Past Speakers

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Andrew Solomon at Trinity School

Each year Parents League provides our members with presentations from top experts in the fields of parenting and education. Admission is free for members.

Past speakers include:

Sophie Brickman, Author of Baby, Unplugged

Daisy Dowling: Author of Workparent

Dr. Kelly Fradin, Author of Advanced Parenting

Dr. Ned Hallowell: The Untapped Power of Human Connection

Megan Pamela Ruth Madison: How to Talk About Race with Children of Color

Aija Mayrock, Writer, Activist and Actress: One Teen’s Story of Surviving Bullying

Dr. Anna-Levy Warren, Founder and CEO, Organizational Tutors

Maya Payne Smart, Author of Reading for Our Lives

Dr. Joshua Rosenthal, Co-founder and CEO of Manhattan Psychology Group, PC and Manhattan Psychology Associates, PLLC,

Jean Schreiber, Early Childhood Educational Consultant: Minimizing Power Struggles with Toddlers and Preschool Children

Nancy Schulman, Head of the Early Learning Center at Avenues: The World School and Ellen Birnbaum, Director of Early Childhood Programs for 92Y: The Kindergarten Child Interview

Regina Skyer & Associates, Special Education Lawyers: Special Education & the Preschool-Aged Child and Turning Five

Andrew Solomon, Acclaimed Author, Professor and Activist: Diverse Parents and Diverse Children: Loving Across Difference

Sally Tannen, Director, 92Y Parenting Center: Limit Setting for Toddlers and Preschoolers and Encouraging Independence

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Upcoming Events

Summer Parenting Struggles
Speaker:
Dr. Chelsey Rosen, Manhattan Psychology Group, PC
Venue:
Virtual Event
A link will be emailed to all registrants
New York, NY 10028
When:
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Time:
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Members: Register here
Non-Members: Register here
Preschool in NYC 2023
Speaker:
Ann Levine, Parents League School Advisor
Venue:
Virtual Workshop
A link will be emailed to all registrants
New York, NY 10028
When:
Tuesday, June 13, 2023
Time:
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Members: Register here