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ISACS 2024-2025 Parent Series
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
at 7:30 PM (EDT)
to Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 8:30 PM (EDT)
Online
Event Details
ADVIS is grateful and excited to offer our member schools access to the ISACS 2024-25 Parents Series presented by ISACS (Independent Schools Association of the Central States), an association that serves more than 240 member schools in thirteen states.
The Parents Series -- consisting of six one-hour webinars led by experts in the fields of education, parenting, and child development -- is designed to strengthen partnerships with parents in support of essential school/home relationships.
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Lynn Lyons, Psychotherapist & Author
Recording available until December 31, 2024
Recording available until December 31, 2024
We all benefit from knowing effective, active, and creative strategies to confront worry and anxiety. Families need clear direction on HOW to respond when anxiety or worry flares up. Parents are an instrumental part of the process and benefit greatly by collaborating directly with the school. Based on current research and years of clinical experience, learn a strategic approach based on skill-building, with emphasis on prevention that benefits students, their families, and educators. There is great opportunity to learn what works and what doesn’t. What are the mistakes we continue to make? How can we take advantage of a new school year’s positivity? What are the myths we need to bust, the paradigms we need to shift, and the skills we must build? This webinar is for parents and caregivers of grades 1–12.
Presenter: Lynn Lyons, LICSW, is an internationally recognized psychotherapist, author, and speaker with a special interest in interrupting the generational patterns of anxiety in families. Lyons is the co-author with Reid Wilson of Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents and the companion book for kids Playing with Anxiety: Casey’s Guide for Teens and Kids. Her latest book for teens and adults is The Anxiety Audit. She co-hosts the popular podcast Flusterclux and is a featured expert in the 2023 documentary Anxious Nation.
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Jennifer Wallace, Author & Journalist
Recording available until December 31, 2024
Recording available until December 31, 2024
Join award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Wallace as she explores the roots of toxic achievement pressure and gives a practical framework for how parents, educators, and communities can fight back. This session is for caregivers and parents of school-aged children—primarily adolescents and teens—educators, school counselors, and school administrators.
Presenter: Jennifer Wallace is an award-winning journalist and author of the New York Times bestselling book, Never Enough: When Achievement Pressure Becomes Toxic – and What We Can Do About It. She contributes to The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post and appears frequently on television to discuss her articles and relevant topics. Wallace is a BCG BrightHouse Luminary and consultant with The LEGO Group. She began her journalism career at CBS 60 Minutes and is a journalism fellow at The Center for Parent and Teen Communication at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Phyllis L. Fagell, LCPC & Author
Recording available until June 30, 2025
Recording available until June 30, 2025
Tweens and teens need to feel a sense of belonging in order to take social and academic risks, manage social setbacks, cope with intense emotions, and make smart choices online and offline. Fagell will share practical ways to boost your child’s social skills, scaffold risk-taking at an age when they fear embarrassment, and help them find their place in the pack. While the strategies apply to all kids, she will concentrate most on kids in grades 3–10.
Presenter: Phyllis L. Fagell is a licensed mental health therapist at Chrysalis Group, Inc. and certified school counselor at Landon School. She is the author of Middle School Matters, The 10 Key Skills Kids Need to Thrive in Middle School and Beyond – and How Parents Can Help, and Middle School Superpowers, Raising Resilient Tweens in Turbulent Times. Fagell also is a contributor to The Washington Post, CNN, U.S. News & World Report, and her ideas have been shared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, The New Yorker, The Chicago Tribune, and NPR.
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Jennifer Wallace, Author & Journalist
Recording available until December 31, 2024
Recording available until December 31, 2024
Join award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Wallace as she explores the roots of toxic achievement pressure and gives a practical framework for how parents, educators, and communities can fight back. This session is for caregivers and parents of school-aged children—primarily adolescents and teens—educators, school counselors, and school administrators.
Presenter: Jennifer Wallace is an award-winning journalist and author of the New York Times bestselling book, Never Enough: When Achievement Pressure Becomes Toxic – and What We Can Do About It. She contributes to The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post and appears frequently on television to discuss her articles and relevant topics. Wallace is a BCG BrightHouse Luminary and consultant with The LEGO Group. She began her journalism career at CBS 60 Minutes and is a journalism fellow at The Center for Parent and Teen Communication at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Jennifer Wallace, Author & Journalist
Recording available until December 31, 2024
Recording available until December 31, 2024
Join award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Wallace as she explores the roots of toxic achievement pressure and gives a practical framework for how parents, educators, and communities can fight back. This session is for caregivers and parents of school-aged children—primarily adolescents and teens—educators, school counselors, and school administrators.
