Presented by Heather Tedesco, Ph.D. Description: Children and parents are under stress from many sources – busy schedules, high academic expectations, numerous extracurricular activities, and peer pressure. However, our bodies are not designed to withstand chronic stress and as a result, the health of today’s children (and parents!) is suffering. Join psychologist Dr. Heather Tedesco as she discusses factors increasing stress on children and on parents, shares ways to recognize stress in kids, gives strategies for reducing stress, and explains how parents can encourage the key characteristics research links to long-term psychological health and happiness. Speaker Bio: Dr. Heather Tedesco is an applied psychologist with a private practice in McLean, VA, where she works with parents one-on-one and in small groups. Dr. Tedesco helps parents address concerns in their family life, shows parents how they can support their children and teens if they struggle with motivation, anxiety, ADHD, or other…

Presented by Joan Green, M.A. Description: Learn more about free and affordable features, apps and resources that you may not know exist to support your students! Could you use some help navigating this ever-changing and overwhelming world of technology to help students who have executive functioning challenges? Save time and minimize frustration by joining Joan Green as she highlights current features, apps, and online resources to help you and your family get the most out of the devices you already have. Reduce family stress, get things done more efficiently and free up time so you can do what you enjoy. Joan will demonstrate what she has found works best with the families she has helped. As parents, let’s “be in the know” so we can help our kids thrive! Speaker Bio: Joan L. Green, MA CCC-SLP is a nationally known speech-language pathologist, technology specialist, author, presenter and mother of 4 young…

Concerned about how your student will transition to Secondary school? Looking for tips to prepare your student for the next step? Join us for an informative conversation with Dr. Karyn Ewart, Ph.D., Founder & Head of School of The Sycamore School. She will discuss key readiness skills and what parents can do today to start preparing their student. Dr. Ewart will also discuss the role schools play in student readiness and what skills are developmentally appropriate for student ages.