Upcoming Events

Sep 16

Save the Date: Independent Boarding School Fair

Location: Loyola School, East 83rd Street, between Park & Madison Time: 4:30pm - 6:15pm

Boarding School Admissions Panel Discussion

Location: Loyola School, East 83rd Street, between Park & Madison Time: 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Sep 17

Save the Date: Independent Middle & Upper School Fair

Location: Loyola School, East 83rd Street, between Park & Madison Time: 4:30pm - 6:15pm

Middle & Upper School Admissions Panel Discussion

Location: Park Avenue Methodist Day School, 106 East 86th Street, Clarke Hall; 3rd Floor Time: 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Sep 26

Save the Date: THE KINDERGARTEN CHILD INTERVIEW, Speakers: Nancy Schulman, Avenues and Ellen Birnbaum, The 92nd St. Y Nursery School

Location: The First Presbyterian Church, Fifth Avenue at 12th Street Time: 6:30pm - 7:45pm

Preschool Admission Workshops

Jun 18

Preschool Admissions Workshop

Location: The Parents League Office, 115 East 82nd Street, first floor, between Park and Lexington Time: 1:00pm - 2:30pm

Preschool Admissions Workshop

Location: The Parents League Office, 115 East 82nd Street, first floor, between Park and Lexington Avenues Time: 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Jun 19

Preschool Admissions Workshop

Location: The Parents League Office, 115 East 82nd Street, first floor, between Park and Lexington Avenues Time: 9:30am - 11:00am
Jun 25

Preschool Admissions Workshop

Location: The Parents League Office, 115 East 82nd Street, first floor, between Park and Lexington Time: 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Jun 26

Preschool Admissions Workshop

Location: The Parents League Office, 115 East 82nd Street, first floor, between Park and Lexington Avenues Time: 9:30am - 11:00am

Featured Article

  • Discovering and Developing Your Child's Strengths

    by Jenifer Fox, Head, Purnell School Imagine waking up one day and having everyone you encounter understand the ways in which you are unique and extraordinary. What if everyone viewed the things you did as needed contributions, and rather than looking for what is wrong with you, people pointed out what is right with you? If that happened, you would be super-charged. You would feel free and released from the burden of having to defend yourself. You would be psyched to jump out of bed and get to work. You would feel, well, strong. Wouldn’t it be nice if just one day of your life could be like that? Download the full article here

  • Toddlers and the Milestone of Separation

    by Patricia Shimm and Kate Ballen
    Barnard College Center for Toddler Development


    This article is an excerpt from Parenting Your Toddler: The Expert's Guide to the Tough and Tender Years by Patricia Henderson Shimm and Kate Ballen, copyright © 1995, published by Perseus Books.

    The key issue of toddlerhood is separation. From feeding himself to saying goodbye to refusing to walk one step farther, a toddler is constantly working on becoming a separate, independent person. Even his new oratorial skills which seem to center on the words “no” and “I do it,” show that he’s striking out on his own.
    A baby literally can’t tell where her parents end and she begins physically or emotionally. Starting at around the age of one the separation process begins as your child first crawls, then stands on her own two feet, and finally moves out from your sphere of protection. Download the full article here