Parent Programs

April 9, 3PM Zoom Video Conference We are all using the internet and social media so much more now.   To help guide parents through these unprecedented circumstances, New Canaan CARES and New Canaan Library are offering a follow-up to the CARES/Saxe PTC February presentation by award-winning author and educator Diana Graber, Raising Humans in a Digital World. Ms. Graber will advise parents on how best to handle the increased screen time in this current climate, guide them on how to set limits when screens are the only way to connect and address parents’ worries about how families will get back to screen time limits once life returns to normal.

April 16, 11AM-12PM Zoom Video Conference Cristina Young, LCSW will join us via Zoom videoconference to offer what she calls “Endurance Parenting Tips” for  this unique and uncertain time at home. She will address the importance of good self care since this quarantine will require sustainability out of all of us. Cristina will provide concrete strategies that parents can put into action at the dinner table that night. Learn tips on how to manage conflicts, improve communication, and strengthen relationships within the family. Also, Cristina will advise parents how to narrate to their children what’s happening in the external world to help create an environment of stability and certainty.  Please bring your questions!   Presented by New Canaan CARES.

April 29, 9:30AM South School Speaker: Jill Castle, Pediatric DietitianIn this engaging presentation, parents will learn tips on what to feed, how to feed, and ways to bring joy back to feeding your family! Topics will include meal planning, healthy snacks, food balance, good role modeling and languaging around food. Ample time for Q&A.

April 29, 7:30PM LiveGirl Speaker: Jessica Feighan An in depth look at the issue of college sexual assault. Teens will learn to identify attitudes, behaviors and customs which lay the ground for sexual violence to flourish. Learn about Affirmative Consent and the policies and laws in place. In partnership With LiveGirl & The Rowan Center

May 19, 6:30PM NC Library, Lamb Room Speaker: Emily Torchiana Emily shatters the mental health stigma by sharing her personal story: being victim to cyberbullying, struggling with mental health and surviving a suicide attempt during her adolescent years. Now a young adult, Emily shares a message of hope and awareness.

May 20, 9AM-4PM NC Library Grounds This powerful interactive display of more than 1,000 backpacks opens minds & raises awareness about suicide and mental health. The goal is to end the stigma and connect visitors to resources for support and action. People leave filled with hope and wanting to learn more! No registration necessary. In Partnership with NC Community Foundation & The New Canaan Coalition

May 2020, 7PM Date & Location TBD Discussion with NC CARES high school leadership students. More information coming soon!