Webinar Roundup: February 2022
February heard many conversations during the Be Strong Families webinar series Staying Strong and Positive for Ourselves and Our Children. Topics like: parenting teens, Black History Month, parenting LGBTQIA+ youth, mental health, parenting as a father, and many other inspired conversations during both our English and Spanish webinars! You can watch the videos of these topics for yourself below and join us for future conversations by registering here.
English Webinars
February 2, 2022
Suicide: Real Talk with Felicia Houston
In our first February English webinar, Felicia Houston, MA, L.C.P.C., C.W.A., provided attendees with knowledge of suicide prevention, intervention, and warning signs of suicide. After completing the session, participants had an increased awareness of the problem of suicide, as well as an increased understanding of mental disorders and other risk factors for suicide.
February 7, 2022
We Have Lift Off: Launching Your Teens and Emerging Adults into Adulthood with Robyn Harvey and Tiffany Murphy
One small step out the door, one giant leap for the family. In this webinar, we made space for questions that asked the presenters and community to look inward with questions about how we prepare ourselves for the next phase of parenting.
February 9, 2022
Who is this Teenager? What Happened to My Child? Assisting Your Teen with Their Mental Health with Rene' Brewer
Our conversations around teens and emerging adults continued with a webinar that focused on the mental well-being of teens and how we contribute as parents. Featuring guest presenter Rene' Brewer, our webinar gave attendees an opportunity to learn skills to assist their teens with mental growth and stability.
February 14, 2022
Parenting for Social Justice: Celebrating Black History Yearlong with Robyn Harvey and Letechia Holmes
How do we learn about and honor our ancestors? In a follow-up webinar to our January 31 session on Parenting for Social Justice, Robyn Harvey and Letechia Holmes brought insightful questions from Be Strong Families’ A More Perfect Union Parent Café in a Box to explore and celebrate Black History.
February 16, 2022
Going the Distance: A Parent’s Journey with Gregory Cox
In our February 16 webinar, Gregory Cox joined us to share his journey to reuniting with his children after they were removed by child welfare due to his drug addiction. Greg also shared solutions to help engage and support fathers in our communities, and discussed his book, Promising The Moon: Going The Distance To Deliver.
February 23, 2022
Hood Healing is Family Healing with Vee L. Harrison
Chicago journalist and author of Hood Healing: Interviews With Some of Chicago's Most Prolific Voices In Media and Black Culture Vee L. Harrison joined us on February 23 to discuss the inner-city trauma in Chicago’s neighborhoods and families, and how that trauma is rooted in the ancestral trauma of Black people across the nation.
February 28, 2022
Dad Talk: A Conversation about Fatherhood with Guy Schingoethe, Andrew Hitchcock, and Tarcisio Ornelas
What helps you build a bond with your children? To close out February’s English webinars, Guy Schingoethe, Andrew Hitchcock, and Tarcisio Ornelas opened the door to authentic, engaging father-focused dialogue around a variety of questions from Be Strong Families’ revised and expanded Dads Parent Café in a Box.
Seminarios en Español
1 de Febrero, 2022
Padres de Adolescentes Lgbtq+ Parte 2 con Sara Jaimes
La especialista nos habla de la importancia de reconocer, aceptar y amar a las personas identificadas como LGBTQ. Reconocemos que somos socialmente iguales, humanamente diferentes y totalmente libres.
3 de Febrero, 2022
Diplomado Re-Nacer - Desarrollo Humano: Conocimiento de Mí Mism@ con Ana Laura Garza García, MA
En esta sesión aprendimos a auto descubrirnos por medio de la escalera de la autoestima. Compartimos la importancia de tener una red de apoyo y comprender que entre mas nos conocemos mejor relación tenemos con nosotros y con los demás.
8 de Febrero, 2022
Encuentra tu Norte con Claudia Bermúdez Wilhelm
Concientizamos a cerca de nuestro plan de vida, hacia donde vamos, quienes somos y cómo podemos encontrar nuestras fortalezas para dirigirnos hacia la dirección correcta en nuestras vidas.
10 de Febrero, 2022
Recuperación de Historia Personal con Ana Laura Garza García, MA
Escucha este seminario donde aprendimos herramientas para responder a las situaciones de la vida en lugar de reaccionar al comprender quien eres, de donde vienes y como tu historia personal influye en tu vida actual.
15 de Febrero, 2022
Valores con Claudia Bermúdez Wilhelm
Concientizamos a cerca de los valores y recordamos la importancia de practicarlos en nosotros mismos, en nuestras familias y en la sociedad.
17 de Febrero, 2022
Autoconcepto con Ana Laura Garza García, MA
Aprendimos a cerca de las etiquetas que nos pusieron muchas veces nuestros padres y cuidadores, maestros y amigos, e inclusive puestas por nosotros mismos. Reflexionamos sobre como nos han ayudado y como nos han afectado a través de nuestra jornada de vida.
22 de Febrero, 2022
¿Porqué es Importante Educar en Sexualidad a Nuestros Hijos y por Dónde Empezar? con Sara Jaimes
Aprendimos sobre la importancia de tener una comunicación abierta con nuestros hijos acerca de la sexualidad y entre más pronto mejor de acuerdo con su edad de desarrollo. Compartimos herramientas que nos ayudo a tener un mejor conocimiento.
24 de Febrero, 2022
Aceptación Personal con Ana Laura Garza García, MA
Reflexionamos sobre la importancia de aceptarnos a nosotros mismos para evitar ir por la vida pidiendo a todos que nos acepten, nos reconozcan y nos digan lo buenos que somos. Si nosotros cambiamos automáticamente todo cambia a nuestro alrededor. ¡El cambio comienza con nosotros mismos!