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Past Programs

Tue Feb, 4 2025 @ noon and 7pm CST

Emma Goldberg

Future Proof: Positioning Students for the Changing Tide of Work

Thu Jan, 30 2025 @ noon and 7pm CST

Tina Payne Bryson and Georgie Wisen-Vincent

Early Childhood Event -- The Way of Play: Little Moments -- Big Connections

Wed Jan, 29 2025 @ noon and 7pm CST

Sam Quinones

The Changing Landscape of the Drug Epidemic: Fentanyl Poisoning, Meth and More

Thu Jan, 23 2025 @ 7pm CST URDU & HINDI ONLY

Saleha Jawaid

B-PAC in Urdu and Hindi: مثبت والدین کی ضروریات / The Essentials of Positive Parenting

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Wed Jan, 22 2025 @ noon and 7pm CST

Ellen Galinsky

The Breakthrough Years: A New Scientific Framework for Raising Thriving Teens

Thu Jan, 16 2025 @ noon and 7pm CST

Donna Jackson Nakazawa

The Adverse Childhood Experiences Guided Journal: A Workshop for Parents

Wed Jan, 15 2025 @ noon and 7pm CST

Bruce Perry MD

What Happened to You; A Shift from "What is Wrong with You?"

Thu Jan, 9 2025 @ noon and 7pm CST

Dr. Ellen Braaten

Bright Kids Who Couldn't Care Less: Tools for Tackling Motivation

Thu Dec, 19 2024 @ 6-8pm CST SPANISH ONLY

Dr. Ferney Ramirez

IN PERSON B-PAC in Spanish: Estrategias para ayudar a familias y adolescentes sanos a prosperar / Strategies to Help Healthy Families and Teens Thrive

Tue Dec, 17 2024 @ noon and 7pm CST

Dr. Timothy Wahlberg

Strengthening T(w)een Socialization Skills for Better Interpersonal Relationships

Wed Dec, 11 2024 @ noon-1:30 and 7:00-8:30pm CST

Elizabeth Hamblet

Preparing Students with Disabilities for Success at College

Tue Dec, 10 2024 @ noon and 7pm CST

Ana Homayoun

The New Blueprint and Essential Skills to Thrive in School, Career and Life.

Praise should not deal with personality attributes, but with EFFORT and achievements.

Carol Dweck

March 2015

Don't think of introversion or quiet as something that needs to be cured. The secret to life is to put yourself in the right lighting. For some, it's a Broadway spotlight; for others, a lamplit desk.

Susan Cain

Jan. 2024

Acts of kindness, counting your blessings and weekly gratitude acts will increase moments of happiness. If you want to make yourself happy try to make others happy first.

Dr. Sonja Lyubomirsky

Feb. 2024

The most powerful therapy is human love. Connectedness to other people (who are present, nurturing, supportive) is key to buffering today's stressors and healing from past trauma.

Bruce Perry MD

Oct. 2023

Research shows that teens with empathetic parents actually have lower levels of systemic inflammation – a biological marker of emotional stress.

Dr. Lisa Damour

Sept. 2023

We need to recognize that some behaviors reflect a SKILL weakness rather than a lack of motivation. Receiving three pieces of positive feedback for each corrective remark can produce positive change all by itself.

Dr. Richard Guare

Aug. 2023

Lectures don't work. Listen more than you talk, and give kids choice. They crave autonomy.

Dr. Ferney Ramirez

April 2024

History of Speakers

Rachel Simmons, Dr. Wendy Mogel, Amy Morin, Dr. Jonathan B. Singer, Dr. Jean Twenge, Jess Shatkin MD, Dr. Ross Greene, David Grann, Andrew Solomon, Delaney Ruston, Erika L. Sánchez, Dr. Michele Borba, Cathy Adams, Dr. Chris Willard, Julissa Arce, Nicola Yoon.