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Parenting Scene 2026
Heads of Horace Mann and Avenues New York with Dr. Aliza Pressman (with live Q&A)
A conversation about resilience, raising good humans, and teaching life
WEDNESDAY, April 8th, 2026, 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. with a reception to follow
at the Trinity School, 101 West 91st Street, and via Zoom
NYC-PIA Parenting Scene is an open discussion with parents, educators and thought-leaders to delve into best practices for raising and educating
our children today.
Dr. Thomas Kelly
Head of Horace Mann School
Todd Shy
Head of Avenues New York
Dr. Aliza Pressman
Psychologist and Host of Raising Good Humans
Join NYC Heads of School, Tom Kelly (Horace Mann School) and Todd Shy (Avenues New York), with developmental psychologist, New York Times bestselling author, and award-winning host of the Raising Good Humans podcast, Dr. Aliza Pressman, as they discuss realistic, practical advice for parents to navigate the issues that really matter to them, their families, and their kids at every stage of childhood.
With opening remarks by Trinity Head of School, Alexis Mulvihill.
Open to parents, educators, and all caregivers to children. The event will include a panel discussion and audience Q&A, and will be made available for streaming for 30 days. Everyone is invited to a reception at Trinity following the event.
With special thanks to Trinity School.
Submit your questions when you register.
Tickets are $25. Financially supported tickets are available.
*All registered participants will receive a recording of the event.*
Our Panelists:
Dr. Aliza Pressman
Dr. Pressman is a developmental psychologist with nearly two decades of experience working with families and the health care providers who care for them. She is the author of the New York Times bestselling book, The 5 Principles of Parenting: Your Essential Guide to Raising Good Humans, and host of the award-winning podcast, Raising Good Humans. She is the co-founding director of the Mount Sinai Parenting Center and is an associate clinical professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital. She holds degrees from Dartmouth College, Teacher’s College, and Columbia University. Dr. Pressman is surrounded by four teenagers: her two daughters and two stepchildren.
Dr. Thomas Kelly
Dr. Kelly is Head at Horace Mann School, an independent day school in Bronx, NY. In addition to his administrative duties, he is a member of the Upper Division faculty where he has taught both Ethics in School and Society and Advanced Placement Psychology. Beyond the walls of Horace Mann, Dr. Kelly’s commitment to the community at large includes serving as a member of the Board of Directors for Early Steps, Riverdale Senior Services, Inc., The IDEAL School and the Van Cortlandt Park Alliance. He is also a member of the advisory boards serving the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children and the Pre-College Program at Columbia University.
In addition to his N-12 duties, Dr. Kelly has held the rank of Adjunct Assistant Professor of Education at several graduate programs, including Teachers College, Columbia University and City College of New York. He holds M.A. and M.Ed. degrees in education, as well as M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees in behavior disorders and research.
Todd Shy
Shy joined Avenues New York in 2012, the school’s first year of operation, as a humanities instructor for the middle grades. He went on to become the director of the Mastery Program and program director of High Intensity Practice in Writing. During the 2017-18 school year, Shy served as an upper school head at Town School For Boys in San Francisco, California. Avenues New York had the pleasure of welcoming him back in Fall 2018 to assume the role of Head of the Upper Division.
Prior to Avenues New York, Shy taught social studies at Cary Academy in Cary, North Carolina; philosophy at North Carolina Governor’s School in Raleigh; and history at Rocky Mount Academy in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. He received a B.A. from the University of Virginia, completed graduate coursework at King’s College London, and obtained a master of divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary.
Be sure to check out insights from past Parenting Scene events:
Parenting Scene 2025
Check out last year's Parenting Scene with Jennifer B. Wallace (journalist and author), Robbie Pennoyer (Grace Church School), and Tom Kelly (Horace Mann School).
Parenting Scene 2024
A discussion with Dr. Niobe Way (author and professor), José De Jesús (Dalton School), and Robbie Pennoyer (Grace Church School).
Parenting Scene 2023
A discussion with Mark Greene (author and founder of Remaking Manhood), José De Jesús (Dalton School) and John Allman (Trinity School).
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