Upcoming PIA Events 2016 - 2017
PAST EVENT HIGHLIGHT
Figuring It Out Financially – Savvy Parents Make for Savvy Kid
Luncheon 2017 Mother's Day Benefit
We know there are lots of rules - rules of etiquette, rules for writing, rules of the game, even rules for radicals – but did you know there are rules for making your child a money genius? Beth Kobliner does and she explained some of these rules one afternoon recently, while speaking at Parents in Action’s annual Mother’s Day Lunch.
PAST EVENT HIGHLIGHT
You Asked, They Answered
2017 Fathers Forum
What would happen if you put an engaging group of experts in front of a crowd of engaged fathers and let the audience drive the conversation? The 8th annual PIA Fathers Forum set out to answer that question. It worked. The session went 45 minutes longer than scheduled, to handle the volume of questions; and even as it ended, dozens of fathers lined up to continue the discussion with panel members one-on-one.
PAST EVENT HIGHLIGHT
Teen Scene XXXI –
Teen Panel Informs Parents
Teen Scene 2017
On a chilly night in February, three months after a contentious election and in
a new year marked by protests on a variety of fronts, sixteen teenagers from over a dozen New York independent schools gathered on stage and showed
they were more mature and thoughtful than many adults. They were surprisingly optimistic about their relationships with their parents, friends, the schools they attend and the world they will inherit.
PAST EVENT HIGHLIGHT
Teens and Sex
Understanding Consent and
Healthy Decision Making.
Fall Seminar 2016
A rapt audience Tuesday night witnessed a Q&A panel discussion about teens, sex and consent at NYC-Parents in Action's Fall Seminar.
PAST EVENT HIGHLIGHT
The Risky Business
of Risky Drinking
Fall Benefit Luncheon 2017
Towards the middle of November, days after the surprising results of the presidential election, Perri Peltz and Dr. Carrie Wilkens talked about their new documentary Risky Drinking, to be aired this January on HBO. The film’s about alcohol use disorder and “was born of people asking, ‘I drink at night and I only drink red wine and I never drink on Sundays…am I OK?’’ Ms. Pe...
Figuring It Out Financially – Savvy
Parents Make for Savvy Kid
Luncheon 2017 Mother's Day Benefit
We know there are lots of rules - rules of etiquette, rules for writing,
rules of the game, even rules for radicals – but did you know there
are rules for making your child a money genius? Beth Kobliner
does and she explained some of these rules one afternoon recently,
while speaking at Parents in Action’s annual Mother’s Day Lunch.
PAST EVENT HIGHLIGHT
You Asked,
They Answered
2017 Fathers Forum
What would happen if you put an engaging group of experts in front of a
crowd of engaged fathers and let the audience drive the conversation?
The 8th annual PIA Fathers Forum set out to answer that question.
It worked. The session went 45 minutes longer than scheduled, to handle
the volume of questions; and even as it ended, dozens of fathers lined
up to continue the discussion with panel members one-on-one.
PAST EVENT HIGHLIGHT
Teen Scene XXXI –
Teen Panel Informs Parents
Teen Scene 2017
On a chilly night in February, three months after a contentious election and in
a new year marked by protests on a variety of fronts, sixteen teenagers from
over a dozen New York independent schools gathered on stage and showed
they were more mature and thoughtful than many adults. They were
surprisingly optimistic about their relationships with their parents, friends, the
schools they attend and the world they will inherit.
PAST EVENT HIGHLIGHT
Teens and Sex:
Understanding Consent and
Healthy Decision Making.
Fall Seminar 2016
A rapt audience Tuesday night witnessed a Q&A
panel discussion about teens, sex and consent
at NYC-Parents in Action's Fall Seminar.
PAST EVENT HIGHLIGHT
The Risky Business
of Risky Drinking
Fall Benefit Luncheon 2017
Towards the middle of November, days after the surprising results of the
presidential election, Perri Peltz and Dr. Carrie Wilkens talked about their
new documentary Risky Drinking, to be aired this January on HBO.
The film’s about alcohol use disorder and “was born of people asking,
‘I drink at night and I only drink red wine and I never drink
on Sundays…am I OK?’’ Ms. Pe...
