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Study Confirms Link Between Violent Video Games and Physical Aggression
The latest in the long-standing debate over violent video games: They do cause players to become more physically aggressive. An international study looking at more than 17,000 adolescents, ages nine to 19, from 2010 to 2017, found playing violent video Read more >>
Technology to Support Executive Functioning [downloadable]
Executive functioning skills, which involve working memory, flexible thinking and self-monitoring, are key to learning. Read more >>
Toolkit: Advocate for the Best IEP for Your Child [downloadable]
The Supreme Court’s Endrew F decision in 2017 is an opportunity to improve the services IEPs offer students. And it’s up to you as a parent to make the most of it. Doing so will not only help your child, Read more >>
Making Sense of Adolescents: Understanding Your Teen [presentation]
Your teen is no longer a child and not yet an adult. Are you wondering how to help your child navigate this amazing, but perplexing stage of life? In this community education session, learn about the developmental stages of a Read more >>
Building Executive Functioning Skills [presentation] [downloadable]
This session on Executive Functioning skills was presented by Ali Meyers, Co-Director of Meyers Learning Center. Learn strategies for building these critical, developing capacities in everyday ways. Read more >>
The Confidence Gap for Girls: 5 Tips for Parents of Tween and Teen Girls
The early weeks of a school year can rattle even the most self-assured kid — the swirl of new classes, teachers and tribes, and the pressure to try out new extracurriculars, sports and even personalities. Tween and teen girls face Read more >>
What It’s Like to Be the Parent of a Trans* Kid
The following is a blog post written by venture capitalist Heidi Roizen after the suicide of trans teen Leelah Alcorn in 2014. Roizen recounts her own experience as a parent of a trans kid in the hope that it might Read more >>
ADDitude: Inside the ADHD Mind [web resource]
ADDitude magazine is a quarterly publication about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. It contains feature and service articles about ADD, ADHD and learning disabilities like dyslexia. The ADDitude website offers an array of complementary content and resources for parents, educators, and Read more >>
For many parents, ADHD is a diagnosis fraught with stigma and confusion, leaving parents wondering how best to advocate for and intervene with their child or teen. Develop a roadmap for supporting children and teens who have difficulties with attention Read more >>
ADHD and Learning Differences: Are They Related? [presentation]
What is the relationship between ADHD and learning differences? ADHD and learning differences can often occur together. How can you effectively support a child that experiences both learning and attention issues? How do you know what issues you should pay Read more >>
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650 Clark Way, Palo Alto, CA 94304
650.326.5530
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2280 Kenwood Avenue, San Jose, CA 95128
408.831.7512
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1765 E Bayshore Rd, East Palo Alto, CA 94303
650.702.2487
