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Dr. Catherine Pearlman's book is IGNORE IT!: How Selectively Looking the Other Way Can Decrease Behavioral Problems and Increase Parenting Satisfaction. Dr. Pearlman's private practice helps families resolve everyday problems related to discipline, sleep, and sibling rivalry, among other issues. More at thefamilycoach.com

Alzheimer’s New Jersey kicks off its “Walk to Fight Alzheimer’s” events this fall in Ocean, Hudson, Mercer and Bergen Counties. President and CEO Ken Zaentz details how they help local families and Kristin Davie shares her experience as a caregiver for her mother. For more, visit alznj.org, or call the helpline at 1-888-280-6055.

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The Brooklyn-based Arab American Family Support Center helps settle legal immigrants in New York & New Jersey through critical services and short-term funding. AAFSC's CEO & President Rawaa Nancy Albilal explains the immigration process and Lutfi Alhasan, a recently arrived Syrian tells his story. aafscny.org

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TOTAL FOCUS: Make Better Decisions Under Pressure, by former Navy SEAL Brandon Webb, highlights the skills he developed in Special Ops training, that helped him build a $100 million digital media and e-commerce company.

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Good Neighbors of Park Slope is a volunteer non-profit for neighborhood residents over 50, designed to make life easier and improve the quality of life for people aging in place. President Joyce Jed and Membership Director Andi Peretz hope to guide other neighborhoods to start their own groups. goodneighborsofparkslope.org

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THIS IS WHERE YOU BELONG: Finding Home Wherever You Are by journalist Melody Warnick, suggests ways to make connections in and for your community, and create a deeper attachment to wherever you live.

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The new Amud Aish Memorial Museum and Kleinman Holocaust Education Center in Mill Basin, Brooklyn will tell the lesser-known story of observant Jewish victims during WWII. Director of Collections Shoshana Greenwald provides a behind-the-scenes tour. Amudaish.org

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Dr. Susan Brill, Chief of the Adolescent Medicine Department at Saint Peter’s University Hospital, explains the symptoms, effects and consequences of some of the most common synthetic street drugs including GHB, Roofies and Ecstasy.

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Battery Dance's Artistic Director Jonathan Hollander gives a preview of the annual Battery Dance Festival in Battery Park City, and we hear the story of Hussein Smko, a native of Kurdistan, and the first recipient of The Adel Euro Campaign for Dancers Seeking Refuge. The week-long free festival begins Sunday, August 13. Schedules and more at Batterydance.org

The book SELF-REG by Dr. Stuart Shanker is a guide to help your child (and you) break free the from stress--the root of bad behavior--by giving kids more control over their environment and helping them restore their energy.

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