Presenter: Jennifer Wallace is an award-winning journalist and author of the New York Times bestselling book, Never Enough: When Achievement Pressure Becomes Toxic – and What We Can Do About It. She contributes to The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post and appears frequently on television to discuss her articles and relevant topics. Wallace is a BCG BrightHouse Luminary and consultant with The LEGO Group. She began her journalism career at CBS 60 Minutes and is a journalism fellow at The Center for Parent and Teen Communication at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Jennifer Wallace, Author & Journalist
Recording available until December 31, 2024
Recording available until December 31, 2024
Join award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Wallace as she explores the roots of toxic achievement pressure and gives a practical framework for how parents, educators, and communities can fight back. This session is for caregivers and parents of school-aged children—primarily adolescents and teens—educators, school counselors, and school administrators.
Presenter: Jennifer Wallace is an award-winning journalist and author of the New York Times bestselling book, Never Enough: When Achievement Pressure Becomes Toxic – and What We Can Do About It. She contributes to The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post and appears frequently on television to discuss her articles and relevant topics. Wallace is a BCG BrightHouse Luminary and consultant with The LEGO Group. She began her journalism career at CBS 60 Minutes and is a journalism fellow at The Center for Parent and Teen Communication at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Back-To-School Momentum: Prepping Children of All Ages for the Challenges (& Successes) of a New School Year
Lynn Lyons, Psychotherapist & Author
Recording available until December 31, 2024
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Never Enough: When Achievement Pressure Becomes Toxic - And What We Can Do About It
Jennifer Wallace, Author & Journalist
Recording available until December 31, 2024
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
How to Raise Socially Skilled Tweens & Teens Who Can Navigate Friendship Challenges
Phyllis L. Fagell, LCPC & Author
Recording available until June 30, 2025
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Squish the Peas: Life Lessons from Toddlers on How to Live a Happier, Healthier Life
Hasan Merali, McMaster Children's Hospital, McMaster University & Author
Recording available until June 30, 2025
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Raise Your Children & Adolescents to be Authentically Successful, Emotionally Healthy & Prepared to Thrive
Ken Ginsburg, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia & University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Recording available until June 30, 2025
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Family Planning for Summers of Growth & Joy
Michael Thompson, Clinical Psychologist, Author & School Consultant
Recording available until June 30, 2025
REGISTRATION DETAILS
• Only ONE REGISTRATION is needed PER SCHOOL to access the 6, one-hour live webinars and recordings for the entire school community.
DESIGNATED CONTACT
• The person who registers will become the Designated Contact Person for their school. This Designated Contact Person will be the only contact to receive communications from ADVIS regarding Zoom pre-registration links, important reminders to encourage your school community to pre-register on Zoom, Zoom recordings, and post webinar resources. The Designated Contact Person will share all details, including Zoom pre-registration links, with all parents, caregivers, faculty, and administrators who plan to attend the live webinars.
ZOOM PRE-REGISTRATION
• All parents, caregivers, faculty, and administrators who plan to attend the live presentation(s) MUST pre-register on Zoom for each webinar in the series. The Zoom registration links will be delivered to the Designated Contact Person about 1-2 weeks prior to each session for each school once the school has registered, as noted above.
RECORDINGS
• Webinars will be recorded and available to registered schools. Please see the available until date under each session title. Links to all recordings and materials will be shared with the Designated Contact Person who will be responsible for sharing this document. Recordings must only be accessed by schools that registered for the 2024-25 Parent Series. Please do not share the recording links with others outside your school community. No refunds will be provided for the Parent Series.
ISACS reserves the right to revoke the registration and end the participation of any registrant who does not follow the
ISACS Policies & Disclaimers for Professional Learning Events.
ISACS Policies & Disclaimers for Professional Learning Events.
EVENT CONTACT
Tasha Hillery, Director of Communications & Marketing
WHEN
September 2024 - April 2025
7:30-8:30 PM (ET)
September 25, 2024
November 19, 2024
January 15, 2025
February 12, 2025
March 2025
April 2025
PROGRAM FEES
ADVIS Member School - $675 per school
Entire school community has full access to 6 one-hour webinars, open to parents, caregivers, faculty, and staff.- ADVIS member schools can register for the 2024-25 Parent Series at the ISACS member rate - a $100 savings off of the non-member rate!
- Not sure if your school is a Member?
Check our list of ADVIS Member Schools.
ACCESSIBILITY
We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully. Please feel free to request an accommodation on the registration form. For inquiries about accessibility, please contact Membership and Outreach Manager Candyce Wilson. At least two weeks' advance notice will help us to provide seamless access.