PNW Parent Education

Home
United States
Seattle, WA
PNW Parent Education

Contact information, map and directions, contact form, opening hours, services, ratings, photos, videos and announcements from PNW Parent Education, 6411 Seaview Ave NW, Seattle, WA.

04/02/2026

Trunk Show is a little more than a month away!

If you haven’t already marked your calendars for May 8th, set an hour or two aside to stop by the Annual PNW Parent Education Trunk Show.

It’s our annual fundraiser that helps fund our free parent education events throughout the year! PNW Parent Education is all about building a stronger community through our parent education events, and this is the one social event that helps us solidify community through an in-person Makers Market! We love supporting our local vendors who live and work in our extended neighborhood.

Scroll through to see our current list of vendors. Bring a few friends for social time, sips, and shopping!

Hope to see you May 8th, 5-8 pm at the Ballard Elks Lodge #827.

P.S. Trunk Show is the Friday before Mother’s Day, so come get yourself some goodies or a treat for the mothers/mother figures in your life!

03/16/2026

Ray Lozano, veteran prevention educator and youth motivational speaker will talk to our community about drug use prevention

May 19, 1026
12-1 PT on zoom

Register here: tinyurl.com/PNWprevention26

Get ready to learn. Ray Lozano speaks in a judgment-free, science-based way about drug prevention. You’re going to walk away with small, practical shifts that make a big difference in how youth hear, and respond to, your message.

✅ Initiating Conversations Without Conflict: Parents will feel more capable of starting conversations about alcohol and va**ng in a calm, non-confrontational manner. They will gain practical tools for opening dialogue in ways that reduce defensiveness, increase receptivity, and encourage youth to participate in the conversation rather than avoid it.

✅ Communicating Without Lecturing or Judging: Parents will develop greater confidence in using neutral, nonjudgmental language that preserves trust and minimizes resistance. This includes learning how to express expectations and concerns clearly without relying on fear-based messaging, over-explaining, or corrective lecturing that can undermine communication.

✅ Maintaining Ongoing, Trust-Based Dialogue: Parents will feel equipped to move beyond one-time “talks” and instead sustain ongoing, low-pressure conversations over time. This approach reinforces protective factors, strengthens the parent–child relationship, and supports healthier decision-making as youth encounter new social pressures.

02/08/2026

Donna Jackson Nakazawa will combine cutting-edge science, real student voices, and practical tools to help adults better support today’s youth.

Donna will cover:
- Recent research on female brain development
- The unprecedented challenges facing teens today & why so many are in crisis
- How these factors impact youth mental health
- Why social stress, in particular, is the most damaging type of stress for kids
- How regulating ourselves helps our kids regulate their emotions

Participants will gain:
- Actionable strategies parents, families, & organizations can utilize to better support our youth
- 12 science-based steps for talking with youth in neuroprotective ways and building healthier parent-child connection

Donna will also share highlights from her national Post-It Note Project, featuring insights from thousands of middle and high school students about what they wish their parents and other adults understood—and did—differently.

REGISTER HERE: tinyurl.com/PNWkidsonthebrink26

About Donna Jackson Nakazawa
Donna Jackson Nakazawa is an award-winning author whose work examines the intersection of neurobiology, emotion, and mental health. Her upcoming book, Mind Drama (Penguin Random House, May 2026), is a scientific exploration of rumination. Donna’s other books include Girls on the Brink, named a best book of 2022 by The Washington Post and Mashable, The Angel and the Assassin, named a best book of 2020 by Wired; the bestselling Childhood Disrupted, a finalist for the Books for a Better Life Award, and The Adverse Childhood Experiences Guided Journal, in which Donna guides readers through a personalized healing journey. Donna’s writing has appeared in Wired, The Boston Globe, Stat, The Washington Post, Psychology Today, Psychotherapy Networker, and the journal Health Affairs. She has appeared on The Today Show and NPR and is a regular speaker at events, including the Child Mind Institute, Harvard Science, UCLA Health, Open Mind, Rutgers University, Johns Hopkins, and Children’s Hospitals.

01/17/2026

Thanks to everyone who joined our live conversation with Amy Lang, MA, about adolescent relationships and how to have “the talk” with middle and high schoolers. Amy introduced the 5 Ps to guide talks: Personally/Emotionally ready, Pressure, Practical, Pleasure, and P**n.

