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Teen Scene 2025
NYC-Parents in Action Teen Scene 2025 What is life is really like for NYC independent school high school students? Monday, February 24, 2025, 6 – 7:30 pm at the Brearley Performance Center, 590 East 83rd Street Join us LIVE! For over 30 years, Teen Scene has provided parents with insights into the lives of NYC high school students. At this one-night ...
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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Talking to Your Kids about War in Israel and Gaza
Right after 9/11, parents who were glued to their televisions suddenly realized their children were watching too...Today we see the next generation of horror unfolding, in Israel and Gaza. It is not local this time, but it might as well be. With the explosion of social media, we have scores of horrifying videos literally riding in our pockets and at our fingertips. Again, we are called on to monitor what our children are seeing, and ensure they do not see too much.
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Talking to Your Adolescent Daughter about Her Body and Reproductive Health (December 2024)
Talking to Your Adolescent Daughter about Her Body and Reproductive Health The importance of openness and educationaround this sensitive topic December 4, 2024 By Jessie Wixon Dr. Laurie Freeman sat down with ...
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Healing Together: Navigating Grief and Loss (October 2024)
Healing Together: Navigating Grief and Loss How to help your family recognize and navigate trauma, coping as a family, supporting each other, and finding connection while grieving October 2024 By Melanie Wells ...
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Helping Kids Make Good Choices (September 2024)
NYC-Parents in Action Parent Lifelines Helping Kids Make Good Choices… and How to Respond When They Don’t Understanding adolescent mood swings, brain development and decision-making September 24, 2024By Melanie Wells Dr. Laurie B. ...
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Ask the Expert: Samantha Altman Gardner
Almost all parents eventually confront one of those days, when we’re frazzled, out of patience and wondering how child-rearing can be so hard when we thought it would come naturally. The rewards of ...
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Ask the Expert: Michaeleen Doucleff
Why doesn’t my child pitch in and help around the house? Is it so much to ask him to just load the dishwasher? Why doesn’t she cooperate? Why does he lack confidence? Today’s ...
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