Additional Past Speakers
1998 - 2010
1998-1999
Michael Thompson, Ph.D.
Friendship, Popularity and Social Cruelty: Peer Pleasure/Peer Pain
Dr. Regan Kenyon
ERB, SSAT, PSAT, SAT: Making Sense of Standardized Testing
Robert Evans, Ed.D.
Holding On and Letting Go: Helping Parents and Children Negotiate Transitions
1999-2000
Alexandra York undefined
The Fourth “R” In Education: Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, and Art undefined
www.artrenewal.orgundefined
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Mel Levine, M.D. undefined
All Kinds of Minds: Demystifying Intelligence undefined
www.allkindsofminds.org undefined
Michael Riera, Ph.D. undefined
A Field Guide to Teenagers: Couldn’t We All Use One! undefined
www.mikeriera.com undefined
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2000-2001
Richard Ryan undefined
Personal Responsibility of Adolescents for Themselves and Others undefined
www.psych.rochester.edu undefined
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William J. Doherty, Ph.D. undefined
Taking Back Our Kids from Today’s Hyperactive Consumerist Lifestyle undefined
www.drbilldoherty.org undefined
Edward M. Hallowell, Ph.D. undefined
Worry and Connect
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www.storknet.com undefined
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2001-2002undefined
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Anthony E. Wolf, Ph.D. undefined
Teenagers: Why They Act Like They Do and What Parents Can Do About It undefined
www.parentcafe.org undefined
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Nancy Samalin, M.S. undefined
What to Do When Your Kids Drive You Crazy: Positive Discipline that Works undefined
www.samalin.comundefined
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Dr. Janine Bempechat, Ed.D. undefined
The Homework Wars: Fostering Academic Motivation and Achievement undefined
www.blackwell-synergy.comundefined
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2002-2003 undefined
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Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish undefined
How To Talk So Your Kids Will Listen and Listen So Your Kids Will Talk undefined
www.fabermazlish.comundefined
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Rick Wolff, M.S. undefined
Kids, Sports, and Parents: What Do You Really Want Your Children To Get Out Of Sports? undefined
Mary Pipher, Ph.D. undefined
The Shelter Of Each Other: Nurturing Our Families and Communities undefined
www.marypipher.netundefined
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Jacque Steinbergundefined
Inside the College Admissions Process
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www.the-gatekeepers.com undefined
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Michael Gurianundefined
The Wonder of Boys and Girls: Understanding the Hidden Nature of Our Sons and Daughtersundefined
www.michaeolgurian.comundefined
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Robert Brooks, Ph.D.undefined
Raising Resilient Children and Adolescents
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www.drrobertbrooks.comundefined
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2004-2005undefined
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Ron Taffel, Ph.D.undefined
"The Tyranny of Cool": What Every 21st Century Parent Needs to Know about Listening, Limiting and Maybe Saving Your Teen's Life
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Maurice Elias, Ph.D.undefined
Preparing Our Children for Success in School and Life: Raising Emotionally Intelligent Children in Difficult Times
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Mel Levine, M.D.undefined
Educating All Kinds of Minds: A Non-labeling Approach to Understanding Differences in Learning
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www.allkindsofminds.orgundefined
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2005-2006undefined
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John R. Stilgoeundefined
"Just Looking Around” Visual Acuity and 21st Century Powerundefined
www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~stilgoe/undefined
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Madelyn Swiftundefined
"Discipline for Life” Getting it Right with Children and Teens
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www.childright.com undefined
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Michael G. Thompson Ph.D.undefined
"Best Friends/Worst Enemies “Friendship development, popularity and social cruelty in childhood and adolescence
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www.michaelthompson-phd.com undefined
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2006-2007undefined
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Alfie Kohn undefined
"The Case Against Competition” How Kids Lose in the Race to Win undefined
www.alfiekohn.orgundefined
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Brad Sachs, Ph.D. undefined
“The Good Enough Child” How to Have Imperfect Family and be Perfectly Satisfied
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www.bradsachs.comundefined
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Llyod Thackerundefined
“The Admission Frenzy” A Different Perspective
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www.educationconservancy.org undefined
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2007-2008undefined
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Etta Kralovec, Ph.D.undefined
“The Homework Dilemma” How Homework can Disrupt Families, Overburden Children and Limit Learning
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www.endhomework.com undefined
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Jean Kilbourne, Ph.D. undefined
Deadly Persuasion-The Advertising Industry’s Seduction of our Youth
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www.jeankilbourne.com undefined
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Mary Sheedy Kurcinkaundefined
“Sleepless in America” Is Your Child Misbehaving or Missing Sleep?
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www.parentchildhelp.com undefined
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2008-2009undefined
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Richard Louvundefined
Last Child in the Woods- Saving our Children from Nature Deficit undefined
www.Richard Louv.com undefined
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Angela Lee Duckworth, Ph.D. undefined
Building Grit in Your Child
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Benjamin M. Gering/ Hester Agudosiundefined
Cyber-savvy: Empowering Parents to Protect Their Children
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2009-2010undefined
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Dr. Michael Kimmel, Ph.D.undefined
GuyLand: The Perilous Place Where Boys Become Men
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www.michaelkimmel.com undefined
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Dr, Beth. Grosshans, Ph.D. undefined
Beyond Time Out: From Chaos to Calm undefined
www.drbethgrosshans.com undefined
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Elizabeth Schroeder, Ed.D, MSWundefined
How To Talk To Your Kids About Sex
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http://answer.rutgers.edu
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