Learn about Friends middle school curriculum, meet the teachers, ask questions, and visit the new North campus. Parents and students are welcome. Reservations required: admissions@friendsschoolboulder.org.
Hear Barb Maiberger and Arielle Schwartz speak about and sign their new book, EMDR Therapy and Somatic Psychology: Interventions to Enhance Embodiment in Trauma Treatment.
Learn about the best methods to help students develop intrinsic motivation, based on current research. Presented by New York Times best-selling author Jessica Lahey. Reservations requested. Open to the public.
Join acclaimed e-cigarette and vape researcher Dr. Stan Glantz, PhD, who will present an interactive discussion on the latest research and trends for parents, students, physicians, and the general community. The Surgeon General recently declared vaping as an epidemic, and current statistics show that Colorado is significantly higher than the national average for high school…
Attend a class designed for new moms with a focus on postpartum recovery, developing strength, flexibility, and calming techniques. Registration required; use activity code #322500.
Hear stories and get resources from a panel of experts to better understand the opioid and prescription drug epidemic. Age 14 and up.
Get inspiration and tips for taking young kids hiking, camping, or backpacking from the creator of the award-winning film series Wild Toddler Chronicles. Brian will also discuss how he plans trips with young kids and will recommend gear.
Join Dr. Cara Judea Alhadeff as she speaks about and signs her new book, Zazu Dreams, a tale about the adventures of a Sephardic Jewish boy and his imaginary friend, a malamute husky, who travels the globe experiencing the relationship between humans and their environments.
Learn about the importance of child eye care and receive a free vision screening.
Enjoy a fun evening in the private barrel room of Fate Brewing Company to celebrate Colorado Gives Day. Be inspired by the Parent Engagement Network's (PEN) impact, reach, and plans for the upcoming year. Barbecue buffet provided by Yoder Smoker.
Break the cycle of sexual assault through prevention education. This training session will be presented by Blue Sky Bridge organization and will cover the basics of child sexual abuse, including: facts and statistics, warning signs, prevention tips, talking to kids, handling disclosures, and reporting abuse. RSVP on the website.
Attend a workshop that provides practical tools and techniques that can change the way your family operates and makes parenting more fun. The early childhood class is geared specifically toward parents of young children, ages 1-10.
Hear Lisa Lane Filholm, a former high school teacher and mother of two teenagers, discuss and sign her book, Beyond Mama Bear: How to Survive the Balancing Act of Parenting Teenagers. Guests unable to make the event can request an autographed copy at books@tatteredcover.com.
Learn from educator Heather Murray as she delves into what children need as they move into adult life, with concrete examples and easy-to-follow instructions for parents. Reservations required.
Join Terrenda White as she speaks about and signs her new book, Twenty-First-Century Jim Crow Schools: The Impact of Charters and Vouchers on Public Education.
Listen to and discuss the issues of mental health, school safety, and other important issues. The end goal is to unify support in our community and protect our children. Panel guests include: Rep. Tom Sullivan, Colorado State of Representatives, 37th District; Annette Haugh,Columbine Survivor and Mother of Two; Stacey Hervey, M.C.J., Assoc. Professor of Criminal…
Learn more about foster care or foster-to-adopt in an informational meeting regarding Colorado kids in need.
Learn how to be positive (and not scary) when talking to kids about sex. The workshop is run by Alison Macklin, VP of Education at Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains and author of Making Sense of “It” - A Guide To Sex For Teens (And Their Parents, Too!). Sex Positive Parenting is sponsored by…
Attend a Love & Logic class in which Dr. Charles Fay gives strategies for staying sane with kids who constantly test limits. He will also discuss how to remain loving while not becoming a doormat and a research-based process for building intrinsic motivation.
Study to become a teacher through a one-year residency for adults who want to attain a Colorado teaching license and optional master’s degree. For parents. Reservations required: tppinfo@friendsschoolboulder.org.
Hear a discussion on mental health presented by Dr. Sandra L. Fritsch,medical director of the Pediatric Mental Health Institute at Children's Hospital Colorado.
