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​The VISION of LAPEN is that Louisiana will have high quality and effective parenting education by promoting best practices and evidence-based programs.


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"At the end of the day, the most overwhelming key to a child's success is the positive involvement of parents."  
-- Jane D. Hull
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Helping Parents Explore Their Children’s Use of  Screens in a Covid World 
December 7th, 2:00 ET, 1:00 CT. 
In this webinar, we’ll share how we, as parenting educators, can support parents in thinking through how they want their children to use screens, whether that be during our current period of social isolation or when life opens up. We will also explore how the accepted range of how children should use screens has changed with the COVID virus. 

We’ll discuss how to help parents: 
  • Recognize all the ways we use screens and explore some of the positives and negatives
  • Identify their goals, such as how they want their kids to use screens when a child gets their first smartphone
  • Explore some steps between their child's current use of screens and parents' goals
Joining us will be Amy Alamar, Ed.D., who is known internationally for her knowledge of current thinking about the effects of screens on children. She is also known for her thoughtful approach to guiding children through their tech world. Her book, The Parenting Project: Build Extraordinary Relationships with Your Kids Through Daily Conversations, provides multiple examples of how parents can guide conversations with their children. Harriet Heath, Ph.D., researcher, author, and parent mentor, will facilitate the discussion. Her support of parents in their decision-making role is described in her book, Using Your Values to Raise Your Child to be an Adult You Admire, which was awarded the National Parenting Publications Award 2000.
An outline of the issues will be e-mailed to participants.
This webinar series is one of the free benefits for NPEN members. We invite you to become a member HERE. You’ll then receive a link to register for the webinar. NPEN is a separate entity from LAPEN.

Just Released: State of Babies Yearbook 2020

For the 12 million infants and toddlers in the United States, the state where they are born and live during their first three years makes a big difference in their chance for a strong start in life.
The littlest among us face big challenges, and we can’t afford to squander the potential of a single child.

​This report was produced by Zero to Three and was released in June 2020. Click to access.

Also newly released: Annie E. Casey KidsCount Data Book:
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URGENT: Information for Families/Professionals

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We would like to share the following resources with the families and professionals with whom we work:
  • NEW:  Facing a Pandemic: Grandfamilies Living Together During COVID-19 and Thriving Beyond
  • WE MUST UNMUTE - American Psychological Association
  • Coping with Infections Outbreaks
  • Tips for Managing Stress
  • Mental Health Considerations During the COVID-19 Outbreak
  • Talking to Young Children About Corona Virus
  • Top Parenting Tips For Parent & Caregivers During COVID-19 from Triple P
  • Triple P Guide: Parenting During COVID-19
  • COVID Cabin Fever? 10 Ways to Connect with Your Kids

LAPEN Annual Summit for Parenting Educators was held on December 3, 2019
Parenting with ACEs ​& Evidence-Based Practice

Click for more info!

Speakers in 2019 were:
Laura Porter, ACE Interface LLC and ​Dr. Stephen Phillippi, LSUHSC

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Keynote Speaker: Laura Porter
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Guest Speaker: Dr. Stephen Phillippi, LSUHSC

SPONSORS

Diamond Sponsor:
Louisiana Children’s Trust Fund
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Sapphire Sponsor:
Public Allies, Inc. - Louisiana Power Coalition
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Pearl Sponsors:
Healthy Blue Louisiana
Southeast Louisiana Area Health Education Center
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Information
Childhood trauma isn’t something you just get over as you grow up. Pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris explains that the repeated stress of abuse, neglect and parents struggling with mental health or substance abuse issues has real, tangible effects on the development of the brain. This unfolds across a lifetime, to the point where those who’ve experienced high levels of trauma are at triple the risk for heart disease and lung cancer. An impassioned plea for pediatric medicine to confront the prevention and treatment of trauma, head-on.

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Click the picture to access more information on Stress & Early Brain Growth: Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).
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Click on the ACE pryamid to learn more about the Adverse Childhood Experiences study and additional information.
LAPEN is a founding member of the Louisiana ACE Initiative. For more info, click here.
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Dr. Stewart Gordon, Lenell Young and Dr. Robert Anda. Dr. Anda is one of the original co-investigators in the ACE study and was a speaker at the LAPEN Parenting Educators Summit.
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Upcoming Training and New Resources 

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TBRI Fridays are ONLINE!

We’ve broken down our full day training into 4 online modules. ALL modules must be completed to get credit for this “session” of TBRI. Click for info.

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Early Childhood Curriculum

The Louisiana Birth to Five Early Learning & Development Standards (ELDS) information can be found on the Resource tab of our website or you can click here. 
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Tips for Parents: COVID-19

The Triple P Program has developed a tip sheet for parents, click here.

The Triple P Tips in Spanish:
La crianza durante COVID-19
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