She encouraged starting early and talking often, gave homework to have one intentional conversation this week, and shared practical tips—sit side-by-side to reduce pressure, avoid direct eye contact, keep chats short and approachable, and use texts, email, or even Post-it notes if that works best.

If you attended and haven’t completed the post-event survey, please fill it out (link in bio). We value your feedback very much!

Be sure to to check out the event recording and resources here (link in bio): pnwparented.org/resources-birds-bees

01/08/2026

Heads up! We needed to change the date for our 9th Annual Trunk Show to MAY 8th! It’s still on a Friday and it’s still early enough for you to snag some gifts for the mother figures in your life. (Or for yourself just because!) And it’s also still at the Ballard Elks! Oh and the proceeds still go to supporting our FREE high-quality parent education programming!

We’re still putting together our roster of awesome vendors but in the past we’ve had a great variety of handmade goods, clothing and even food. Jewelry, greeting cards, candles, hand-knit and hand-sewn goods are some of our staples.

For more info and to let us know you’re interested in joining us visit our Trunk Show page here:

https://www.pnwparented.org/trunk-show-2026

And - if you’re a vendor and would like to apply, the application is on that page too! We’d love if you check it out!

12/20/2025

We’re gearing up to kickoff a great PNW Parent Education Speaker Series in 2026, and our first speaker is none other than Amy Lang! Amy is a Seattle local, a s*xuality and parent educator and a s*xual abuse prevention specialist of 16 years.

Amy will talk to us about supporting middle and high schoolers when it comes to relationships and s*xuality. This talk is appropriate for caregivers of BOTH neurotypical and neurodivergent kids.

Here’s what we’ll be talking about:

📢 What kids need to know to be smart about s*xuality
📢 How to talk about consent and healthy relationships
📢 Tips to push through their pushback

Join us on January 14th, 12 pm PT on zoom. Register at tinyurl.com/pnwbirdsbees26

🏆 Win a Quickie Consultation with Amy!

If you attend the call and fill out a survey, you can win a super-quick and focused ½ hour consultation to tackle your s*x talk questions! Includes a recap and resources. $95 value. (edited)

10/16/2025

We know you’ve been wondering…. And our wonderful vendors who have supported us year after year have been asking if they needed to save a date for our annual Trunk Show.

We have decided to try something new… and our next Trunk Show will be in THE SPRING!!

So save the date for MAY 1st 2026. We’ll be back at the Elks Lodge with our fave vendors and hopefully some fun new ones too!

05/26/2025

Who’s ready for the end of school?! Give us a 🙌🏽 if you’re hanging on for dear life for these last few weeks.

Come join the PNW Parent Education team for Pints for Purpose on Wednesday, 6/4.

Our friends at have generously invited us back to hang out, and they’ll donate a portion of the day’s proceeds to PNW Parent Education to help us with our mission of bringing high-quality parent education to our community. 💛

We’re planning to be there from around 6-8, but anytime you can drop by will be supporting us. Hope to see you soon!

05/21/2025

Due to unforeseen circumstances the Adolescent Substance Abuse event is being postponed.

We will let you know as soon as we have more info!

Meanwhile, we do have some resources compiled by Chris Heide at Ryther about substance abuse here:

https://www.pnwparented.org/resources-adolescent-substance-abuse

04/04/2025

Thank you to those that were able to join us for our conversation with Dr. Lisa Damour about pragmatic approaches to social technologies. We followed this up with a mental health Q&A with Dr. Katja Ermann, a psychologist , and Susanna Strode, LICSW.

We had a great turnout, and there were engaging, insightful questions from the attendees. Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to join us!

Dr. Damour encouraged us to take a stepwise approach to social technologies based on ages and stages of our kids without having to make all or nothing decisions. She also discussed the potential benefits of social technologies (from texting to social media) as well as concerns to look out for with use of social technologies. Dr. Damour provided practical tips for initiating the use of social technologies and for monitoring and progressing as kids get older.

Be sure to check out our Social Technologies event resource page. It’s filled with FREE resources from Dr. Damour!

pnwparented.org/resources-socialtech

And be sure to check out our next event about how we can influence the likelihood of Adolescent Substance Abuse on 5/29 with Brock Gjesdal! Link in bio!

Address

6411 Seaview Ave NW
Seattle, WA
98107

Website

http://www.pnwparented.org/

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when PNW Parent Education posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Organization

Send a message to PNW Parent Education:

Shortcuts

Want your organization to be the top-listed Non Profit Organization in Seattle?