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Thanks to the generosity of our donors, our seminars and luncheon speaker series are offered free of charge to parents in participating independent schools. These events can be very popular. To make a reservation for seminars, e-mail us at administrator@parentsinaction.org or simply click on the links below. To receive an invitation for a Luncheon Speaker Series event, please contact your NYC-PIA School Rep. The theme of our 2007-'08 Calendar of Events is "Transitions." We hope you'll join us for many of our programs.
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2007-2008 Calendar of Events |
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- Temple Israel, 112 East 75th Street, 6 - 7:30 p.m. Co-sponsored with KIDS of NYU.
- Temple Israel, 112 East 75th Street, "Coping with Rejection and Building Resiliency." 12 - 2 p.m. Speaker: Geraldine Downey, Ph.D.
- Temple Israel, 112 East 75th Street, "Affirming Parenthood: Reducing Teens' Experimentation with Alcohol, Drugs and Sex." Speaker: Reverend Debra W. Haffner, author of "Beyond the Big Talk" and "From Diapers to Dating."
Trinity School, 139 West 91st Street, 6:00 - 8:00 pm. Co-sponsored with the Parents League. Come hear what teens are really thinking about. It might surprise you.
- 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Avenue, Co-sponsored with Mount Sinai Children's Center Foundation. 9 - 11 a.m. Dr. Levine will speak about the critical brain changes that occur in and around early adolescence. Please note that Dr. Levine's lectures are always filled to capacity. Please make a reservation by calling us at (212) 987-9629 or e-mail administrator@parentsinaction.org.
- Temple Israel, 112 East 75th Street, "Ready, Set, Go: Preparing for Transitions in Childhood and the Tween Years." 12 - 2 p.m. Panelists: Jean Mandelbaum, Head of All Souls Preschool and Jeanette Friedman, Consultant and therapist focusing on the causes and effects of substance use in teens and families. To receive your invitation, contact your NYC-PIA School Rep.
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How to register for seminars:
For Dr. Mel Levine
click here
or call: (212) 987-9629
Our popular seminars are FREE OF CHARGE. Please make a reservation in advance.
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Our popular seminars fill up quickly. Please make your reservation in advance.
92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Avenue - 9 - 11 am. Co-sponsored with the Mount Sinai Children's Center Foundation. For reservations, click here.
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Parents of participating schools are invited to join their School Reps for a "lunch and learn" with speakers focusing on parenting issues. Our speakers are well respected child psychologists, physicians and educators. This program is free of charge, thanks to the generosity of our donors. To receive an invitation, please contact your NYC-PIA School Rep.
Temple Israel, 112 East 75th Street, "Ready, Set, Go: Preparing for Transitions in Childhood and the Tween Years." 12 - 2 p.m. Panelists: Jean Mandelbaum, Head of All Souls Preschool and Jeanette Friedman, Consultant and therapist focusing on the causes and effects of substance use in teens and families. To receive your invitation, contact your NYC-PIA School Rep.
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Jean Mandelbaum
Jeanette Friedman
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Access Shopping events are held throughout the year, featuring designers who generously contribute 10 percent of proceeds to NYC-Parents in Action. Our spring event will be held in April or May. Prior Access Sale events have included an Annual Holiday Sale. We'll have more information about it in the weeks ahead, so please click here to be notified by e-mail.
583 Park Avenue (The Arcade at 63rd Street) 6:00 - 8:00 pm. Designer clothing, accessories, shoes, handbags and more at incredible discounts.
For information about our first ACCESS Theatre event on April 22, 2008 please click here.
You and your family are invited to a private movie showing of the Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian to benefit NYC-Parents in Action Saturday, May 17th, 2008.
Doors open at 9:30 a.m. - Movie starts at 10:00 a.m.
AMC Loews Kips Bay Theater, 520 Second Avenue at 31st Street
Please click here to download a pdf of the invitation to the Benefit.
Click here to purchase tickets. This will be a morning full of fun -- perfect for families. Please come support us - a substantial portion of our budget for programs and publications comes from our annual Benefit.
2006: Private showing of Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire.
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How to Register for Seminars Online |
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(212) 987-9629
To receive an invitation for our Luncheon Speaker Series, please contact your NYC-PIA School Rep.
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