Mission Possible: Catholic Parenting, Fr. Joshua Whitfield
Fr. Joshua explores the mission of a Catholic Parent from the unique perspective of both a parent and priest. He provides information on protecting our children's spiritual and emotional well being.
Managing Family Grief, Kerri Newman, MSSW
Supporting our children in their grieving can be complicated anytime, this session was recorded with specific information about managing holidays, but includes useful information to support children grieving at any time of year.
Beyond Sticks and Stones, Lisa Schrakamp, LCSW
We all want to protect our children from harm -while conflict is to be expected, it can be managed so students are not harmed. Let's talk about how to help our children manage conflict and stay safe from bullying!
Strategies for Learning, Matthew Robison, Department of Psychology, UTA
Dr. Robison shares practical strategies that will help you help your children learn information more effectively. He will provide specific examples of research-driven strategies that work to help us learn more efficiently, and safeguarding your children's mental health.
Pandemic Parenting, Megan Lechler, lssp
Megan Lechler explores the vocation of parenting and how we can learn together from ways the world has changed due to the pandemic by presenting research as well as strategies to protect our children during this time.
Win At Social - Parent Overview
Overview of our implementation of the Win at Social curriculum for students with focus on parent resources to better understand social media and internet usage of students as well as how to access playbooks for popular social media platforms utilized by students.
STREAM at Home - without a Screen
Darla Duvall, our lower school STREAM teacher gives an overview of STREAM and resources for parents on how to incorporate STREAM activities in the home with out using a computer/phone/tablet, and using materials that are low to no cost.
Katy Hyatt and Marjorie Lane share ideas for avoiding the summer learning slump and keeping learning fun all summer long.
Jeremy Edge, LPC, IGDC, shares insight into the world of gaming and technology. He helps families better understand both the challenges as well as positive attributes of being involved in gaming and shares ways to keep your children safe as they participate in online games.
Elizabeth Nava, our very own librarian, literacy coach and reading specialist, shares secrets to raising children who read.
Unpacking Popular Devices and Apps
Lisa Schrakamp, Family Engagement Coordinator, shares information about parental controls for Apple devices, Android devices and suggestions for managing content on popular apps. All information comes from the Parent Playbooks from The Social Institute, which all St. Rita parents can access with information in the presentation.