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"Parenting in Real Life"
A 5 session parenting workshop, which focuses on helping parents to set goals, manage stress as well as learn new tools for changing behavior using positive approaches. The workshops will meet on 5 consecutive Thursday evenings, starting 4/30 from 6:45 - 8:15pm and will have thematic children's activity groups for children of all abilities simultaneously while parents are in the workshop. Michael Wagner, LMSW, Director for Permanency at Children's Aid Society, is the Workshop leader. Light refreshments will be offered. There is no fee, however $10 donations to help assist with costs is appreciated. This program is co-sponsored by the Mental Health Association of Rockland and the Rockland Parent-Child Center.
Expecting a baby is a time of excitement and anticipation. It can also be a time of anxiety and concerns about how your life and relationships will change after baby arrives.
Gain support and understanding from our facilitator and other expecting mothers in this warm and nurturing group.
Group now forming
please call 358-2702 for more information
Evening Meetings to begin the week of April 6th
Facilitated by Deirdre McLary, Childbirth Coach and Doula
Nyack Birth Services
La Leche League Breastfeeding Support Groups
First Friday of the Month, 1 - 2:30 p.m.
In the RPCC Front Living Room
Facilitated by Deirdre McLary
This Group is all volunteer and FREE to participants
Parents of Adolescents Support Group Discuss the ups and downs of raising an adolescent/pre-adolescent. The group covers issues such as setting limits, establishing trust, fostering independence, encouraging competence and accountability, and communicating effectively between parents and teens. When: 1st and 3rd Monday, 7-8:30pm
Where: Rockland Parent Child Center, 137 First Ave, Nyack
Registration Fee: $200 (includes annual membership fee). Scholarships / sliding scale available. Childcare not available.
Facilitated by Katie Berry, LCSW Call for more info: 845-358-2702
Do They Really Listen to You or Their Friends?
Recent research shows that parents can significantly influence adolescents’ sexual health and risk reduction through parent-child relationships, parenting practices, and communication about sexual matters. Recent studies have found that adolescents whose parents talk to them about sexuality are more likely to delay intercourse, use contraception, and have fewer partners.
Join the other Parents in Rockland who have already had a Sex Ed For Parents Party in their homes. By hosting parents in your home, (or anywhere!) you can get the information you need about teen development, teen realities, and strategies to help you guide your teens and pre-teens through the often-confusing realms of romance, relationships, and sexuality. This FREE, fun, and informative event will help make you more comfortable TALKING!! Contact us for more information.
"This event really helped me realize how complex these issues are." - Nyack Parent
Is your school's PTA hosting a Sex Ed for Parents program?
PTA groups in Rockland County are welcome to contact Real Life. Real Talk. to schedule Sex Ed for Parents programs.
Join schools like Green Meadow Waldorf School, Reuben Gittelman, Blue Rock and Clarkstown Parent University in hosting Sex Ed For Parents! A NEW 3 PART-SERIES is also available. Contact us for more information.
 FUDGE-EYE-NUH T-Shirts are here! Stop by Sign of the Times, one of the many community partners of Real Life. Real Talk., on Main St. in Nyack to get yours today and help support Real Life. Real Talk. in Rockland. You can also order online by visiting PPHP, another one of our supportive partners!
Real Life. Real Talk. Radio 
Listen at your convenience. Geared for parents and caregivers, Real Life. Real Talk. Radio aims to create more open, honest, and balanced talk about sex and health. If talking about sex makes you sweat, this show is for you! Listen to any of our archived shows on Rockland World Radio.
Check out what the media has been saying about sexuality and Real Life. Real Talk.:
"Real Life. Real Talk." By Tom Ficklin, The Ficklin Media Group, LLC, October 29, 2008
What Do You Wish Someone Had Told You About Sex? By Vanessa Van Petten, Teens Today, October 25, 2008
"Call-In Show: What Do You Wish Someone Told You About Sex?" By Tiffany Card, Real Life Real Talk with Tiffany, Rockland World Radio, October 15, 2008
Wishing Someone Had Told You By Randi Weiner, The Hall Monitor, LOHUD Blog, September 29, 2008
"BOCES, transgender teen face challenge" By Ben Rubin • The Journal News • August 9, 2008
"Senate Urged to Adopt Sex-Ed Bill" By Cara Matthews • Albany Bureau • The Journal News, May 20, 2008
"Parents Grapple with How to Talk to Kids About Spitzer Scandal" By Karen Matthews, Associated Press, March 12, 2008
"A Human-sexuality Educator has 'The Talk' with Her Own Kids" By Emily J. Feiner, The Journal News, December 27, 2007
"Talking About Sex. Then Again, Maybe, Not" by Michael Winerip, The New York Times, November 25, 2007
"Rockland World Radio Beats On" by David Schepp, The Journal News, October 12, 2007
"Sex Ed For Parents?" by Justin Jones and Alison Hogan, Rockland Parent Magazine, October, 2007
"Sex Ed for Parents — What You Should Know About Your Kids — But Are Too Embarrassed to Talk About" Rivertown Magazine, June 2007
Our Local Partners
Rockland County's Real Life. Real Talk®. social change initiative receives support and guidance from its Real Life. Real Talk. advisory committee, whose members represent a variety of professionals and communities:
Connie Coker, Legislator D-17, nurse and midwife.
