HR Update

Find out how your University benefits package can help support you and your family on the Family Resources page, which include information about: 

• Mental health counseling and coaching
• Gender care
• Fertility and pregnancy coaching
• Leaves of absence
• Lactation/breastfeeding
• Finding care for children, elders, or adults with disabilities

Additionally, keep reading for events about family financial wellbeing, parenting, and taking parental leave. 

Upcoming Events

Money Talk for Relationships

• Register to attend Money Talk for Relationships on August 6, noon–1:00 p.m.
• Register to attend Money Talk for Relationships on August 21, 4:00–5:00 p.m.

We all need to learn to talk about money, whether it's with ourselves, our partner or spouse, or our family and friends. Transparency about money can lead to stronger relationships and a higher level of financial health. In this free LSS Financial Counseling webinar, you will learn:

• Communication skills and ground rules for talking about money
• Common money beliefs and scripts and how they influence financial behavior
  Money management strategies

Earn 200 Wellbeing Points for attending!

Navigating Parental Leave

Register for the event with information targeted to your employee group:

• Civil Service and Labor Represented Employees on August 8, noon–1:00 p.m.
• Faculty and P&A Employees on August 8, 3:00–4:00 p.m.

Learn about the parental leave policy at the University for your employee group. The course will also cover how to request parental leave, employee benefits during your leave, and resources available to you during and after your leave.

Parenting in the Real World

Register to attend Parenting in the Real World (August 14, 10:00–11:00 a.m.)

Let’s face it—parenting is tough. And it’s not always clear what to do. Parents are bombarded with conflicting advice on how to better raise their children. At the same time, parents raise their children in the face of enormous pressures: financial concerns, work demands, family problems, and so on.

Instead of offering yet another list of tips on better parenting, this free workshop led by Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provider Lyra Health will suggest a simple but powerful practice. It will teach you to respond to any parenting dilemma with three simple steps: 

• Press pause.
• Notice what’s going on.
• Choose your response.

This practice helps parents respond more effectively to their emotional reactions while taking action based on their values. In this way, parents can choose to be who they want to be in any parenting moment, whether it’s a blissful day at the park or a total meltdown at the supermarket.

Earn 200 Wellbeing Points for attending!

Money Moxie for Kids

Register for Money Moxie for Kids (August 14, 12:30–1:30 p.m.)

This free LSS Financial Counseling webinar is for parents who have children ages pre-K through middle school.

Get started with concepts and actions that help children at each age build the skills they need to develop life-long money smarts. Parents will learn:

• The three concepts all kids need to know
• How their own money story influences their children’s attitudes about money
• The different ways children receive money
• Tips for maximizing money lessons regardless of how money is received
• Strategies for teaching kids about needs vs. wants

Earn 200 Wellbeing Points for attending!

Money Moxie for Teens

Register for Money Moxie for Teens (August 28, 11:00 a.m.–noon)

This free LSS Financial Counseling webinar is for parents who have teenage kids.

Learn concepts and actions that help teens at each age build the skills they need to develop life-long money smarts. Parents will learn about:

• Tools that help to start a conversation about money
• Incorporating values into setting goals with teens
• Concepts that help with decision making, including needs vs. wants
• Budgeting, spending, and credit basics to pass on to teens

Earn 200 Wellbeing Points for attending!