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, …
Your Child: Risk and Protective Factors, and How Parents Can Help By Melanie Wells 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, Director of Hallways, a prevention and social-emotional wellness program through the Freedom Institute, …
8:30 am – 12:00 pm Initiating Team: Facilitation Coordinator: Josseline Charas
Teen Scene XXXI – Teen Panel Informs Parents By Adrienne Barr On a chilly night in February, three months after a contentious election and in a new year marked by protests on a variety of fronts, sixteen teenagers from over a dozen New York independent schools gathered on a stage and showed they were more mature …
8:30 am – 12:00 pm Initiating Team: Facilitation Coordinator: Josseline Charas
8:30 am – 12:00 pm 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm Initiating Team: Facilitation Coordinator: Josseline Charas
Fathers Forum 2017: You Asked, They Answered By John Lloyd 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 annual PIA Fathers Forum set out to answer that question. It worked. The session went 45 minutes …
8:30 am – 1:00 pm Initiating Team: Facilitation Coordinator: Josseline Charas
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 …
TEEN SCENE 2018 – Teen Panel Reassures Parents By Maneesha Sharma NYC-Parents in Action’s 32nd Annual Teen Scene was held on February 12th, 2018 at the Trinity School, in a packed room of over 400 people, where 16 high schoolers spoke from the heart. They shared only their first names, candidly answering questions from long-time …
Vaping: Essential Information and Strategies for Protecting Youth (Presented in partnership with the Hallways Program of Freedom Institute) By Melanie Wells The explosive rise of vaping and JUULing is a deceptively normalized phenomenon, with research now revealing that these activities are far less benign than users initially assumed. And yet, according to Hallways, parents should …
Your Child: Defining Success and Finding Balance By John Lloyd How do you support your child while he or she discovers and develops a passion? And how can you help your child balance excellence and achievement with a well-rounded and healthy adolescence? This was the focus of the 9th annual PIA Fathers Forum, rescheduled for …
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