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2011-2012
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Childhood Unbound: Saving our Kids' Best Selves

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2011 • 7:30 PM
Speaker: Ron Taffel, Ph.D.
Rye Middle School Multipurpose Room

Ron Taffel, Ph.D.

Dr. Ron Taffel, one of the country's most sought-after child-rearing experts, draws on decades of counseling experience and extensive conversations with parents nationwide to offer an original and inspiring analysis of the distinctive challenges parents face in raising children today. He also introduces a breakthrough approach for guiding kids -- from children to teens -- in ways that bring out the best in both kids and parents in these twenty-first-century times.

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Raising Resilient Teenagers: How to be an Effective Parent in a Culture of Anxiety and Entitlement

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2011 • 7:30 PM
Speaker: Wendy Mogel
Rye Country Day School Performing Arts Center

Dr. Wendy Mogel

Dr. Wendy Mogel is a nationally known clinical psychologist, author and public speaker. Publisher’s Weekly gave her New York Times best-selling parenting book The Blessing of a Skinned Knee a starred review, saying, “Impassioned, lyrical and eminently practical, this volume is a real treasure.”

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Adults and Children in Organized Youth Sports; Who Wins, Who Loses?

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2011 • 7:30 PM
Speaker: Bob Bigelow
Rye Middle School Multipurpose Room

Bob Bigelow

Bob Bigelow is one of the foremost youth sports speakers in the country.  He advocates fully meeting the needs of children as the top priority in youth sports programs, and provides new approaches for positive change in youth sports. Bob is a former NBA first round draft choice and played four years for the Kansas City Kings, Boston Celtics, and San Diego Clippers. He played collegiately at the University of Pennsylvania for Hall of Fame Coach Chuck Daly. He has devoted several thousand hours researching and lecturing about organized youth sports and its effects on children - and adults. Since 1993, he has conducted over 2500 talks and clinics worldwide. Bob has also been selected as one of the “100 Most Influential Sports Educators” by the Institute for International Sport at the Univ. of Rhode Island

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Reducing Environmental Toxins and their Impact on Children

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012 • 7:00 PM
Speaker: Rhonda Sherwood
Rye Neck High School Performing Arts Center

Rhonda Sherwood

Rhonda Sherwood is Vice Chairman, Mount Sinai Children's Environmental Health Center

 

'Miss Representation' Movie Screening

THURSDAY MARCH 8, 2012  *  7:30PM

Rye High School Performing Arts Center

Co-Sponsored by Heard in Rye & the Rye YMCA

MISS REPRESENTATION AIMS TO END SEXISM IN THE MEDIA AND EMPOWER WOMEN 

Miss Representation first premiered in the documentary competition at the Sundance Film Festival where it caught the eye of OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. It made its television debut as part of the OWN documentary film club in October 2011, with over 1.3 million people tuning in to its multiple airings.

Written and directed by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, Miss Representation exposes how mainstream media contribute to the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence in America.  The film challenges the media's limited and often disparaging portrayals of women and girls, which make it difficult for women to achieve leadership positions and for the average woman to feel powerful herself. Miss Representation includes stories from teenage girls and provocative interviews with politicians, journalists, entertainers, activists and academics like Condoleezza Rice, Lisa Ling, Nancy Pelosi, Katie Couric, Rachel Maddow, Rosario Dawson, Jackson Katz, Jean Kilbourne, and Gloria Steinem.  The film offers startling facts and statistics that will leave audiences shaken and armed with a new perspective.  www.missrepresentation.org 

 

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Emotional and Mental Wellness Among Teens and Young Adults

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 2012 • Time TBD
Speaker: Jordan Burnham
Location TBD

Jordan Burnham

Jordan Burnham is a public speaker who discusses mental health disorders that affect so many of us. He shares his story of struggling with depression and hiding his internal pain during high school. In high school, Jordan had everything to live for. He was popular, had good grades, and was a star athlete. But as the pressures mounted, Jordan attempted to take his own life during his senior year of high school. Jordan's miraculous survival propelled him to begin to deal with his depression and learn healthier coping mechanisms. Today, Jordan's physical body is still recovering, but he has found emotional wellness through counseling, and a strong support system. His program educates students about depression, suicide, and coping mechanisms for young adults

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Reputation Management: Our Kids’ Digital Footprints

TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2012 • 7:30 PM
Speaker: Katie Koestner
Rye High School Performing Arts Center

Katie Koestner

At age 18, after being raped on a date with a fellow student at the College of William and Mary, Katie
Koestner spoke out nationally and publicly, breaking a long national silence on the most under-reported
crime in America. She appeared on the cover of TIME magazine’s date rape issue, giving a name and a
face to a crime that is recognized as a critical problem currently facing America’s students.