Thu, May 27, 7 pm, $12
EQUALLY SHARED PARENTING: FINISHING THE UNFINISHED REVOLUTION
Do you want a sustainable equal partnership and a balanced life… even after kids? Join New York Times reporter and Motherlode blog writer Lisa Belkin as she leads a discussion of a life in which both parents equally share the joys and burdens of raising their children, earning the family income and caring for their home…and get enough time just for themselves. Joining her are Marc and Amy Vachon, authors of Equally Shared Parenting: Rewriting the Rules for a New Generation of Parents and Kathleen Gerson, NYU sociologist and author of The Unfinished Revolution: How a New Generation is Reshaping Family, Work, and Gender in America to walk you through the possibilities and practical how-to’s. Also on the panel are Annie and John Feighery, a Manhattan-based family featured in Marc and Amy’s book, to speak about their experience in becoming an ESP couple.
Wed, Jun 30, 6:30 pm, $12
THE HAPPIEST KIDS ON THE BLOCK
How can parents soothe their baby’s screams in minutes? Thousands of parents, from working moms to Madonna and Michelle Pfeiffer have turned to Dr. Harvey Karp to learn his secrets for making babies and toddlers happy by improving their sleep and soothing their senses. In this lecture Dr. Karp, world renowned child development expert and pediatrician and author of the best-selling book, The Happiest Baby on the Block, offers a new method to calm and soothe crying infants which can help them sleep 1-3 extra hours per day. Dr. Karp will also address his other area of expertise – toddler tantrums – demonstrating a new way to communicate with children 8 months to 5 years of age that can quickly prevent 50-90% of tantrums and boost a toddler’s patience and cooperation and help families thrive.
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