Many of our Advisory Board have published on topics of interest to parents. For a complete list of books, click here.
Beginning in Spring 2009, NYC-PIA will publish our newsletters, three times a year - online only. The NYC-PIA newsletter covers topics presented in our seminars, featuring information on child and adolescent development, health, and the effects of alcohol, tobacco, and drugs on children and adolescents.
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"FOCUS: A Practical Parenting Guide" is designed to help parents communicate more effectively with their children and to prepare families to cope with critical issues facing children and adolescents in New York City today.
FOCUS provides information on a variety of topics, including health and safety, media influences and substance abuse. NYC-PIA now offers a revised and expanded edition of FOCUS to parents in participating NYC independent schools. Your school may offer printed copies of FOCUS, and/or may offer a password so that you can download it here.
NEW! To download "FOCUS" as a pdf, please click here. You will be asked for your NYC-PIA FOCUS password. To learn how your school may be offering FOCUS please contact your School Rep.
Our Online Exclusives are based on interviews, speeches and written material gathered from NYC-PIA programs and publications. They are offered courtesy of NYC-PIA.
17 Ways to Help Your Kids with Stress - A practical guide to helping kids of all ages prevent and manage stress. Summarized by Dr. Kim Arrington and Dawn Goldring from their presentation to NYC-PIA.
Thinking about the Transition to College? - A Q&A with Dr. Ernesto Ferran - An exclusive online supplement to our Winter 2008 Q&A.
What to Tell Your Kids About Alcohol Poisoning - Fall 2006 - Information on Alcohol Poisoning (how to recognize it, what to do if you see it) provided by the Phoenix House.
Talk the Talk, Then Walk the Walk - Quick checklist for parents to use in talking with children about street safety and moving about the city.
Ms. Charlene Giannetti
- The Rollercoaster Years by Charlene C. Giannetti and Margaret Sagarese ISBN: 0553066846
- What Are You Doing in There: Balancing Your Need to Know with Your Adolescent's Need to Grow by Charlene C. Giannetti and Margaret Sagarese ISBN: 0767912977
- Boy Crazy!: Keeping our Daughter's Feet on the Ground When Her Head is in the Clouds by Charlene C. Giannetti and Margaret Sagarese ISBN: 0767919769
- Good Parents, Tough Times: How Your Catholic Faith Provides Hope And Guidance In Times Of Crisis by Charlene C. Giannetti and Margaret Sagarese ISBN: 0829420738
- The Patience of a Saint by Charlene C. Giannetti and Margaret Sagarese ISBN: 0767909011
- Parenting 911: How to Safeguard and Rescue Your 10 to 15 Year-Old from Substance Abuse, Sexual Encounters....and Other Risky Situations by Charlene C. Giannetti and Margaret Sagarese ISBN: 0767903218
- Keep Cliques and Bullies from Invading Your School: Six Roads Teachers Can Take to Drive Out a Culture of Cruelty by Charlene C. Giannetti ISBN: 1560902124
- Cliques: Eight Steps to Help Your Child Survive the Social Jungle by Charlene C. Giannetti and Margaret Sagarese ISBN: 0767906535
Dr. Harold Koplewicz
- It's Nobody's Fault: New Hope and Help for Difficult Children and Their Parents by Harold Koplewicz ISBN: 0812929217
- More Than Moody: Recognizing and Treating Adolescent Depression by Harold Koplewicz ISBN: 0399529128
- Child-Friendly Therapy: Biopsychosocial Innovations for Children and Families (Norton Professional Books) by Marcia B. Stern and Harold S. Koplewicz ISBN: 0393705641
- Childhood Revealed: Art Expressing Pain, Discovery & Hope by Harold Koplewicz and Robin F. Goodman ISBN: 0810941015
- Turbulent Times/Prophetic Dreams : Art from Israeli and Palestinian Children by Harold S. Koplewicz, Gail C. Furman, and Robin F. Goodman ISBN: 1930143095
Dr. Thomas Lickona
- Character Matters: How to Help Our Children Develop Good Judgment, Integrity, and Other Essential Virtues by Thomas Lickona ISBN: 0743245075
- Raising Good Children: From Birth Through The Teenage Years by Thomas Lickona ISBN: 9780553374292
- Educating for Character: How Our Schools Can Teach Respect and Responsibility by Thomas Lickona ISBN: 0553370529
- Sex, Love and You: Making the Right Decision by Thomas Lickona, Judith Lickona, and William, M.D. Boudreau ISBN: 9780877939870
- Character Development in Schools and Beyond (Cultural Heritage and Contemporary Change Series VI. Foundations of Moral Education, Vol 3) by Kevin Ryan and Thomas Lickona ISBN: 1565180593
- Moral development and behavior: Theory, research, and social issues by THOMAS LICKONA ISBN: 0030028116
Dr. Ralph Lopez
Ms. Julie Ross
