TEACHER TRAINING

The Science of Defiance

Why Students Shut Down and How to Motivate Them

Jerome Schultz, PhD

Pediatric Neuropsychologist, Faculty, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, School Consultant to schools across the USA and abroad

Tuesday, September 8, 2026
7:00–9:00 p.m. EDT

FALL

Keeping Kids Safe

A Parent's Guide to Youth Suicide Prevention

Jonathan Singer, PhD

Loyola University Chicago, Coauthor, Suicide in Schools, Host, Social Work Podcast

Wednesday, September 2, 2026
8:00–9:30 p.m. EDT

The ADHD Playbook

Executive Function Strategies to Help Your Child Succeed

Nachi Felt, PhD

Columbia University, Clinical Psychologist, ADHD Specialist

Tuesday, October 20, 2026
8:00–9:30 p.m. EDT

The Gift of Failure

Learning to Let Go So Your Child Can Succeed

Jessica Lahey

NYT bestselling author, The Gift of Failure, Journalist, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, and The New York Times

Tuesday, November 17, 2026
8:00–9:30 p.m. EST

WINTER

Healthy Thoughts, Healthy Feelings

How to model and teach The ABCs of Big Emotions

Debbie Joffe Ellis, PhD

Columbia University, Co-author, Rational, Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), International Speaker

Thursday, December 17, 2026
8:00–9:30 p.m. EST

You Are the Medicine

Nurturing and Repairing Parent-Child Relationships

Guy Diamond, PhD

Developer, Attachment-Based Family Therapy (ABFT), Professor Emeritus, University of Pennsylvania, Center for Family Intervention Science, Drexel University

Thursday, January 12, 2027
8:00–9:30 p.m. EST

Techno Sapiens

Parenting Advice for a Digital Age

Jacqueline Nesi, PhD

Brown University, Leading Researcher, Technology and Youth Mental Health, Editor, Handbook of Adolescent Digital Media Use and Mental Health

Thursday, February 9, 2027
8:00–9:30 p.m. EST

SPRING

When Emotions Run High

Parenting Strategies with the Developer of DBT for Teens

Alec Miller, Psyd

Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Developer, DBT for Adolescents, Cognitive and Behavioral Consultants (CBC)

Thursday, March 11, 2027
8:00-9:30 pm EST

AI and Youth Relationships

Nurturing Real Connection in a Virtual World

Daniel Siegel, PhD

World Renowned Parenting Expert, Professor of Psychiatry, UCLA School of Medicine, Executive Director, Mindsight Institute, Co-Author, The Whole-Brain Child and No-Drama Discipline

Thursday, April 8, 2027
8:00-9:30 pm EDT

The Anxious Child

What Parents Can Do to Help

Wendy Silverman, PhD

Director, Anxiety and Mood Disorder Program, Yale School of Medicine, Leading Researcher, Anxiety and related disorders in Children

Wednesday, May 18, 2027
8:00-9:30 pm EDT

Voices of Resilience

A few individuals share their personal experiences with mental health challenges and the support that empowered them to heal and grow. (Created in collaboration with BeWell, an initiative of the Jewish Federations of North America).

Wednesday, May 26, 2027

8:00-9:30 pm EDT