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EVENTS
Seminars
IN-PERSON PANEL: Talking to Your Adolescent Daughter About Her Body and Reproductive Health (December 4 at The Chapin School)
Medical experts Dr. Caitlin Fiss, Dr. Natalie Geary, and Dr. Angelish Kumar will guide parents on how to have open, honest conversations with their daughters about their bodies and reproductive health. Topics will include the first gynecological visit and addressing the anxieties parents often have as their daughters approach sexual maturity. The goal is for parents and daughters ...
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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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In Case You Missed it
Past Events
Helping Kids Make Good Choices (September 2024)
NYC-Parents in Action Parent Lifelines Online Seminar: “Helping Kids Make Good Choices” September 24, 2024 By Melanie Wells Dr. Laurie B. Freeman welcomed guest speakers Dr. Cara Natterson and author Vanessa Kroll ...
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Past Events
How to Talk to Kids About Anything (May 2024)
On May 1, 2024, Laurie Freeman, PhD, psychologist, and NYC-PIA Facilitation Director, welcomed Dr. Robyn Silverman, author of “How to Talk to Kids About Anything, for our final webinar of the 2023-2024 year.
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Past Events
2024 NYC-PIA Benefit (April 2024)
On Thursday, April 18th, 2024, NYC-PIA hosted its annual Coffee and Conversations Benefit, “Talking with Your Kids about Sex, Porn & Relationships ”with guest speakers Vanessa Croll Benett and Dr. Cara Natterson, co-authors ...
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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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