Harlan Cohen: 17 Things You Need to Do Before Going to College https://harlancohen.com/newtrier23/

Parents are invited to learn the facts about teen use of marijuana, drinking, and other risky behaviors. Drawing on data from the most recent Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), our panel of experts will examine the following:  How prevalent is alcohol and drug use among our students? 
What reasons do students give for using or not?
What is the latest information about marijuana, edibles, and vaping among teens?
What do we want our kids to know about healthy relationships, consent and sexual assault?
How does New Trier support students in making good choices and what can we as parents do?
What are the legal, academic, and extracurricular consequences that occur when teens make poor choices?   Video

Movie Screening and Panel Discussion: The Disruptors
The Disruptors documentary follows five families as they navigate the challenges and surprising triumphs of living with ADHD. Following the screening, Nancy Burgoyne Ph.D., Chief Clinical Officer at The Family Institute at Northwestern led a panel discussion featuring, Megan Zajac, Director of Special Education at New Trier, Hannah Kreps and Nikki Slade, Psychologists at New Trier, and Dawn Livorsi D.S.W., LCSW, Staff Therapist at The Family Institute.  Video 

College Financial Planning with Dan Maga
This webinar will educate you on how to prepare for your child's college costs, and pay for college in the most tax efficient manner. I'll also discuss how I can help you predict which each college will offer your student, prior to applying, so you know exactly what to expect in terms of financing. Dan Maga has been helping parents on the North Shore of Chicago pay for their children’s college educations in the most tax-efficient manner since the spring of 2004. He believes that every parent, if guided properly, can save some money on their kids’ college educations.  Video 

Dr. Lisa Damour: Raising Teens Today
Dr. Lisa Damour spoke to New Trier parents/guardians about the normal and expectable challenges that arise during adolescence, challenges that have been introduced or exacerbated by the pandemic, and how adults can best support teenagers now. The link to this presentation will be available until November 18^th.

New Trier High School and the New Trier Parents’ Association present Supporting Youth Mental Health During Uncertainty: What Parents and Educators Should Know & How They Can Help. It is no longer news that there is a youth mental health crisis. According to the American Psychological Association (2022), mental health problems are pervasive and profoundly affect children’s education, safety, and futures. Dr. Nancy Burgoyne, Chief Clinical Officer, and Dr. Smita Gautam, board certified child and adolescent psychiatrist at The Family Institute at Northwestern University shared what parents and educators should know and how they can help current research and discussed the factors that impact mental health, strategies parents can employ to support their child when they are struggling, and how to access and amplify adolescents’ capacity for resilience
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