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This edition has coverage of the seminar Life Skills 101:Mastering Transitions in Middle and Upper School, the Speaker Series Luncheon featuring Dr. Geraldine Downey on Rejection Sensitivity, and a Q&A with Dr. Ernesto Ferran, Jr. on The Great Transition to College. Also included is a Parent Awareness Test.

This edition of the newsletter includes coverage of a spring lecture by Dr. MeL Levine:Connecting Learning with Behaviors, Feelings, and Aspirations, a letter from NYCPIA President Aimee Garn, a panel seminar on Helping Kids Deal with Academic and Social Stress with Dr. Kim Arrington and Dawn Goldring Weiner, a Question and Answer with Dr. Laurie Freeman discussing the importance and benefits of parent discussion groups, the full 2007-08 calendar of events for NYC-PIA, and a list of the schools participating in NYC-PIA this year.

This edition (revised) covers a range of events: Teen Scene XXI: Learning from the Experts, President Aimee Garn's letter, a lecture by Charlene Giannetti on How Do We Relate? Mapping Out the Boy/Girl Scene, information about Hookah Lounges, and Q...

This is the corrected pdf of the winter 2007 newsletter. This edition covers the following four fall panel seminars; Safety Net: Security Online with Secret Service Agent Kent McCarthy; Street Smart: What Children Need To Know About Personal Safety and Asserting Themselves, co-sponsored with Resources for Children with Special Needs, and KiDS of NYU; Homework for Parents: Helping Kids Help Themselves, co-sponsored with the Manhattan JCC; Starving For Perfection: Disordered Eating and Excercise in Boys and Girls, which was co-sponsored with KiDS of NYU Foundation. There is a review of two new books, The Price of Privilege: How Parental Pressure and Material Advantage Are creating a generation of Discconnected and Unhappy Kids, and, The Overachievers: The Secret Lives of Driven Kids. Also included are, a Q&A with Dr. Bruce Polsky on Understanding and Protecting Against HPV (Human Papiloma Virus), and a letter from President Aimee Garn.

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This edition includes coverage of the spring lecture by Dr. Mel Levine called Young Minds Racing Against Time,a discussion of the developing mind and dealing with increasing expectations in the academic and work settings, the President Aimee Garn's letter introducing the year's theme Lost in Space: Parenting in a Media-Driven World, a school rep luncheon on What Kids Need to Know About Managing Money with Nancy Shavel Gabel from USTrust, and Nancy Samalin, Dr. Justin Richardson's lecture Everything You Never Wanted Your Kid to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid They'd Ask), and the 2006-2007 calendar of NYCPIA events. Also, a report on Koren Zailckas and her book Smashed about a youth clouded by alcohol addiction, some common medicine cabinet drugs abused by kids such as cough syrup, an article on alcohol poisoning.

The pdf of the file for the Spring 06 newsletter. This edition covers: Are we too Wired? The Top Ten Survival Tips for Middle School. Also, an informative Question and Answer session with Dr. Ralph Lopez.

This edition includes coverage of the Fall symposium Brave New World: Medication and the Culture of Drugs Today, co-sponsored by NYC-PIA, the Parents League of New York, Resources for Children with Special Needs and the Hunter College Department of Special Education. It featured Dr. Alan Wachtel, Director of Familyhealth Associates, Dr. Ralph Lopez, renowned pediatrician specializing in adolescent medicine, Steven Nelson, Head of The Calhoun School, and Kevin McEneaney, Executive Vice President of Phoenix House. Also included is the seminar Holding On and Letting Go, a panel discussion on helping children attain independence and self-reliance, with Dr. George Lazarus,pediatrician; Jeanette Friedman, clinical social worker and consultant on addictive behaviors; Julie Ross, parenting expert/educator and director of Parenting Horizons; and George Davison, Head of the Grace CChurch School. Other articles include the letter from President Aimee Garn, coverage of the NYC-PIA Family Benefit, and a Q&A on College Prep with Charlene Giannetti, parenting expert and author. Also covered in this edition was the luncheon seminar for school representatives, on Independence and Separation: The Parents Side of the Process, with child psychiatrists Dr. Roy Boorady, and Dr. Stanley Turecki.

This corrected edition (/122.pdf)covered the January luncheon,Too Groomed for Success: From Nursery School to College, with Edes Gilbert and Dr. Jean Mandelbaum, the 2005-2006 Calendar of Events, and a notice of the November Benefit. Also, Personal Safety Tips to Share with Children, a question and answer article with Tom Lickona, The President's Letter introducing the theme of Independence: Holding on and Letting Go, the list of School Representatives for the new school year, an article on The Pros and Cons of Snooping, a description of facilitated discussion groups, and a how-to on registering on the NYCPIA website.

This edition of the fall newlsetter has a faulty calendar and has been replaced by a corrected edition/uploaded_file /122.pdf. It was renamed Summer instead of removing it.

This newsletter reported on Teen Scene XIX, Dr. Mel Levine's lecture on "Cognition", a panel seminar on "What's Normal, Is this a Problem or a Phase?",the Parent of Teens' Scene, Ann Pleshett Murphy's analysis of "The Seven Stages of Motherhood", and "Eleven Points for Parents to Protect Their Kids" from the Partnership for a Drug-Free America.

