What children eat and how much they move can have a powerful impact on their mood, focus and mental health.
Join us for a free virtual workshop designed to help families understand the connection between nutrition, physical activity and emotional well-being — and learn practical ways to support healthy habits at home.
What You’ll Learn:
- How nutrition affects children’s mood, energy, and brain development
- The connection between physical activity and reduced stress, anxiety, and depression
- Simple strategies for encouraging healthier eating without food battles
- Easy ways to help kids move more during busy school weeks
- Small changes families can make that support both physical and mental health
🗓 Date: Wednesday, March 25
🕡 Time: 6:15 pm
💻 Location: Virtual on Teams
⏱ 45 minutes + Q&A
Because when healthy habits support both body and mind, children are better prepared to learn, grow and thrive.
More About the Expert
Jenna Palladino, PsyD, is the Associate Director of the Leonard Krasner Psychological Center and a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at Stony Brook University. She earned her doctorate in clinical psychology from Adler University and completed fellowship training at the Northport VA Medical Center, where she focused on health promotion, disease prevention, and integrating mental health into primary care.
Dr. Palladino has worked in integrated care programs and outpatient behavioral health settings providing clinical care and overseeing services. She is also the co-principal investigator of the Step into Health project at Stony Brook University, a collaborative initiative focused on interdisciplinary weight management treatment.
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Meeting ID: 284 199 209 670 1
Passcode: MP6eL2Kt
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Phone conference ID: 387 286 519#
