Next Preteen Alliance Luncheon: The Care and Feeding of Preteens
As you know from our recent e-mail invitation, the next Preteen Alliance lunch on May 1 focuses on preteens’ exercising and eating habits. There are just a handful of spaces still available. RSVP at http://events.lpfch.org.

More details: Faced with conflicting messages from parents, peers, and media, many preteens -- both boys and girls -- develop negative views about their bodies and have trouble making healthful food and exercise choices. Our next Preteen Luncheon, "The Care and Feeding of Preteens: Helping Them Develop Healthful Habits and a Positive Self-Image," will examine how parents and service providers can guide preteens toward a healthful body image and good eating and exercise habits. This event, sponsored by Kaiser Permanente and The Preteen Alliance, will feature advice, tips, and resources from a physician and a media expert. For more information and to RSVP, visit http://events.lpfch.org.

Did you miss the recap of our last luncheon on talking to preteens about alcohol and drug use? Read it here.


Promoting Positive Preteen Development
In general, the more exposure preteens have to positive experiences and support during out-of-school time, the better they will fare developmentally, research shows. This brief from Child Trends examines the impact that activities such as regular family dinners and structured after-school programs can have on a preteen's development.
http://www.childtrends.org/Files//Child_Trends-2008_02_27_PositiveYouthDev.pdf




Radio Show: Talking to Preteens About Puberty
This Nuestros Niños radio show, co-sponsored by the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health and Kaiser Permanente, will offer advice to help parents and caregivers talk to preteens about the changes kids experience during puberty. Sunday, April 20, on KLOK 1170 AM.
http://www.kidscal.org/event/204202

20th Annual Children's Faire
Sponsored by the San Jose Public Library and many other community organizations, this annual health fair includes activity booths and information about education, child care and child safety. Saturday, April 26, in San Jose.
http://www.kidscal.org/event/204310

Home Alone Safety Class
The Palo Alto Chapter of the American Red Cross offers this workshop to help preteens ages 11 to 13 become more aware of the dangers they could face while home alone. The class includes information about door safety, phone safety, and what to do if there's a fire or gas leak. Sunday, May 4, in Palo Alto.
http://www.kidscal.org/event/204333

Improving Your Child's Behavior
 A program for parents of children up to age 12, this class, sponsored by South San Francisco Kaiser Permanente, will focus on improving communication with your preteen and strategies for discouraging unwanted behavior. Monday, May 5, in South San Francisco.
http://www.kidscal.org/event/204071

Find more preteen events on kidscal.org: http://www.kidscal.org
Add your events to kidscal.org: http://www.lpfch.org/cgi-bin/calendar/admin.cgi

If you have information about preteen events or activities for the next newsletter, please send it to preteens@lpfch.org.

The Preteen Alliance promotes the emotional and behavioral health of preteens by using information to raise public awareness and inform regional action, with an emphasis on Santa Clara and San Mateo counties. The Alliance has more than 1,100 members, and is guided by a two-county steering committee. For more information, see http://www.preteenalliance.org/about.html.

Also on preteenalliance.org:

  • News and Research About Preteens: Find recent news and research commissioned by the foundation regarding preteens, as well as links to other relevant research.
  • Resources and Services: Preteenalliance.org's resources page links to websites and services on topics affecting preteens.

If you have questions about The Alliance or want to include information in the next edition of The Preteen Post, reply to this e-mail or call us at (650) 724-5778.

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