This edition covers the October seminar on Looking For Relief: Stress and Its Fallout, the December school rep luncheon with speaker Stephen Pasierb of PDFA, and the October lecture by Dr. T. Bery Brazelton and Dr. Joshua Sparrow called Touchpoints of Emotional Development: Foundations for Learning.

This edition covered the April panel discussion "An Inner Life: Your Child's Spirituality", an article on dealing with adolescent drug use, a list of participating schools and their representatives to NYC-PIA, a list of books for parents, a calendar of seminars and luncheons, and the President's letter about PDFA, and our annual theme "The Price of Perfection: Are we losing the real child in the race for success?".

This edition reported on Teen Scene XVIII, a luncheon with speaker Dr. Andrea Marks on Helping Adolescents Stay Healthy, a seminar with Dr. Mel Levine on Preparing Students For Life After College, a symposium on Recognizing Anxiety in Children, and an interview with moderator Lucy Martin Gianino.

This edition reported on a panel discussion on Identifying Learning and Attentional and Behavioral Problems Your Child Might Have, a luncheon with speaker Dr. Ralph Lopez on Adolescent Health Care, an interview with Jean Mandelbaum on Letting Kids Be and a lecture by Dr. Jonathan Cohen on Nurturing Your Child's Wellbeing in a Complex World.

The Fall 2003 Newsletter reported on the 25th anniversary of the founding of NYC-PIA and announced the inauguration of the Lynn Manger Lecture Series. This edition also included the President's letter, the events calendar for the year, and a list of PIA school representatives.

The Spring 2003 newsletter reported on a panel discussion on How Children Cope with Learning Differences, Teen Scene XVII, a luncheon with Professor Pamela Palanque North speaking on Diversity and another luncheon with Professor Tom de Zengotita speaking on the Clashing Values of Children and Parents.

This newsletter reported on a lecture with Dr. Mel levine on Preparing Kids for Adult Life, a discussion with Headmaster Scott Bezsylko of Winston Preparatory School on How Social and Emotional Education Can Help Children with Learning Differences, and a luncheon with speaker Aileen Hefferen on Promoting Diversity in Independent Schools. This edition also contained an interview with Dr. Harold Koplewicz on Teenagers and Depression.

The Fall 2002 Newsletter reported on a lecture by Dr. Ralph Lopez on Teens Expressing Identity through Dress Code; a discussion with consultant Edes Gilbert on ways in which schools can foster the appreciation of differences; and an interview with Jacqueline Pelzer, the Executive Director of Early Steps. This edition also contained the President's Letter.

The Spring 2002 Newsletter reported on Teen Scene XVI; a panel discussion on Bullying; a lecture by Dr. Philip Landrigan, M.D. on the environmental aftermath of September 11, 2001; and a luncheon with speaker Nancy Samalin entitled "Loving Your Child is Not Enough." This edition also contained an interview with parenting expert Charlene Giannetti on girls and cliques.

The Winter 2002 Newsletter reported on a lecture by Dr. Mel Levine on the "Never-ending Struggle to Perform for Peers" (co-hosted with Child Magazine); a lecture by expert and author Michael Thompson on Friendship and Popularity; a luncheon on peer pressure and drugs, and a panel discussion on teenage self esteem (co-hosted with the New York Psychoanalytic Institute). This edition also contained an interview with Robert Selverstone, Ph.D. on using the media to teach values.

The Fall 2001 Newsletter contained the NYC-Parents in Action President's Letter addressing the NYC-PIA community following the attacks of September 11, 2001; an article on the NYC-PIA lecture theme for the 2001-2002 year of "Social Identity: Where Do I Fit In?" and an interview with Rachel Klein, Ph.D on the importance of parental involvement.

The Spring 2001 Newsletter reported on a "town hall" seminar entitled "Girls: Practical Thinking About Real-Life Issues," co-sponsored with KiDs of NYU Medical Center; Teen Scene XV; a lecture by Dr. Todd Essig on internet safety; and an interview with parenting expert Charlene Giannetti on cliques.

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Boys, Practical Thinking About Real Life Issues, NYCPIA reflects on this interesting and meaningful event. Also, diet issues, hooking up and divorce's toll on kids.

The Fall 2000 Newsletter reported on the year-end meeting of NYC-Parents in Action discussion group facilitators; a luncheon with speaker Susan J. Schwartz, M.A.Ed. on learning issues; an interview with Dr. Harold S. Koplewicz on social anxiety in children; and a seminar on "Raising Sons in the New Millennium." This edition also contained the President's Letter and an article of resources on children's choral groups.

The Spring 2000 Newsletter reported on the symposium with Dr. Mel Levine on how children learn; Teen Scene XIV; a luncheon with Becky Thomas of the Early Childhood Development Center on drug prevention; a luncheon lecture with Dr. Jamie S. Ostroff on smoking prevention and cessation; and an interview with Dr. Ralph Lopez on the pressures of adolescence. This edition also contained a resources article on The Center for Social and Emotional Education.

The Winter 2000 Newsletter reported on a symposium on childhood nutrition and development; a panel discussion on eating disorders; a luncheon lecture with Charlene Zepf of the Freedom Institute and consultant Edes Gilbert on "Parents, Schools and Children Working Together" and an interview with parenting expert Nancy Samalin on dealing with the tween years.