THURSDAY, October 29th, 2026, 12 – 1 p.m via Zoom
In our online seminar, Dr. Cormack will provide a nonpartisan roadmap for demystifying government, fostering civic knowledge across developmental ages, and teaching kids how to participate in constructive, respectful civil discourse.
This live facilitated conversation will provide:
*All registered participants will receive a recording of this webinar.*
Submit your questions when you register.
Tickets are $25. Financially supported tickets are available.
Lindsey Cormack, PhDDr. Lindsey Cormack, PhD, is a political scientist, civic educator, and author of How to Raise a Citizen (And Why It’s Up to You to Do It), a book about the essential role families play in preparing children for democratic life. She is an associate professor of political science at Stevens Institute of Technology, the creator of DCinbox, the longest-running archive of official communications from members of Congress, and co-host of the podcast Government That Doesn’t Suck! with Professor Greg Jackson, as well as the co-host of Civic Parenting from the National Constitution Center. She serves on Manhattan Community Board 8 and works with organizations around the country to strengthen civic learning and participation. A central theme of her work is that citizenship is not something children suddenly acquire at eighteen: families help build it through everyday conversations, habits, experiences, and examples. She believes parents, grandparents, and other trusted adults can be some of the most important civic teachers young people ever have.
Dr. Laurie Freeman, PhDDr. Laurie B. Freeman is a licensed psychologist, certified Emotionally Focused Couples Therapist/Supervisor (EFT), and a certified AEDP therapist. She has thirty years of experience in private practice helping individuals and couples in the New York City community with relationships, anxiety, parenting, and navigating life stages. She received her BA from the University of Pennsylvania and her Doctorate from Teachers College of Columbia University. Dr. Freeman, a former board member of NYC-Parents in Action, oversees the Facilitation program, which is dedicated to helping parents communicate and learn from each other as they manage the challenging task of raising healthy children in a complicated world.
On April 8, NYC-PIA hosted its annual parenting summit, where Dr. Aliza Pressman and Heads of School Todd Shy and Tom Kelly discussed the issues facing parents today: screens, empathy, the COVID deficit, and everything in between.
We are excited to unveil our programming for the 2026-2027 academic year and to invite you to engage with NYC-Parents in Action.
Screens are a part of our world. On Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026, Dr. Jodi Gold sat down with PIA Advisory Board member Geoffrey Golia to discuss the benefits of video games, the dangers of sports betting, and the harms of social media.