Hear New York City psychotherapist and author Hilary Jacobs Hendel talk about her new book that introduces a new tool for the public to help work with emotions called the Change Triangle. This event is for anyone interested in psychology, mental health, and personal growth. This event is free and best suited for age 16…
Join Dr. Elizabeth Olson in learning how to recognize stress and how to help yourself and your child manage stress. For adults.
Learn about Friends preschool program and curriculum, meet the teachers, ask questions, and tour the school. For parents only. Reservations required: admissions@friendsschoolboulder.org.
Hear author and speaker Dr. Temple Grandin speak as part of the national tour for her new book, Calling All Minds: How to Think and Create Like an Inventor. The event includes an activity hour for kids featuring projects from the book, a presentation, and book signing.
Learn to make the most of your garden harvest with cooking classes featuring guest chefs.
Get guidance to raise happy and healthy teens. This presentation will be given in English and Spanish simultaneously. For parents but kids and teens are welcome to attend, supervised. Purchase tickets in advance.
Register for ongoing Love and Logic parenting classes for ages toddler to teen and other parenting resources. Location varies based on class. See schedule online.
Hear Cathy Clark of Bolder Ed Strategies present on developing executive functioning skills for elementary and middle school students. Reservations required online. For parents.
Join author Julie Lythcott-Haims for a presentation based on her book, "How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success." Parents will have the opportunity to sign up for book groups. Reservations required online.
Attend a presentation geared toward helping parents raise happy and healthy teens. Offered in English and Spanish simultaneously. For adults; children and teens welcome. Reservations required online.
Learn why goal setting is important, how to set goals, and how to remain focused on achieving them. Coffee and snacks will be provided. Make reservations on website.
Hear speaker Rosalind Wiseman, author of New York Times bestsellers, share how boys’ and girls’ social group dynamics influence their interactions. She'll offer step-by-step advice on how to teach young people how to navigate these common yet complex situations. Reservations required.
Learn how to deal with defiant, strong-willed, and unmotivated kids through humorous stories and life-changing love and logic techniques.
See a film that reveals how tech time impacts kids’ development, and offers solutions on how adults can empower their kids to best navigate the digital world. Provided with Spanish subtitles. Q&A and discussion with Spanish interpretation will follow the film. Age 11 and up. Reservations required online.
Learn more about peer pressure and how to teach refusal skills in teens.
Hear Kimberly Johnson speak about and sign her new book, The Fourth Trimester: A Postpartum Guide to Healing Your Body, Balancing Your Emotions, and Restoring Your Vitality.
Attend a playdate for new Jewish parents and their babies. The playdates include snacks and social time with other parents and babies, a Boogie Babies music class demo, and a tour of the JCC. For parents with babies age 8 months or under. RSVP required.
Get personal money management tips that most parents and students don't know. Snacks provided. RSVP required.
Celebrate National School Choice Week with a complementary dinner, parenting presentation, and celebration for adults. This event offers adults the opportunity to learn new guidelines and tools to achieve improved family relationships, positive behavior in children, and general problem-solving skills for family members.The keynote speaker is Sandra Kwesell MSC, MFCT, author of the "Pillars for…
Learn about Mountain Shadows Montessori School and how your children can grow there. For parents of children ages 12 months-12 years.
Attend a workshop for parents that provides language and proactive strategies for addressing children’s questions and misconceptions about cultural identities such as gender, race, ethnicity, and ability. RSVP online.
Attend a free lunch event with food and drinks included for parents to learn about protecting their kids and their assets.
Study to become a teacher through a one-year residency for adults who want to attain a Colorado teaching license and optional master’s degree. For parents. Reservations required: tppinfo@friendsschoolboulder.org.
Improve communication and alleviate stress between you and your child in this evidence-based 10-week group. Families with children ages 6-12.
Learn how to keep your own bees in a series of hands-on classes and labs designed to support new beekeepers through their first season of beekeeping. Take the entire series or drop in to individual classes. Some classes held at a different location; see website. For adults.
Attend the forum for teachers, counselors, parents, administrators, policymakers, and other professionals to share and learn about a multitude of topics (academic, social/emotional, educational policy) relating to gifted children—how to meet their unique needs and unlock their unique potentialities. Register online.