The Reverend Thomas Danney, First Reformed Church, Nyack.
Dr. Janis Enzenbacher, OB/GYN in private practice for 20 years, currently in Piermont, with a special interest in the development and education of young women in terms of their bodies, safe sexual practices and family planning.
Emily Feiner, LCSW, Nyack parent, and former Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic (PPHP) board member.
Phyllis B. Frank, President, Rockland County Chapter of NOW (National Organization for Women). She is also the lead contributor to the NY Model for Batterer Programs, a long time feminist, anti-racist activist and community organizer and founder of Gay Pride Rockland.
Mimi Gelb, New City parent and PPHP Responsible Choices Speakers Bureau volunteer.
Thom Kleiner, Orangetown Supervisor and parent of two daughters.
Lisa Lieberman, Ph.D., New City parent, Clarkstown school board member, and adolescent health and behavior researcher.
Dr. Stella Marrs, Community liaison specialist to the Rockland County Commission on Human Rights and a longtime activist, serving for 20 years as executive director/chief executive officer of the Martin Luther King Center in Spring Valley.
Edie Miller, Nanuet parent and executive at Columbia University's Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory.
Sharon Quayle, M.D., Nyack parent and obstetrician/gynecologist
CANDLE (Community Awareness Network For A Drug-Free Life And Environment, Inc.) was founded as a non-profit organization in 1982. Its mission is to prevent substance abuse and violence among youth. CANDLE’s goal is to improve the health and climate of our schools and our communities by providing prevention education and resistance strategies to youth and their adult allies, and support programs for young people at risk.
Child Care Resources of Rockland is a private non-profit organization that works with parents, families, child care providers, businesses and community organizations to help promote the availability of quality child care services in the area. We provide parents with child care referrals and information on evaluating quality child care, and resources on various parenting issues. We offer child care providers access to valuable training and support services for new or established programs. Child Care Resources of Rockland, Inc. also works to assess the supply and demand of child care in the community, and based on our findings, increase the supply where needed.
Courageous Loving
Courageous Loving offers workshops and seminars, inspirational products, and psychotherapy services. Our mission is to create a safe space for individuals and couples to touch the hidden truth within themselves and their relationships by facilitating a process of healing and renewal to manifest lives filled with vitality, joy, and love. Amy Jay Sherman, MA, LMFT, Certified Imago Therapist, and Michael Sherman, MA, Writer, teacher, Certified Imago Educator.
Dim Light, Turned Bright
Teen Theatre Troupe and Workshops. At Dim Light, we offer a one-of-a-kind, progressive approach to acting. Cutting edge improvisational techniques are all we are about here! We work with schools, youth groups, and adults for TEAM BUILDING fun!!!
Every Person Influences Children, Inc. is a national not-for-profit organization that provides effective programs and resources for parents, teachers, and school administrators that help adults raise responsible and academically successful children. EPIC's mission is to help parents, teachers, and community members raise children to become responsible adults. To achieve its mission, EPIC combines an award-winning parenting program with a school-based character education curriculum and offers leadership training in several areas.
The Finkelstein Memorial Library is one of the largest public libraries in Rockland County, New York.
Generation Counseling & Training
Generation Counseling & Training is a division of Courageous Loving, offering individual, couple, family, and group psychotherapy.
Grace Episcopal Church Nyack
Nestled in the center of the village of Nyack, Grace Episcopal Church has been a witness to the gospel for more than 140 years. The congregation comes from Rockland and Westchester Counties, NY, as well as Bergen County, NJ. Emphasizing traditional and modern liturgy and inclusive language services, the congregation is known for its community witness, excellent choral program of four choirs, and a growing and diverse church school as well as a sophisticated program of adult spiritual formation.
Head Start of Rockland County is an agency, which provides low-income children, ages 0-5, and their families with a wealth of services. Children who attend Head Start participate in a variety of educational activities at 14 sites and programs in Rockland County. Head Start offers half day and full day educational programs, services for children with disabilities, including evaluations and inclusion classes, and pre-kindergarten classes. Head Start parents are welcomed and encouraged to be involved in the every aspect of the program through the parent committees, volunteering in the classroom, policy council and the board.
Healthy Concepts Research, Inc. (HCRI) conducts health education research, evaluation, and program development in the areas of youth and adolescent health and risk behaviors, maternal and child health, smoking cessation, violence prevention and safety, HIV/STD/teen pregnancy prevention, obesity and diabetes, childhood asthma, and more. HCRI has been committed to community prevention efforts in Rockland and the surrounding area.
