MISCELLaneous Resources

Survival Guide to Parenting Teens 
Joani Geltman is a prominent parenting expert and the author of the best-selling book, A Survival Guide To Parenting Teens. Joani’s presentation covered a broad range of issues parents face with focus on teen anxiety and stress is today’s culture.  Joani revealed what teens are thinking and feeling and what developmental factors are involved. She explained how to approach problems in a way that lets your kid know you “get it” and guides you to truly productive conversations.
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Staying Connected to Your Teenager with Mike Riera
Dr. Michael Riera, author of "Uncommon Sense for Parents with Teenagers" and "Staying connected to your Teenager" helps translate what teenagers mean (but can't say) by their behaviors and attitudes.  He connects research to everyday teen behavior and shows parents how to become more flexible in their responses.  This can in turn help improve relationships with teenagers and enable healthier teens.
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The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed
In her recent presentation to Tam District high schools and local feeder middle schools, Jessica Lahey discussed why parents must learn to refrain from stepping in anytime kids experience disappointments and frustrations so they can learn from life’s inevitable mistakes and setbacks and grow up to be successful, resilient, and self-reliant adults. 
  • Click here to see a videotape of the presentation.
  • Click here to read a book review by the New York Times.
  • Click here to see a short promotional video of Jessica. 

The​​ ​​Good​​ ​​Enough​​ ​​Child​:​​​ ​​​How​​ ​​to​​ ​​Have​​ ​​an​​ ​​Imperfect​​ ​​Family​​ ​​and​​ ​​Be​​ ​​Perfectly​ ​Satisfied
The​ ​ages​ ​twelve​ ​to​ ​eighteen​ ​are​ ​often​ ​the​ ​most​ ​challenging​ ​and​ ​trying​ ​years​ ​for adolescents––and​ ​their​ ​parents.​ ​In​ ​this​ ​lecture,​ ​respected​ ​psychologist​ ​Dr.​ ​Brad​ ​Sachs​ ​helps parents​ ​understand​ ​the​ ​invisible​ ​transformation​ ​teens​ ​are​ ​experiencing​ ​and​ ​to​ ​recognize​ ​their unrealistic​ ​expectations​ ​for​ ​their​ ​teenagers,​ ​allowing​ ​them​ ​to​ ​love,​ ​accept​ ​and​ ​nurture​ ​the​ ​family they​ ​have​ ​to​ ​its​ ​full​ ​potential.  Dr. Sachs spoke to parents on October 19, 2017 at the College of Marin.
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Today's Marijuana: What You and Your Teen Need to Know
Dr. Jennifer Golick, LMFT and Clinical Director of Muir Wood Treatment Center, educates parents and their teens on the current state of marijuana use by teens in Marin and around the country.  A panel of teens from Tamalpais High School Union District were part of this Q&A/presentation.
  • Click here to see a videotape of the presentations.
  • Click here for more facts about marijuana from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.​

Understanding Anxiety: The biology behind it and its impact on our kids with Tracy Foose, MD
Dr. Tracy Foose is an expert in anxiety thanks to her years spent as director of the Anxiety Disorders Program at UCSF and being a Ross Valley mom with three spirited young daughters.  This talk on 2/5/18 discussed a brief evolutionary history of fear and anxiety, family genetics of anxiety, what fear reveals about how the brain learns, fear and anxiety during stages of development, and how to manage fear and anxiety in children of all ages, and in ourselves.
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