Upcoming PIA Events 2016 - 2017
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
Frank Bruni on College Admissions Mania
November 2015 PIA Fall Benefit
Frank Bruni, acclaimed New York Times Columnist and author of Where You Go Is Not Who You’ll Be, reminded a sold out, rapt PIA Benefit audience that there are “any number of . . . educational paths that get you to distinction, accomplishment, success, contentment.”
PAST EVENT HIGHLIGHT
Becoming Better Than Before with Gretchen Rubin
Spring 2016 Mother's Day Benefit
At PIA Mother’s Day lunch held Wednesday, May 11, 2016, Gretchen Rubin talked about the differences between abstainers and moderators, Upholders, Questioners, Rebels and Obligers; all tendencies that have profound implications for making and breaking habits.
PAST EVENT HIGHLIGHT
Money Learning,
Dr. Melissa Donohue
Fall 2016
PIA School Rep Luncheon
Start early, said Dr. Donohue, Founder and Principal of Financial Nutrition. It’s the best way to counter our reluctance since, often, “we’d rather talk to our kids about sex than money.” Offering compelling reasons to push past the discomfort, and clear guidelines for doing so, Dr. Donohue enlightened her audience with practical and welcome advice.
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An Evening for Fathers with Ron Lieber
Fathers Forum 2016
The large crowd of Dads present at the Dalton School on March 1 enjoyed a lively evening with New York Times columnist and author, Ron Lieber. Referencing his recent book, The Opposite of Spoiled: Raising Kids Who Are Grounded, Generous and Smart About Money, Ron offered a thoughtful and thought-provoking focus on values and hard choices.
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
Becoming Better Than Before
with Gretchen Rubin
Spring 2016 Mother's Day Benefit
At PIA Mother’s Day lunch held Wednesday, May 11, 2016,
Gretchen Rubin talked about the differences between
abstainers and moderators, Upholders, Questioners, Rebels
and Obligers; all tendencies that have profound implications
for making and breaking habits.
PAST EVENT HIGHLIGHT
Money Learning,
Dr. Melissa Donohue
Fall 2016 PIA School Rep Luncheon
Start early, said Dr. Donohue, Founder and Principal of Financial
Nutrition. It’s the best way to counter our reluctance since, often,
“we’d rather talk to our kids about sex than money.” Offering
compelling reasons to push past the discomfort, and clear
guidelines for doing so, Dr. Donohue enlightened her audience
with practical and welcome advice.
PAST EVENT HIGHLIGHT
An Evening for Fathers
with Ron Lieber
Fathers Forum 2016
The large crowd of Dads present at the Dalton School on
March 1 enjoyed a lively evening with New York Times
columnist and author, Ron Lieber. Referencing his recent book,
The Opposite of Spoiled: Raising Kids Who Are Grounded,
Generous and Smart About Money, Ron offered a thoughtful
and thought-provoking focus on values and hard choices.
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...