The JCC Rockland is dedicated to the enrichment and continuity of Jewish life and to the preservation and celebration of our rich heritage. The center shall strengthen individual awareness and connection to the Jewish community, the state of Israel, and the community at large through recreational, physical, educational, social, and cultural programs.
Maximum Interactive creates all forms of media, from Web design and CDROM, to print, audio, video, and collateral media.
Nyack Center
The mission of the Nyack Center is to create connections across social, cultural, and economic boundaries and to improve the life of all residents in the Nyack community. Nyack Center serves the Nyacks and the larger community of Rockland County by providing programs, facilities, and opportunities for service.
Established in 1879, the Nyack Library serves the residents of Nyack, Upper Nyack, South Nyack, Grand View, and Valley Cottage.
NOW Rockland County Chapter
The National Organization for Women (NOW) is the largest organization of feminist activists in the United States. NOW has 500,000 contributing members and 550 chapters in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Since its founding in 1966, NOW's goal has been to take action to bring about equality for all women. NOW works to eliminate discrimination and harassment in the workplace, schools, the justice system, and all other sectors of society; secure safe abortion, birth control and reproductive rights for all women; end all forms of violence against women; eradicate racism, sexism, and homophobia; and promote equality and justice in our society.
Orangetown Jewish Center
Founded in 1959, the Orangetown Jewish Center (OJC) is greater Rockland County's fastest growing Conservative congregation, with nearly 500 member-families. We're an egalitarian synagogue, devoted to promoting the highest ethical, moral, and religious standards while fostering respect for ourselves and others.
Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic (PPHP) is founded on the fundamental right of each individual to reproductive freedom and is a proud provider of reproductive health care, education, and information in Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland, and Putnam Counties.
Pot Luck Tea Company
Pot Luck Tea Company is a tea and tea supplies purveyor servicing the Rockland County community.
Reform Temple of Suffern takes pride in the warmth of our community and the active involvement of our members. Our Hebrew name, Shir Shalom, means Song of Peace. Music is at the center of our prayer services.
Riverspace is a culture center in the heart of Nyack, NY that features both renowned and emerging artists. With a strong commitment to education and exposing new audiences to the arts, Riverspace collaborates with schools and local organizations. We are a community with a vision, coming together to create this evolving cultural center.
The Rockland Council on Alcoholism & Other Drug Dependence, Inc. (RCADD) provides individuals and families with professional chemical dependency assessments. Individuals and families assessed by the council are either self-referred or directed to RCADD by service providers in the community. Assessment and referral services are free of charge.
Rockland Family Shelter, Inc.
(RFS) is a nonprofit, tax-exempt grassroots organization serving victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in Rockland County, New York. Since it’s inception in 1979, RFS has worked to end violence against women and their children through direct service (both intervention and prevention), education, survivor empowerment, advocacy, inter-agency collaboration, technical assistance, and leadership in coordinated community action. RFS provides both residential and non-residential services to abused women and their families, and targeted outreach and education programs for the larger Rockland County community. Responding to Rockland’s rich cultural diversity, RFS programs also address issues of sexism, racism, anti-Semitism, homophobia, and other forms of oppression, and we work to insure that all of our programs, policies, and procedures address the varied needs of our clients, particularly those in immigrant and other previously underserved populations. As of January 2007 we expanded our scope of services to include a comprehensive crime victims assistance program to provide advocacy and support services to victims of other crimes in our community.
The Rockland Parent-Child Center (RPCC) is a family support center that offers a range of services, including infant and toddler playgroups, parent support groups, educational workshops and support for incarcerated parents. The center, located in Nyack, NY, provides a welcoming neighborhood nexus for children and parents alike.
Sign of The Times The Cool Store with Great Stuff! Specializing in kids toys, off-beat and politically bent T-shirts and gifts. 112 Main St., Nyack, NY 10960 (845-353-4059)
Temple Beth El seeks to fulfill its religious and ethical goals by being a center for spiritual fulfillment, life-long learning, cultural enrichment, community leadership, social responsibility and by lovingly entrusting our Reform Jewish tradition to future generations, going from strength to strength
TOUCH:Together Our Unity Can Heal , Inc. is a private organization of concerned Rockland County residents fighting discrimination against HIV and AIDS. T.O.U.C.H , has developed programs and services to respond to the needs of those directly affected by and/or infected with the HIV virus.
Rockland County's Premiere Internet Radio is the destination for Independent Music, Art, Business and Culture. From the world of pop to poetry, classical to cutting edge, jazz, jams, recipes, rock n' roll, folk, electronica, comedy, cooking, computers, movies, sports, entertainment, interviews, information, event listings and so much more.
Village of Nyack The Village of Nyack is a residential community located on the west shore of the Hudson River in Rockland County, New York, just 25 miles north of New York City. Known for its antiques, fine restaurants, and multicultural community, it is a popular place to live for people seeking a small town environment with a cosmopolitan flavor.
VCS is a community-based social service agency that offers counseling for people from adolescence to older adulthood, community change initiatives, and conflict resolution services.
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