Upcoming Events
We work with parents and other local community organizations to define future topics that are important, timely, and relevant. In addition to our free educational parenting events, we put the “fun” in fundraising and host a variety of events to raise funds for PNW Parent Education. Below is a list of our upcoming events and you can find our past educational parenting events here. You can also sign-up to be notified of upcoming events here.
8th Annual PNW Parent Education Trunk Show
LOCATION: Ballard Elks Lodge #827 - 6411 Seaview Ave NW
DATE: Friday, November 22nd, 5-8 pm
Make an impact, get your holiday shopping checked off!
Join us for our 8th Annual Holiday Trunk Show! We are excited to announce that we will be at a new venue this year... the Ballard Elks Lodge! This is a one-of-a-kind shopping opportunity to discover unique gifts from local business owners. Bring your friends and join us as we sip and shop together; event starts at 5:00pm and is Open House style - come and go as you please until 8:00pm. Admission is free, which includes an amazing shopping experience and door prizes. There will be a no host bar with adult beverages available for purchase. All proceeds will go to support PNW Parent Education.
RSVP HERE - Register Now! All registered attendees will be entered into a raffle for multiple potential door prizes!
How to Have the Best Semester Yet: Time Management, Learning the Art & Science of Communicating with Teachers & Breaking Test, Quiz & Project Prep into Manageable Chunks
LOCATION: ZOOM - RSVP on EVENTBRITE
DATE: THURSDAY, JANUARY 30th 2025, 12-1 pm
Sean McCormick, Executive Functioning Expert
Sean, a former public school special education teacher who has worked extensively with students with ADHD and Autism. Recognizing the vital role executive function skills play in student success, Sean founded Executive Function Specialists to provide personalized coaching for students and their families. He also launched the Executive Function Coaching Academy to train educators. Sean shares his practical strategies each week to over 5000 parents and educators in his free weekly newsletter.
GET SEAN’S FREE WEEKLY NEWSLETTER ON EF SKILLS: https://www.efspecialists.com/newsletter
The Art of Effective Communication with Adolescents **New PEPS Partnership Event**
LOCATION: ZOOM - RSVP on EVENTBRITE
DATE: Thursday, February 6th 2025, 11:30 am - 12:30pm PST
PEPS for Parents of Adolescents and Teens (PAT) would like to build on the conversation with Sean McCormick in a free, super interactive peer support group format. Join a follow-up event with PEPS to talk about Communicating Effectively with Your Adolescent.
Dive into the art of effective communication with adolescents and discover how to use positive reinforcement to boost their self-esteem. Let's work together to find constructive solutions by collaborating with your teens. PEPS staff will also share about The Parents of Adolescents and Teens (PAT) Program.
Lilach Geppert-Shapira (she/her), will be joining as the facilitator. Lilach is a certified life coach, specializing in family and parent coaching. She has been working with parents and kids in groups and individually for the past 15 years, teaching evidence-based skills such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT). She has a master’s degree in Psychology, is trained in the Positive Discipline method, and is also a Certified Gottman Seven Principles Leader. Lilach’s approach to working with families and group facilitation is relational and holistic.
For more details about this event and PEPS/PAT, see this Communicating Effectively with Your Adolescent event page.
How to Raise an Adult
LOCATION: ZOOM - RSVP on EVENTBRITE
DATE: THURSDAy, March 27th 2025, 12-1 pm
New York Times best selling author and TED Talk expert, Julie Lythcott-Haims will join us to discuss how overparenting harms children, their parents, and society at large—and offers practical alternative strategies for raising kids to be self-sufficient, resilient, and successful.
Adolescent Substance Use; Factors and Actions Within Your Control as a Parent
LOCATION: ZOOM - RSVP on EVENTBRITE
DATE: THURSDAy, May 29th 2025, 12-1 pm
Brock Gjesdal, co-founder of the former Washington-based organization, Know Before We Grow, a 5th-12th grade youth education platform that taught students the physical mechanisms through which neurons develop and transfer electrical signals, and how these mechanisms are disrupted by substances such as alcohol and nicotine. Brock Brock is now a medical student at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (UPSOM) and will continue to teach this curriculum to high school students while in Pittsburgh.
Brock has partnered with behavioral psychologists and physicians in the Pittsburgh area to create a brief, yet comprehensive presentation on scientifically studied risk and preventative factors of youth substance use that he will be presenting to parents across the country. Brock’s presentation specifically discusses multiple actionable steps you can take as a parent to reduce your child’s risk of substance use disorder development in both childhood andadulthood.