PAST EVENT HIGHLIGHT
Spotlight on Facilitators:
KATHERINE WEBER
Ask Katherine Weber about facilitating, and it’ll be clear her enthusiasm is as strong now, after five years, as it was when she was first drawn to the work. She happily notes that the rewards of facilitation are “many”…
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Guest Column
Using Social Media as a College Application Tool
by Liz Repking
If you have sent a child off to high school, you understand that bittersweet feeling of being proud of this child nearing young adult independence, while realizing that same child will be flying the nest in four incredibly short years. And boy, do those four years go quickly! There are so many things that we as parents are warning our kids about throughout their high school years…
PIA News & Views
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Letter from a Former President
Autumn can begin with mixed emotions. Even as we share our children’s excitement about the upcoming school year, we wonder about the challenges
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From the Editors: Summer 2017
“Don’t Watch Alone” We parents are not hesitant to voice our fears over child safety – we give them stranger danger talks early; we walk safety
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Figuring It Out Financially – Savvy Parents Make for Savvy Kids
We know there are lots of rules - rules of etiquette, rules for writing, rules of the game, even rules for radicals – but did you know there are rules
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Fathers Forum 2017: You Asked, They Answered
What would happen if you put an engaging group of experts in front of a crowd of engaged fathers and let the audience drive the conversation? The 8th
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Your Child: Risk and Protective Factors, and How Parents Can Help
The question that haunts every parent - how can I help my children avoid risky behavior? – is not a simple one to answer. According to Rachel Henes,
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Teen Scene 2017
Thank you to all who attended PIA's signature Teen Scene event on February 6th where teen panelists talked about how the recent election has affected
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The Risky Business of Risky Drinking
Towards the middle of November, days after the surprising results of the presidential election, Perri Peltz and Dr. Carrie Wilkens talked about their
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Sexual Consent and Your Teen
If you’re shying away from having “the talk” with your teen, perhaps you should reconsider. Today, social media is pervasive, and kids as young as
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Becoming Better than Before
Do you eat the fabulous artisanal chocolate bar one square at a time over the course of a week or do you eat it all at once? If you eat it all at once
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Creating a Consent Culture by Talking to Our Children
According to statistics some 20-25% of young women are sexually assaulted on college campuses, said Lisa Oshrow, a Health and Sexual Educator, kicking
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Ron Lieber Talks About Values, Finance, Hard Questions and Choices
Nobody wants to raise a spoiled child. As Ron Lieber, the guest speaker at this year’s Fathers Only event, reminded us: “Spoiled is a verb, not just a
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Teen Scene Then and Now: Thirty Years of Conversations, with Lucy Martin Gianino
PIA’s signature event, Teen Scene XXX, celebrated its 30th birthday February 1st, reassuring the audience that their kids really are okay - despite...
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Frank Bruni Wows Parents at PIA Fall Benefit
Anyone you know applying to college? Few situations are as charged as the admissions process, and application mania, while a treatable condition,
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“Money Learning” – Start Early for Financial Health
“We’d rather talk to our kids about sex than about money,” was the quip with which Dr. Melissa Donohue, Founder and Principal of Financial Nutrition,
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Your Child and Online Safety: Communication Matters
Virtually all parents – when they have doubts or agonize over solving a child-rearing problem – share a drive to reach the goal that trumps all others
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Foodfight.org Founder Offers a Brief Lesson in “Food Literacy”
You care deeply about your child’s nutrition. You’ve read the rising – and frightening – statistics on the overweight/ obesity/diabetes epidemic…
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Mother’s Day 2015
Six weeks ago Faye de Muyshondt’s second child, Oliver, was born; six years ago she gave birth to socialsklz:-). Before Oliver came marriage and...
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Fathers Only 2015
NYC-PIA’s annual “Fathers Only” took on a unique format for a full house of over 230 dads at the Hewitt School this year. Hosted by PIA Board Member..
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Fall Benefit Luncheon 2014
“Hate Me Now, Thank Me Later” - Dr. Robin Berman’s UK book title - succinctly captures the message and tone of her very entertaining presentation...
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How to Raise a Drug Free Kid
Parents have a lot more power than they may realize to prevent teens from sliding into substance abuse. That was the strong message a sell-out...
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School Relations Luncheon
“When you pictured having a family, what did that look like? Who was your child going to be to you, and for you?” So began the interactive...
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Kids & Drugs: What Your Teen Knows
On a Tuesday night in October, in an auditorium filled to capacity at the Nightingale-Bamford School, parents viewed “Out of Reach,” a documentary...
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Karen Finerman’s Strategies for Life
Karen Finerman spoke to the sell-out audience at NYC-Parents in Action’s annual Mother’s Day Benefit held on May 13, 2014…
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Transitions
Sometimes an article is hard to write because its content lies close to the heart. Such was the case with this writer, reporting on Dr. Catherine...