Parents’ Critical Role in the Lives of Adolescents

On Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. PST, Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg will present his parenting approach, rooted in Balanced Parenting, and known to produce the best outcomes for young people and their relationships. “It is the security of parental love that allows young people to launch successfully into an uncertain future”, explains Dr. Ginsburg. “Parents’ open communication about emotional wellness and distress positions young people to be emotionally intelligent and navigate life’s curveballs. We will discuss a strength-based approach to guiding even a resistant adolescent toward professional, supportive services.” He emphasizes, “Parents matter greatly. Whether you have younger children or adolescents, now is the time to invest in building wise, strong children who will thrive throughout adolescence and beyond.”

Alan Hu Foundation President and Co-Founder, Ms. Xiaofang Chen, is pleased to present Dr. Ginsburg as part of the Alan Hu Foundation Mental Health Lecture Series. She is grateful to Three Valleys Community Foundation and Tri-Valley Nonprofit Alliance for their support of this webinar.

Dr. Ginsburg practices Adolescent Medicine at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and is a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He directs services at Covenant House, Pennsylvania, where he serves Philadelphia’s youth enduring homelessness. His research over the last 35 years has focused on facilitating youth to develop their own solutions to social problems and to guide adults to better serve them.

His current books, and a multimedia toolkit, all published by the American Academy of Pediatrics include:
-Building Resilience in Children and Teens: Giving Kids Roots and Wings
-Congrats – You’re Having a Teen! Strengthen Your Family and Raise a Good Person
-Lighthouse Parenting: Raise Your Child with Loving Guidance for an Enduring Bond
-Reaching Teens: Strength-based, Trauma-sensitive, Resilience-building Communication Strategies Rooted in Positive Youth Development (a multimedia toolkit for youth-serving professionals)

The free webinar will be held on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. PST via Zoom. It will include 15 minutes for questions and answers following Dr. Ginsburg’s presentation. Please RSVP by February 16, 2026, at: https://alanhufoundation.org/ to receive the Zoom meeting link. Participants may join beginning at 5:15 p.m. PST.
Simultaneous Chinese interpretation will be provided by The Mental Health Association for Chinese Communities at https://www.mhacc-usa.org
Simultaneous Spanish interpretation will also be provided.

The Alan Hu Foundation was created by Xiaofang Chen and Chih-Ching Hu in memory of their son, Alan. He passed away due to mental disorders in 2018 at age 15. Their mission is to promote mental health, raise awareness and remove stigma surrounding psychiatric disorders, and to support fundamental research for cures.

For further information, and to support the Alan Hu Foundation, please visit the website: https://alanhufoundation.org/please-help