Events @ NORA
As part of our goal to be an integral part of our community, we frequently host public events for parents and non-parents alike. Click each title for more information - and be sure to RSVP as needed, to ensure we get you the proper instructions on how and where to join in!
Thriving as a Family: Self Care and Stress Management (Nov. 19: Virtual only, RSVP Required)
Strategies related to teenage anxiety, walking the fine line between protecting your child and bolstering their independence. Click the title for more information!
The Keys to College Readiness: College Planning for Students with Learning Differences (Dec. 10: Virtual only, RSVP Required)
Strategies related to teenage anxiety, walking the fine line between protecting your child and bolstering their independence. Click the title for more information!
From Meltdown to Calm: How the Power of Validation Turns Your Teen’s Intensity into Connection (Feb. 25: Virtual only, RSVP Required)
Strategies related to teenage anxiety, walking the fine line between protecting your child and bolstering their independence. Click the title for more information!
Family Communications with Your Teen: Strategies in Listening, Hearing, and Discussing (March 18: Virtual only, RSVP Required)
Strategies related to teenage anxiety, walking the fine line between protecting your child and bolstering their independence. Click the title for more information!
The Great Workload Escape: Understanding Why Teens Avoid and How to Help (May 6: Virtual only, RSVP Required)
Strategies related to teenage anxiety, walking the fine line between protecting your child and bolstering their independence. Click the title for more information!
Parenting the Anxious Teen: When to Worry and How to Help (Oct. 8: Virtual only, RSVP Required)
Learn how to recognize when anxiety is a typical part of adolescence—and when it might signal something more serious. This session offers expert guidance on how to support your teen without reinforcing unhelpful patterns, along with actionable strategies to build resilience, encourage open communication, and promote emotional regulation at home.
Expanding the Conversation; From Reacting in the Moment to Improved Communications, with John Hart, Ph.D., LCMFT (Virtual only, RSVP Required)
Hearing, listening and communicating with your teen. Click the title for more information!
Teamwork with Your Teen: How Family Meetings can Radically Change Collaboration and Communication (Virtual only, RSVP Required)
Family meetings that can improve your relationship with your teen. Click the title for more information!
Parenting for Self Direction: The Seven Principles for Raising a Self Driven Teen, with Dr. Bill Stixrud and Ned Johnson (RSVP for link)
Giving teens space for more self direction and motivation. Click the title for more information!
RESCHEDULED: Parenting Through Connection: The 5 Keys to Raising Emotionally Healthy and Accountable Teens (Virtual only, RSVP Required)
Keys to understanding the push and pull of parenting teens. Click the title for more information!
Parent like a Coach: Decrease Dependence and Create Sustainable Change with your Teen (Virtual only, RSVP Required)
Strategies to help your teen become comfortable with achieving goals and transitions. Click the title for more information!
Getting Better at Feeling Bad: Helping your teen experience emotions more effectively (Virtual only, RSVP Required)
Strategies to help your teen become comfortable with stressful emotions. Click the title for more information!
Hiding in plain sight: Autistic students who camouflage (Virtual only, RSVP Required)
Compassion and understanding with teens who camouflage to fit in. Click the title for more information!
Trusting the Spark: Building Intrinsic Motivation with your Teen, (Virtual only, RSVP Required)
Motivation from within for your teen’s autonomy and growth. Click the title for more information!
Team Communication with Your Teen: Family Strategies for Changing Attitudes (Virtual only, RSVP Required)
Family communication skills to engage with your teen. Click the title for more information!
Raising a Thoughtful Teen: Science-Based Parenting Strategies for Teaching Empathy, Resilience and Getting Along With Others (Virtual only, RSVP Required)
Building empathy and resilience skills in your teen. Click the title for more information!
Self Regulation and Wellness in Teens (Virtual only, RSVP Required)
This live, virtual presentation will focus on strategies related to teenage anxiety, walking the fine line between protecting your child and bolstering their independence, counteracting avoidance, and navigating & diffusing conflict in your family.
What Works With Teens: Understanding Stress and Ways to Help Support (Virtual only, RSVP Required)
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Radical Rest: The Art of Slowing Down: Mindfulness and Stress Strategies for Teens and Families (Virtual only, RSVP Required)
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ADHD and Executive Functioning: What Parents Should Know (Virtual only, RSVP Required)
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Anxiety in Teens: Counterintuitive Strategies to help your Teen, with Jonathan Dalton, Ph.D. (Virtual only, RSVP Required)
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Self Care and Parenting, with Theodra Washington, CEP (Virtual only, RSVP Required)
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The Unlikely Art of Parental Pressure, with Dr. Hendrie Weisinger (Virtual only, RSVP Required)
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Anxiety in Teens: Understanding Avoidance and Other Academic Issues with Dr. Rachel Singer (Virtual only, RSVP Required)
This live, virtual presentation will focus on strategies related to teenage anxiety, walking the fine line between protecting your child and bolstering their independence, counteracting avoidance, and navigating & diffusing conflict in your family.