Learn about Friends Kindergarten and elementary curriculum, meet the teachers, ask questions, and tour the school. Reservations required: admissions@friendsschoolboulder.org.
Learn in depth about Friends Middle School program and curriculum, meet the teachers, ask questions, and visit the new North campus. Parents and students are welcome. Reservations required to: admissions@FriendsSchoolBoulder.org.
Join Ryan Dawson, MA, LPC in understanding the basics of brain development and how it influences adolescent behavior.
Join facilitators to learn, discuss, and practice strategies to engage children about racism, social justice, and equity in meaningful ways. A children's activity, ideal for ages 3-8, accompanies each workshop.
Explore methods for managing pests and disease pressure in your garden. Topics include: prevention, identification, basic insect biology, and more.
Hear from interesting people doing innovative things that impact the community, sponsored by the Broomfield Library and Westminster Public Library. Students from Adams 12 STEM schools will present solutions to local and world issues using problem-based learning.
Gain a better understanding around spending and learn about your spending tendencies. Coffee and snacks will be provided. Sponsored by the Parent Engagement Network (PEN) and Capital One. Reservations required online.
Learn about teaching kids important life skills with Jenny Hecht of Karuna Healing.
Get resources to help support you on your parenting journey. Receive a light snack and information by Bright by Three regarding child development, Love-Sleep and Happiness Consulting, and You Are Not Alone, offering free and available community mental health support.
Hear Jenny Hecht of Karuna Healing speak about teaching children resilience. Reservations appreciated.
Learn how to soothe your stress over the holidays. Learn breathing and meditation exercises specifically for peace of mind and calming, cognitive behavioral therapy, and Law of Attraction coaching to address your specific stressors. Guests receive a gift bag of physical tools for reducing overwhelm and stress during the holidays.
Hear Radha Agrawal speak about and sign her new book, Belong: Find Your People, Create Community, and Live a More Connected Life.
Attend a workshop hosted by Mothers of Multiples Society (MOMS). Feather Berkower, a licensed clinical social worker and leader in child sexual abuse prevention, will empower adults to keep children of all ages safe from sexual abuse. She will examine ways children are vulnerable to sexual abuse. Participants will also learn teachable body safety rules,…
Meet some of the world’s most renowned women’s empowerment speakers, trainers, and leaders to celebrate motherhood and encourage women to reach their potential.
Meet with a Sleep, Love and Happiness Sleep Consultant who will help navigate sleep challenges that can occur with the Daylight Savings Time change. Registration required online. See website for age requirements and activity options.
Learn about Friends preschool program, meet the teachers, ask questions, and tour the school. Reservations required: admissions@FriendsSchoolBoulder.org.
Learn the basics of budgeting and become a master of your money. Find help in organizing your home, office and finances.
Try a meditation technique to harness your inner power, and learn to calm and clear the mind of distracting thoughts, rooted in Buddhist principles. Reservations required.
Learn how to talk to your kids, and each other, about difficult subjects. The Brave Coalition and the Grammy-nominated Alphabet Rockers join together for a 90-minute workshop for educators, parents, and caregivers. The Bay Area-based Alphabet Rockers is a preeminent group of children's music artists who use hip-hop to focus on social change and racial…
Learn in depth about Friends preschool program and curriculum, meet the teachers, ask questions, and tour the school. For parents. Reservations required to: admissions@friendsschoolboulder.org.
Attend a Love and Logic parenting workshop on how to avoid power struggles with children, presented by Tonya Lewis. Reservations appreciated. For parents.
Meet interpersonal communication consultant Karen Alonge who will teach communication skills from Motivational Interviewing—a collaborative conversation style that helps enhance motivation and commitment to change. For adults.
Attend a documentary film screening that explores anxiety, its causes and effects, and what we can do about it, featuring World Champion Swimmer Michael Phelps. Student success coach Jessie Skipwith will lead a discussion following the film. Seating is limited. Reserved your spot online. For adults.
Get practical advice from child behavioral experts Dr. Charles Fay & Jim Fay on handling unruly kids, transforming them into respectful and responsible children. Learn how to avoid power struggles and arguments with step-by-step plans and techniques. Attend either session or both.
