Substance Abuse: Be A Parent, Not A Pal by Lisa Huffines 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 crowd at the Harmonie Club heard on the evening of November 12, when Joseph A. Califano, Jr., headlined a […]
Robin Berman, MD, Wows Audience with Wit and Wisdom – Fall Benefit 2014 By Melanie Wells “Hate Me Now, Thank Me Later” - Dr. Robin Berman’s UK book title - succinctly captures the message and tone of her very entertaining presentation to a delighted audience at the NYC-Parents in Action Fall Benefit on November […]
Social Studies: The Skills That Bring Success by Pamela Awad 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 a baby daughter; with socialsklz:-) came books, a website, workshops, and a unique way of giving young people the social interaction […]
Frank Bruni Wows Parents at PIA Fall Benefit By Pamela Awad Anyone you know applying to college? Few situations are as charged as the admissions process, and application mania, while a treatable condition, is a recognizable disorder that afflicts many high school students and their parents. Our preoccupation with elite schools, and how that squares […]
Becoming Better than Before By Pamela Awad 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, indulging moderately is unimaginable, and Gretchen Rubin would label you an “abstainer” - it’s […]
The Risky Business of Risky Drinking By Pamela Awad 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, […]
Figuring It Out Financially – Savvy Parents Make for Savvy Kids By Pamela Awad 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 […]
NYC-Parents in Action Fall Benefit Luncheon 2019 Date: November 6th Time: 12:00 - 2:00 pm Location: New York Athletic Club Guest Speaker: Dr. Alan Schlechter NYU Langone Center, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Dr. Schlechter teaches the most popular elective class at NYU: "The Science of Happiness." The course fills up every semester! He has also […]
We'll bring the games to you in our first VIRTUAL FAMILY BENEFIT! For family fun that fosters connection, join us in our fast-paced evening of virtual games to enjoy with your best buds, kids, pets, family members aged 4 to 99 - whoever is in your living room. No agenda but fun. DJ! Prizes! Six […]
SO awkward? It doesn't have to be! Moderated by Stephanie Ruhle, host of MSNBC's 11th Hour, join us in a lively, intimate conversation with leading puberty experts and bestselling authors Dr. Cara Natterson and Vanessa Kroll Bennett about talking to the kids in your life about puberty because we have to talk about all of it if we want to raise healthy, safe kids.
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