Los Altos Mountain View PTA Council

- Ken Ginsburg. M.D., "Building Resilience in Children and Teens: Preparing Our Children for Life"

Thursday, March 25th, 6:30-8:30pm
6:00pm Community Social
Gunn High School, Spangenberg Theatre
780 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto

Flyer : English   Spanish

Admission is FREE / No RSVP
Please carpool and arrive early, parking is limited
Live Spanish translation available

Using real-life scenarios, humor and poignant cases, Dr. Ken Ginsburg will teach all of us how to raise resilient children who can deal with stress in an increasingly complex world. Dr. Ginsburg’s unique perspective emphasizes the developmental strengths of youth, equipping participants with skills needed to better teach kids to help themselves.

Learn how to:
  •Develop the seven C’s: Competence, Confidence, Connection, Character, Contribution, Coping & Control
  • Recognize the red flags that may indicate when a child/teen is at risk.
  • Support children and teens to develop positive coping strategies.

Dr. Ken Ginsburg. M.D., MS Ed, FAAP, is a nationally renowned pediatrician, specializing in Adolescent Medicine at our nation’s largest adolescent health clinic The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He is a leading authority on developing resilience in children and adolescents. Dr. Ginsburg is the director of Health Services at Covenant House of Philadelphia, a shelter for homeless and disenfranchised youth. His books include “A Parent’s Guide to Building Resilience in Children and Teens,” “But I’m Almost 13; An Action Plan for Raising a Responsible Adolescent,” and is co-author of “Less Stress, More Success.”

Kepler’s will be selling Dr. Ginsburg's books.

Thank you to our Sponsors: Los Altos-Mountain View PTA Council, Mountain View-Los Altos High School Foundation, Mountain View-Los Altos High School Speaker Series, Palo Alto Council of PTAs, Palo Alto School PTAs, SHARE, Mountain View High School Challenge Success, Mountain View High School PTSA, Loyola Elementary PTA, LAUMC Children’s Center Preschool, United Methodist Church, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Blach Intermediate PTA, Egan Intermediate PTA, Bullis Charter School, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, The Children’s Health Council, Palo Alto City Libraries, All Saints’ Episcopal Church of Palo Alto, Congregation Beth Am, St Mark’s Episcopal Church of Palo Alto, Grace Lutheran, First Presbyterian Church Palo Alto

Thank you to the Marriott Courtyard Palo Alto/Los Altos for supporting our community by hosting Dr. Ginsburg.

Questions? Sharon Greenstein, sharonbgreenstein@comcast.net

Directions and event details: http://info.paloaltopta.org/

- Workshop with Ken Ginsburg. M.D., "Resilience Building Strategies for Our Youth"

Saturday, March 27, 8:30-11:30am
LAUMC Children’s Center Preschool
Family Resource Center, Creekside Room
655 Magdalena Ave, Los Altos

Flyer : English

Admission is FREE / RSVP Required

Target audience: health professionals, counselors and educators who work with children

Dr. Ginsburg is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He practices Social Adolescent Medicine: Medicine with special attention to prevention and the recognition that social context, stressors, and poverty impact health.

Dr. Ginsburg has published three books, including The American Academy of Pediatrics "A Parent's Guide to Building Resilience in Children and Teens: Giving Your Child Roots and Wings," "But I'm Almost 13: An Action Plan for Raising a Responsible Adolescent" and is coauthor of "Less Stress, More Success."

The Academy also offers Dr. Ginsburg's stress reduction plan for teenagers in pamphlet's in doctors' offices across the nation as well as on an interactive website. Recently Dr. Ginsburg has been working with Military health professionals, counselors, and teachers on stress reduction and resilience building strategies for two million military children as they cope with parents' deployment.

Thank you to our Sponsors: Los Altos-Mountain View PTA Council, Mountain View-Los Altos High School Foundation, Mountain View-Los Altos High School Speaker Series, Mountain View High School Challenge Success, Mountain View High School PTSA, Los Altos United Methodist Church Children's Center Preschool Family Resource Center, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Loyola Elementary School, Blach Intermediate School, Egan Intermediate School, Bullis Charter School, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, The Children’s Health Council, Palo Alto Council of PTAs, Palo Alto School PTAs, SHARE, Palo Alto City Libraries, All Saints’ Episcopal Church of Palo Alto, Congregation Beth Am, St Mark’s Episcopal Church of Palo Alto, Grace Lutheran, First Presbyterian Church Palo Alto

Thank you to the Courtyard Marriott Palo Alto / Los Altos for providing lodging.

Questions? Sharon Greenstein, sharonbgreenstein@comcast.net (LAMV PTAC)