Upcoming Events

• April 17 - Career Day

• April 29 - Our Minds Matter #1

• May 12 - Fidos for Freedom Therapy Dogs Visit at lunches

• May 15 - Caregiver Connection Coffee (for incoming 6th grade parents)

• June 3 - Our Minds Matter #2

Upcoming Parent Workshops & Events in the Community

• Parent Child Journey's Weekly FREE Parent Support Group - Monday's at 1:00pm

  • April 27 - Austism, ADHD, and Other Developmental Differences: Can They be Both a Disability and a Positive Identity? - register online for zoom link

  • May 4 - Person-Centered Care: Moving from Expert-Patient to True Partnership

  • May 11 - Beyond the Diagnosis: Discovering the "F-words" of Child Development

  • May 18 - Talking With Kids Who Have a Hard Time Talking

  • May 25 - Tech Use in Neurodivergent Kids

  • June 1 - Social Skills Interventions: What Really Helps

• Parent Child Journey w/Dr. Dan Shapiro - videos available on the web for self-paced learning from an expert

• Caring Matters Grief Support  

  • Camp Erin - free, weekend overnight camp for grieving children & teens, Friday, April 24-Sunday, April 26, led by grief professionals and trained volunteers, camper registration and volunteer applications available, space is limited; for more information contact Eva Cowen

  • Virtual Family Night - pre-Mother's & Father's Day Workshop for Grieving Families - May 7 from 6:00-7:30pm, register by April 29 by contacting Gilly Cannon at gillyc@caringmatters.org or 301-990-8904 

• Georgetown Psychology Parent Education Series

  • April 23 - Preventing the Shame Spiral: What Parents Need to Know About ADHD and Rejection Sensitivity; 12:00-1:00pm with Molly Dana, LICSW, LCSW

• Thrive Behavioral Health Neurodivergent Parent Circle: April 22nd from 6:30-8:00pm - Navigating School Communication

• University of Maryland College of Education is hosting a Parent & Child Connect Workshop designed for Asian American Parents who are navigating the challenges of raising school-aged children, Sundays, April 26 - June 7 from 7:00-8:45pm. For more information click this link.

• Compass Health - New Podcast Alert! You Only Know What You Know: A Mental Health Podcast for Parents has a new episode, "Screens, Scrolls, and Stress: Finding Digital Balance" featuring Dr. Rachael Levine; you can listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube

• Montgomery County Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health (MCFOF) hosts Parent & Caregiver Support Meetings - Parent Talk "Lunch & Discussion" Thursdays 12:00-1:00pm; Join on Zoom (Meeting ID: 350 322 859, Passcode: 253238)

New to NBMS?

Contact Mary Beth Turska in the Counseling Office, 240-740-2110, to make a registration appointment. Peruse our registration website to see course offerings and elective choices by grade level.