4, 2007
Walnut Creek, California; Parent Group Meeting

October 5 , 2007
San Mateo, California; Private school presentation

OCTOBER 9, 2007
Expert Panel on Drugs, Alcohol and Parties: A Conversation with Michael Simon and Charis Denison
San Francisco University High School
San Francisco, California

October 10 , 2007
Marin, California; Parent Group Meeting

October 11 , 2007
San Francisco, California; Parent Group Meeting

October 18 , 2007
Lafayette, California; Parent Group Meeting

October 24 , 2007
San Francisco, California; Private School Consultation

October 30 , 2007
Understanding Your Middle Schooler's Changing World: An Evening for Middle School Parents
The Creek: A Middle School Youth Center
Walnut Creek , California
(Program open to the public: Click link above for more info)

November 6, 2007
Understanding Your Middle Schooler's Changing World
Concord, California

december 4, 2007
Talking To Teens So They Can Listen
Lafayette, California

January 17 , 2008
Understanding Your High Schooler: Translating What Teens Mean to Say But Can't Say
Miramonte Art Center & Theatre, Miramonte High School
Orinda, California
(Program open to the public: Click link above for more info)

February 5 , 2008
Understanding Your Middle Schooler's Changing World
Chinese American international School
San Francisco, California

March 8, 2008
9th Annual Conference
Living With Your Teenager: Empowering Teens to Make Healthy Decisions

(Conference open to the public: Click link above for more info)

Acalanes Adult Center, Del Valley Theatre
Walnut Creek, California

Keynote Speaker: Rick Phillips , Director of Community Matters and co-author of From Bystanders to Peacemakers: Empowering Youth to Stand Up to Bullying and Cruelty.

April, 2008 (To be determined)
Teens, Drugs and Parties
Berkeley High School
Berkeley, California

 

2006-07 Academic Year
September 20
Lincoln Middle School: Bully, Harassment and Aggression in the Middle School
Alameda, California

September 28
Lafayette, California

October 4
San Diego, California

October 15
Kentfield, California

October 22
San Francisco, California

October 25
Lafayette, California

October 28
Los Angeles, California

January 9, 2007
Understanding the Challenges of the Online World: An Evening for High School Parents
Jewish Community School of the Bay
San Francisco, California

January 24, 2007
Drugs and Alcohol in High School: A Panel Discussion
Millennium High School
Piedmont, California

January 31, 2007
Understanding Your Middle Schooler's Changing World: An Evening for Middle School Parents
Park Day School, Community Campus
Oakland, California

February, 2007 (To be arranged)
Sexuality and the Development of Healthy Relationships in the Middle School
Park Day School, Community Campus
Oakland, California

March 3, 2007
8th Annual Conference
Living With Your Teenager: A Conference for Parents

(Conference open to the public: Click link above for more info)

Acalanes Adult Center, Del Valley Theatre
Walnut Creek, California

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Mike Riera, author of Staying Connected to your Teenager: How to Keep Them Talking to You and How to Hear What They're Really Saying

Michael Y Simon, MFT on Social Networking, Gaming and Pornography: Understanding the Challenges of the Online World
12:45 to 2:00 p.m. (Session 1) and 2:15 to 3:30 p.m. (Session 2)

March 7, 2007
Sex, Drugs and Parties: A Primer for Parents
Crystal Springs Uplands School
Hillsborough, California

March 19, 2007
Panel on Readiness for Mathematics Study
Conference of the California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS)
Atherton, California

April 17, 2007
Teens and Sexuality: A Primer for Parents
Alameda High School
Alameda, California

April 25, 2007
Understanding Your Middle Schooler's Changing World
Orinda Middle School
Orinda, California

April, 2007 (To be determined)
Teens, Drugs and Parties
Berkeley High School
Berkeley, California

 

2005-06 Academic Year
September 29
Head-Royce School
Oakland, California

October 4
Las Lomas School
Walnut Creek, California

October 5
Marin, California

October 11
Richmond, Indiana

October 12
Yellow Springs, Ohio

October 19
French-American International School/
Chinese-American International School

San Francisco, California

October 20
Berkeley, California

October 25
Oakland, California

October 29
Annual Conference of the Learning Disabilities Association
www.ldaca.org
Concord, California, Concord Hilton

Leader, Parenting Panel: Practical Help to Support Your Learning Disabled Child
with Brad Berman, M.D., Cynthia D. Peterson, Ph.D., Pamm Scribner, M.A., BCET

  1. Getting Started: Overview/Demystifying the Assessment Process
  2. News from the Front Lines: What Do Parents Need to Know about the Latest Research on Learning Disabilities in Youth?
  3. What Parents Can Do to Help a Child with LD/ADHD Succeed in School

November 19
Napili, Hawaii

November 29
Lafayette, California

FEBRUARY 10
Crystal Springs Unified School District (TBA)
Teens, Drugs and Alcohol

San Mateo, California

FEBRUARY 15
Developing Healthy Relationships: A Conversation with Parents about Pre-Teens and Sexuality
Community School of the Easy Bay, Oakland, California (More information available soon at www.cseb.org)

FEBRUARY 21
Amherst, Massachusetts

March 11, 2006

Parent University at Menlo School: The Power of Resillence; visit the Menlo School website for more information on this conference or click HERE for the full conference brochure
Menlo High School
Menlo Park, California

Michael Y. Simon, MFT on "Living Online: Understanding the Challenges of the Internet"

March 18, 2006

Acalanes Unified High School District, 7th Annual Conference
Living With Your Teenager: A Conference for Parents

Campolindo High School
Moraga, California

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Dave Walsh, author of Why Do They Act That Way? A Survival Guide to the Adolescent Brain for You and Your Teen

Michael Y Simon, MFT on Understanding Teens: Translating What Teens Mean to Say, But Can't Say
12:45 to 2:00 p.m. and 2:15 to 3:30 p.m.

March 21, 2006
Understanding Your 6th Grader's Changing World
Park Day School
Oakland, California

March 22, 2006
Teens, Drugs and Parties
Alameda High School
Alameda, California

APRIL 5 , 2006
Teens, Drugs and Parties
Jewish Community School of the Bay
San Francisco, California

April 12, 2006
Living Online: Understanding the Challenges of the Internet
Maui, Hawai'i

April 26, 2006
Building Healthy Relationships: A Conversation with the 6th Grade
Park Day School, Oakland, California

© 2005 Michael Y. Simon, MFT