The Families Connected Speaker Series Kicks-Off Its Fourth Year

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Along with Beach Cities Health District, Hermosa Beach City School District, Redondo Beach Unified School District, and Manhattan Beach Unified School District, we are pleased to announce our fall speaker series line-up for 2019!

We kick off our series with an informative talk from Dr. Yalda T. Uhls, author of about Media Moms and Digital Dads. A former exec at MGM and Sony, Dr. Uhlis left the movie industry to study child development, earning a PhD in Psychology at UCLA. Her expertise in how media content is created, and the science of how media affect children informs her unique perspective. Click HERE for details and registration.

Our fall line-up:

  • September 19 - Media Moms and Digital Dads (see featured column)

  • October 3: - Under Pressure: Stress Resilience When the Stakes are High, a panel discussion with Norm Chow, Casey Jennings and more, including SBFC blogger Mikah Maly-Karros. The event will be moderated by Positive Coaching Alliance and Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles. Location: Mira Costa High School.

  • November 7 - How to Be a Good Friend: Helping Your Child Develop Healthy Peer Relationships, a special event with author Katie Hurley at Redondo Union High School.

Together with our partners, our hope is to equip parents with the information and tools they need to help their children thrive.

All parents in the South Bay are welcome! Please check our South Bay Families Connected event page during the school year for all event announcements.

We look forward to seeing you on September 19th!