Attend a one-day class for parents of 4th- through 12th-graders to help you become a more confident and consistent parent and create the happy, harmonious family you’ve always wanted. The course is based on the principles of Love and Logic®.
Learn about Boulder Country Day School and ask questions about preschool through middle school. Reservations required.
Hear Barbara Coloroso, a speaker and author in the areas of parenting, teaching, school discipline, nonviolent conflict resolution and reconciliatory justice, speak on the basics of parenting and helping kids in times of loss, grief, and change. Book signing and sale following presentation. Reservations required online.
Learn in-depth about Friends Middle School program and curriculum, meet the teachers, ask questions, and visit the north campus. Parents and students are welcome. Reservations required to: admissions@friendsschoolboulder.org.
Hear a presentation geared toward helping parents raise happy and healthy teens. Learn how to talk about the tough stuff. This presentation will be given in English and Spanish simultaneously. Purchase tickets online.
Hear from Colt Smith of iThrive, discussing drug and alcohol addiction and peer pressure concerns for parents with children of all ages. Reservations required online.
Learn about healthy alternatives to drugs and alcohol. Intended for parents and teens. RSVP required.
Gain a better understanding of how to work as a team to relieve some of the financial stress that arises in a relationship. Reservation required.
Attend the 3rd annual series of workshops and classes that will give parents the information and tools needed to be resourced and empowered to take care of themselves and teach their children to do the same. Meals and interpretation provided. Age 8 and up. Purchase tickets online.
Attend an interactive presentation featuring Dr. Elizabeth Olson of the Collective for Psychological Wellness. Learn strategies to move from fear to strength-based parenting. Find community resources which support parents and youth. Reservations suggested online. $10 adult, free for youth. Scholarship tickets available (select the option when registering).
Learn about Boulder Country Day School’s academic and arts programs, meet faculty, and other prospective families. For preschool through middle school parents. Reservations requested.
Watch a film about the scientific and spiritual journey to healing one's own body from any disease, presented by The Healing Studio. No rating; considered PG.
Learn about Friends Middle School curriculum, meet the teachers, ask questions, and visit the new North campus. Parents and students are welcome. Reservations required: admissions@friendsschoolboulder.org.
Learn the basics of choosing the best fruit trees for Colorado, planting instructions, pests and diseases, and best orcharding practices for the region. Watch a pruning demonstration and discuss winter care. For adults.
Learn tips and tricks for making cookies with crispy, buttery edges that are chewy on the inside. Enjoy a taste at the end of class. Age 14 and up. Students under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Reservations required.
Learn more about the importance of breastfeeding and human milk donation. There will be free yoga and kids activities including cookie decorating.
Learn how to talk with your child about deep questions about life, death, and reality. For caregivers of children ages 3-18.
Join a live Q&A session with Dr. Lisa Meltzer, PhD, who will discuss her latest research on teen sleep and how that is affecting school start times. Ask questions and get them answered live.
Learn about Friends middle school program and curriculum, meet the teachers, ask questions, and visit the new North campus. Parents and students are welcome. Reservations required: admissions@friendsschoolboulder.org.
Join in weekly for conversation and discussion topics with Colorado non-profit, YANA (You Are Not Alone-Mom2Mom). Age 2 and under can attend with parents and stay in the activity room. Older kids can play in the play center for a $2 discount.
Learn about Friends kindergarten and elementary program and curriculum, meet the teachers, ask questions, and tour the school. For parents only. Reservations required: admissions@friendsschoolboulder.org.
Gain insightful tips and advice on both the basics of parenting and helping kids in times of loss, grief, and change.
Participate in hands-on classes for infants and toddlers that explore fine motor, gross motor, and cognitive experiences.
Attend a workshop with Dr. Shelly Mahon that highlights why parents are so important and provides specific ways in which you can have the greatest impact on your child’s development, their choices, and your relationship with them.
Learn about Friends preschool program, meet the teachers, ask questions, and tour the school. Reservations required: admissions@FriendsSchoolBoulder.org.
Explore best practices for maintaining a healthy garden once it is growing. Learn a variety of techniques that reduce weed pressure, such as solarization and cover cropping, how to set up an irrigation system and conserve water in the garden, and see some tools you can use to make these tasks more efficient.
