New Column: Six Principles of Quality After-School Programs for Preteens
Preteenalliance.org now features a column summarizing the recently released report, Putting It All Together: Guiding Principles for Quality After-School Programs Serving Preteens, commissioned by the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health and produced by Public/Private Ventures (P/PV). The report outlines the most important characteristics of quality after-school programs for this age group, based on the research.

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Download the full report and view its companion online Resource Guide>>


Summer and Back-to-School Information About Preteens:

Thinking About a Sleepaway Camp for Your Preteen? Questions to Consider
This Palo Alto Medical Foundation article, written by a teen, offers advice for parents preparing to send their child to a sleepaway camp for the summer.
http://www.pamf.org/preteen/Parents/sleepaway.html

Helping Your Preteen Make a Smooth Transition to Middle School
Nancy Brown, Ph.D., a researcher with the Palo Alto Medical Foundation, notes that making the switch from elementary to middle school can be difficult, and offers tips for parents to help with the change.
http://www.pamf.org/preteen/parents/middleschool.html

Also See: Connecting with Your Child’s School Counselor for a Successful School Year
http://www.schoolcounselor.org/content.asp?pl=327&sl=419&contentid=419




Home Alone Safety Class
The Palo Alto Chapter of the American Red Cross offers this class for preteens ages 11-13 to address door safety, fire danger, and how to get help. Sunday, July 27, in Palo Alto.
http://www.kidscal.org/event/204333

Radio Show: The Emotional Lives of Preteens
This Childhood Matters call-in radio show, co-sponsored by the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health and Kaiser Permanente, will address issues related to preteen emotional health. Sunday, July 27, on 98.1 KISS FM and 105.1 KOCN-FM.
http://www.kidscal.org/event/204604

Heart to Heart: A Seminar on Growing Up
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital offers these classes -- one for preteen boys and an adult male caregiver, and one for preteen girls and an adult female caregiver -- to discuss puberty, the opposite sex, and growing up.
For Boys: Monday, Aug. 4, in Palo Alto
http://www.kidscal.org/event/202103
For Girls: Monday, Aug. 18, in Palo Alto
http://www.kidscal.org/event/202102

Staying Sane with Your Strong-Willed Child
This Kaiser Permanente class will address why children act the way they do and how to break the cycle of anger and frustration. Tuesday, Aug. 5, in Redwood City.
http://www.kidscal.org/event/204209

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. The Alliance has more than 1,300 members, and is guided by a Bay Area Advisory Group. 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.

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