Previous Speakers
2000 - 2001
Karen Reivich, Ph.D.
Preventing depression in children
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G. Gary Ripple, Ph.D.
A thinking person's guide to the college admissions process
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Nancy Samalin, M.S.
Positive discipline: alternatives to yelling, nagging, bribing and punishing
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Judith Siegel, Ph.D., CSW
What children learn from their parents' marriage
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Michael Thompson, Ph.D.
Best friends and worst enemies
Copy Of -2001 - 2002
Evan Imber-Black, Ph.D.
The secret lives of families
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Ann Caron, Ph.D.
For Dads only: Understanding your adolescent daughters
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Robert B. Brooks, Ph.D.
Raising resilient children
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The Samaritan Counseling Center - Performance Plus Players
The harried household
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Catherine Steiner Adair, Ph.D.
Flirting or hurting: How to help kids resist harmful, cultural influences and build healthy relationships
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MaryAnn Brittingham
Developing positive self-esteem in children
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Pat Amendola
The college athlete: How to become one ... is it worthwhile?
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Rita Freedman, Ph.D.
Do these jeans make me look fat?
2002 - 2003
SuEllen Fried
Bullies and victims: Helping your child through the schoolyard battlefield
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Michael Nerney
Drinking, drugs and other scary stuff: Exploring a partnership in prevention
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Deborah M. Roffman
Sex and sensibility: The thinking parents guide to talking sense about sex
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Michael Thompson
For Dads only: We are the sons of our father
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Parenting Group Support - in collaboration with Rye Youth Council
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Mike Riera, Ph.D.
Uncommon sense for parents with teenagers
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Anne Morgenthau Grand, Ph.D.
Substance use and abuse and our teens
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Dan Kindlon
Too much of a good thing: Avoiding misguided giving
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Trish Calvert, Ph.D.
High hopes ... high stress
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2005 - 2006
Eileen Burnstein
Middle School and the age of adjustment
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Eileen Gallo, Ph.D. and Jon Gallo, J.D.
Children, money and values
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Justin Richardson, M.D.
Everything you never wanted your kids to know about sex (but were afraid they'd ask)
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Edward M. Hallowell, M.D.
The childhood roots of adult happiness
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Nancy Samalin, M.S.
Loving without spoiling
2007 - 2008
Jeffrey Marx
This thing we call success: Building healthy relationships, healthy communities, and healthy leaders.
Lloyd Thacker
Confidence counts: Clearing the path to college
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Panel Discussion: Is your child ready for Kindergarten.
Dr. Paul Donahue
Elly Short
Mary Archer
Susanne McHugh
Moderator: Margot Willoughby
Michael Nerney
Welcome to the adolescent brain
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Dr. Mel Levine
Ready or not, here life comes
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Joy Bauer, M.S., R.D., C.D.N
Nutrition
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Laura Sessions Stepp
Unhooked: How young women pursue sex, delay love, and lose at both
2009 - 2010
Kim John Payne, M.Ed.
Tweens and teens: Simplicity parenting
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Peg Tyre
The trouble with boys: A surprising report card on our sons, their problems at school and what parents and educators must do
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Nathan A. Dungan
Families, money and habits: Navigating the new normal and how not to be your child's ATM
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Jordan Metzl
What every parent, coach and athlete needs to know
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Joel Haber
Bullyproof your child: Practical advice for parents and children
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Dr. John T. Walkup, M.D.
Ready to launch: Fostering independence, maturity, and helping your teenager prepare for college life
2010 - 2011
Peter Nelson
Raising an ethical child: Turning what we believe into what we do
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Marcella Moran, MA, LMHO
Organizing the disorganized child
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Homa Sabet Tavangar
Growing up global: Raising children to be at home in the world
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Edward M. Hallowell, MD
Crazy Busy: Coping strategies for overstretched, overbooked parents and children
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Nature Deficit: A Panel Discussion
Why today's children are losing touch with unstructured and outdoor play, how this is affecting them, and what we can do about it
Moderator: Kathy Price (Rye Presbyterian Nursery School)
Panelists:
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Dr. Paul Donahue
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Stephanie Low, Rye Youth Council
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Ed Phillip, Rye Y
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Sally Rogol, Rye Recreation
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Christine Siller, Rye Nature Center
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Rhonda Sherwood, BSE, MBA
Simple steps to protect your family from toxins in our everyday world
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Parent University
Drugs & Alcohol; Teen Dating & Relationships; Internet Safety; Body Image; Stress
Keynote speaker: Mark Sterner of Campuspeak
Panelists:
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Scott Moore, Directore of EMS Services for Port Chester and Ry e Brook
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Dianne De Filippis, Hope's Door
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Monica Vila, The Online Mom
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Dr. Marcie Schneider, Body Image specialist
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Dr. Mark Levy, Director of the Larchmont-Mamaroneck Counseling Center
2011 - 2012
Ron Taffel, Ph.D.
