Pali News - Palisades Charter High School
Pali News - Palisades Charter High School
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First of all, try to share your own feelings about this as it sets the tone of honesty,<br />
permission and vulnerability for them. Try to ask them open-ended questions such as,<br />
'How has that crash simulation and memorial been coming into your thoughts lately?'<br />
or, 'Are you having any dreams about what happened last week at school?' Tell them<br />
how heavy it must have been and that even just hearing about it stirred up a lot for<br />
you as a parent. Give your children permission to talk about their feelings and fears<br />
about the intensity about a death of a local teen. Many seniors who are about to leave<br />
for college and are approaching a big transition, will be stirred up by this, as they<br />
make their big separation from their parents.<br />
When speaking with groups of parents I encourage them to continue parenting their<br />
child who is an older teen. I often tell them, 'We kept them safe when they were little,<br />
why would we stop now? Their frontal lobe (judgment center) is not very developed<br />
so they need us to guide them. Yes, they need to make mistakes and experience<br />
consequences, but let's not have the mistakes be the big ones that cost them their lives<br />
and change our lives forever.' I've ended my discussions with this quote from Barbara<br />
Lazear Ascher: 'To live in remorse is to live backwards. If death is to have any<br />
meaning at all it is to teach us the power of love and to allow that power to propel us<br />
through the rest of our days.' "<br />
Please make the effort to talk to your student about their impressions and feelings<br />
about these powerful assemblies.<br />
Monica Iannessa<br />
Director of Student Services<br />
MAGNET NEWS<br />
As the school year starts to wind down there are many exciting things happening at<br />
Pail. The Senior Prom and Graduation are among the high profile events we have<br />
going on. Please remind your child that It's Okay to Say "No" to all the temptations<br />
that surround these activities.<br />
We had an assembly that focused on these issues recently and it is our hope that your<br />
child will take their responsibility as a young adult seriously. It's not only drugs and<br />
alcohol that cause accidents, but it's also excessively talking to friends and texting that<br />
distract drivers. The chances of getting in an accident increase 100% for each<br />
additional passenger that is riding in the car. Please remind your child to remain