Parent Workshops and Presentations

College Funding Coach will be presenting on March 11, 2024

Video of College Funding Coach Presentation

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College Funding Coach Webinar (produced by College Funding Coach, not same presentation from Harper Park Parent Coffee) You will be prompted to enter your contact information before being able to open the webinar.

Parent Coffee Presentations 2023-24 School Year

Middle School 101, September 11, 2023

Slides-Middle School 101

Video of presentation-Middle School 101, September 11, 2023 

Social Media 101 for Parents, October 23, 2023

Slides of Social Media 101 for Parents, October 23, 2023

Video of presentation-Social Media 101 for Parents, October 23, 2023  

No More Birds and Bees: Talking to Teens and Tweens About Healthy Relationships and Body Safety, November 27, 2023

Video of No More Birds and Bees Session

Slides of No More Birds and Bees

Handout: LAWS and Body Safety for Parents

Handout: 4 SAFE Skills for Communication

Handout: Working With Disruptive Behavior 

Signs of Suicide and Winter Blues/Mental Health Tips and Tricks-December 11, 2023

Video of Signs of Suicide and Winter Blues/Mental Health Tips and Tricks

Slides of Winter Blues/Mental Health Tips and Tricks

Slides of Signs of Suicide Parent Presentation

Rising 7th and 8th Grade Course Selection Process

Video of Rising 7th and 8th Grade Course Selection Process Session

Slides from Rising 7th and 8th Grade Course Selection Process 

Parent Coffee Presentations Previous Years

Video of presentation: Middle School 101-September 12, 2022 

Power Point slides from Middle School 101 presentation-September 12, 2022 

Video of presentation: Meet the Unified Mental Health Team Members and the Services they Provide-October 3, 2022

Slides from Meet the Unified Mental Health Team Members and the Services they Provide-October 3, 2022

Slides of November 14, 2022: How to Support Your Child in Building a Positive Relationship with Food

Video of Presentation: How to Support Your Child in Building a Positive Relationship with Food-November 14, 2022

Slides of December 5, 2022:Social Media 101 for Parents: Anna Hitrik, HPMS School Counselor

Video of Social Media 101 for Parents 

Video of January 9, 2023: The Inverse Relationship Between Self Worth and Anxiety in Middle School Students with Lauren Boyle, LCSW

Video of January 30, 2023: CAMPUS Presentation with Safiya Muhammad

Video of February 6, 2023: Rising 7th and 8th Grade Course Selections

Slides of February 6, 2023: Rising 7th and 8th Grade Selections 

Slides of March 6, 2023: College and Career Center at Heritage High School

Video of March 6, 2023: College and Career Center at Heritage High School

Video of April 24, 2023: Illuminos presents Test Anxiety and Test Preparation

Signs of Suicide Parent Preview Presentation-October 22, 2021

Illuminos: Tips for Parents to Help with Executive Functioning Skills-November 12, 2021:  Video of Presentation    Handouts to Accompany Presentation

 Substance Abuse Trends in Middle School-December 3, 2021

 Slides from Substance Abuse Trends in Middle School

ClubZTutoring, Area Director, Kadrina Turner Presents: Successful Study Strategies for Every Student: March 11, 2022

Video of Successful Study Strategies for Every Student Presentation

Schoology and ParentVue 101: September 21, 2020

Video of Schoology and ParentVue 101 for Parents Workshop

Slide Presentation for Schoology and ParentVue 101 

Talking With Your Kids About Healthy Relationships and Consent, Jenni Dakes, LAWS

Power Point Presentation of Talking With Your Kids About Healthy Relationships and Consent, May 7, 2021

Neil McNerney, LPC: Homework: A Parent's Guide to Helping Out Without Freaking Out: December 6, 2019

Video of Neil McNerney, LPC Parent Coffee

March 15, 2019- The College Place with Danny Eckstein: Preparing Now for the College Application Process

Video from The College Place Parent Coffee

Power Point Presentation from The College Place 

April 12, 2019- Diana Fordyce-Social Media, Protecting Your Child's Privacy

 Power Point for Social Media, Protecting Your Child's Privacy

YouTube Video of Social Media, Protecting Your Child's Privacy Presentation

May 24, 2019- Sam Anthony Parent Coffee

Video from Sam Anthony Parent Coffee

September 7, 2019- Middle School 101-this is a great presentation for parents who are new to middle school, or just new to the county and want to learn the nuts and bolts of how to navigate the next three years.  Presented by HPMS School Counselors

 Video of Middle School 101 Presentation

Middle School 101 Power Point

September 15, 2017-The Teenage Brain- Neil McNerney, LPC- we are so fortunate to have Mr. McNerney come to talk to our parents often.  He is an author, private practitioner, and father to teenagers himself.  This presentation will help you to understand what is going on inside their heads and hearts, because sometimes it is impossible to know!!!

Video of Neil McNerney's The Teenage Brain: Temporary Insanity? Presentation

November 17, 2017-Inside Out-Teens and Emotions- practitioners from The Wellness Connection will be here to help explain what teens go through emotionally and how to help them cope and hopefully grow and learn from this difficult time in their lives.  

Here is the video of the Presentation: Inside Out and Outside In: Denisha Johnson, LCSW