Childhood unbound: Saving our kids' best selves​
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Wendy Mogel
Raising resilient teenagers: How to be an effective parent in a culture of anxiety and entitlement​
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Bob Bigelow
Adults and children in organized sports - who wins, who loses?​
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Rhonda Sherwood
Reducing environmental toxins and their impact on children​
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Jordan Burnham
Emotional and mental wellness among teens and young adults
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Katie Koestner
Reputation management: Our kids' digital footprints
2012 - 2013
Anthony Wolf, Ph.D.
The secret of parenting: what works and what doesn't
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Deborah Roffman
Talk to me first: How to become your kids' go-to person about sex​
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Kirk and Casey Martin
At my wits end: Stop defiance and power struggles with your teens​
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Karl A. Pillemer Ph.D.
30 lessons for living: Tried and true advice from the wisest Americans​
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Alison Birnbaum
The birth order games: Understanding our roles​
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Jacy Good
Hang up and drive!
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Dr. Richard D. Ginsburg
Whose game is it anyway: A guide to helping your child get the most from sports
2013 - 2014
Deep secrets and boys' friendships
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Richard Ginsberg, Ph.D.
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Stephen Apkon
Parenting in the age of image - what every parent should know
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John Badalament
Modern Dad's dilemma: How to stay connected with your kids in a rapidly changing world
2014 - 2015
Catherine Steiner Adair Ed.D.
Got grit? The call to educate smart, savvy and socially intelligent students​
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Kirk and Casey Martin
Discipline that works: Get kids to listen the first time​
5 things you need to speak with your tween/teen about now: An honest talk on sexuality, social media and other adolescent realities
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Parent University
Social technology
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Jessica Millstone, Ed. M. (Common Sense Media) - Raising kids in our 24/7 connected culture
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RHS Student Panel - Popular social networking applications and their benefits, risks and downfalls
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Paul Donohue, Ph.D. - Raising digital natives: How to introduce technology and electronic media to young children
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Kirk and Casey Martin - Build real confidence and motivate your kids without social media
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Dr. Sandra Haymon
Parenting in the sandwich generation
Collaboration with SPRYE
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Logan Levkoff and Jennifer Wider, M.D.
Got Teens? The Doctor moms guide to sexuality, social media & other adolescent realities
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Carl Honore
In Praise of Slow Parenting
2015 - 2016
Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
Let's talk drugs
Ron Lieber
The Opposite of Spoiled​
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Lynn Lyons, LICSW
Anxious kids, anxious parents: How to stop the worry cycle
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Bonnie Harris, MSW
What to do when your kids push your buttons
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Lisa Damour, Ph.D.
Untangled: Guiding teenagers through the seven transitions into adulthood
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Screenagers
Film Screening & Panel Discussion
2016 - 2017
Film Screening & Panel Discussion
Most Likely to Succeed
Jessica Lahey
The gift of failure
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Lisa Miller, Ph.D.
The Spiritual Child
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Adam Cox, Ph.D.
Understanding boys: Cooperation & motivation
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Rachel Simmons
Raising daughters to be authentic, build trusting relationships, increase resilience and embolden them to feel confident, motivated and inspired.
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The Power of the Arts | Collaboration with the Rye Arts Center
2017 - 2018
Christopher Willard
Mindful Parenting
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Film Screening & Panel Discussion
Finding Kind
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Jennifer Bryan, Genevieve Weber, Dr. Aron Janssen, M.D.
Understanding gender diversity
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Susan Cain
Quiet Kids: Raising an introvert in a world that can't stop talking
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Frank Bruni
Where you go is not who you'll be
2018 - 2019
January 01, 2020
​Film Screening: Swim Team
Presented in partnership with RAISE.
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Michael Thompson, Ph.D.
How to raise responsible children.
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Manoush Zomorodi
Bored and brilliant. Fostering creativity in a tech-driven world.
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Jennifer Breheny Wallace
How to raise more grateful children.
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Lisa Damour, Ph.D.
Under Pressure: Confronting the epidemic of stress and anxiety in teenagers.
2019 - 2020
August 26, 2020
Elizabeth Englander, Ph.D.
Supporting our children's social lives in the age of social media.​
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John O'Sullivan
Changing the game in youth sports.​
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How to talk to your kids about their bodies and sex.
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Marcie Schneider, MD
Parenting the teenage years.​
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William Deresiewicz
Higher education: are we getting it right?
2020 - 2021
Molly Ness, Ph.D.
How to supporting K-8 children in virtual and hybrid learning