Life Tools: The Social Brain: Parenting for Connection, Belonging, and Resilience with Ivette de la Mora and Fernanda Zarzosa

Life Tools: The Social Brain: Parenting for Connection, Belonging, and Resilience with Ivette de la Mora and Fernanda Zarzosa

The American School Foundation of Guadalajara, AC

November 14, 2025

Life Tools: The Social Brain: Parenting for Connection, Belonging, and Resilience with Ivette de la Mora and Fernanda Zarzosa

This conference aims to provide parents with tools to support their children in developing healthy social skills. Topics will include understanding interpersonal relationships, fostering empathy, healthy self-advocacy, conflict resolution, identifying bullying, navigating social situations, and setting and respecting boundaries.

✨ Highlights include:

  • The importance of social relationships in childhood

  • How to help children resolve conflicts

  • Strategies for integrating into social groups

  • How to set clear and assertive boundaries

🗣️ About the Presenters:

Ivette de la Mora is a psychologist specialized in brief systemic therapy with additional diplomas in psychodiagnostics, communication, and educational psychomotricity, among others. She has over 30 years of experience working with children, adolescents, and parents in conflict management, addressing learning difficulties, and providing diagnosis and intervention in these areas. She has led workshops and seminars on emotional intelligence, the development of thinking skills, disciplinary models, and other topics. She currently runs her own psycho-pedagogical center, Destrezas, and is co-director of Life Tools, a center specializing in workshops for children focused on social skills, emotional intelligence, self-regulation, and more.

Fernanda Zarzosa holds a Master’s degree in Neuropsychology and Education. She has 20 years of experience working with educational institutions and over 10 years of experience in interventions related to both learning and socioemotional development. She has worked with teachers from preschool through university levels and has led workshops on designing and adapting support strategies for students of all ages. She is currently a graduate-level professor and co-director of Life Tools, a psycho-pedagogical center.

📅 Dates & Times: Tuesday, December 9,  8:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.

📍 Location: Upper school library terrace

 💵 Cost: $150 ASFG/$200 External

👥 For: Elementary and middle school parents

🌐 Language: Spanish

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Questions? Contact us at extendedlearning@asfg.edu.mx