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CRIBSHEET: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting from Birth to Preschool, is an economist’s guide to the early years of parenting. Emily Oster is a Harvard trained, Brown University economics professor, with a data-driven approach to raising children.

Westchester Children's Association's recent study on child and youth homelessness reveals the depth of the issue in the county. Program and policy manager Jordana Lorenzo shares details and recommendations towards permanent solutions. To read the full report, and find out more about WCA, visit wca4kids.org.

How to Raise a Boy: The Power of Connection to Raise Good Men, by Dr. Michael Reichert, paves the way for a constructive re-imagining of how a boy becomes a good man.

14th Street Y Director of Arts + Culture David Stallings visits for a preview of The Theater at 14th Street Y's 2019-20 season. From September to June, music, dance, dramatic, comedic and family programs focus on the theme of life and death. For more, visit 14streety.org

A preview of the 38th Annual Battery Dance Festival at Robert F. Wagner Park in Battery Park City, August 11-16 at 7pm and August 17 at Pace University. Artistic Director Jonathan Hollander and dancer Hussein Smko talk about the free festival's U.S. and international performers and the company's year round international work. For more, visit batterydance.org.

SURVIVE LIKE A SPY, by former CIA officer Jason Hanson, reveals true stories and expert safety tactics from real CIA operatives -- to help all of us feel empowered and prepared no matter where we are or what we do.

BIKE MS: New York City on Sunday, October 20th is one of 70 rides across the country, raising funds that make a difference in the lives of people living with MS. Daphne Mack of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society brings details of the event, and Laurie Kilgore talks about her diagnosis and the importance of the ride for those living with the disease. For more, visit BikeMS.org

Raising a Screen-Smart Kid: Embrace the Good and Avoid the Bad in the Digital Age, by public health expert Julianna Miner, offers practical advice for parents to help their kids avoid the pitfalls and reap the benefits of being connected.

Legal Outreach, based in Long Island City, prepares underserved NYC students to compete at high academic levels, and provides a pipeline for them to pursue careers in the the law. Legal Outreach executive director James O'Neal talks about the organization he co-founded and the importance and impact of their work today. For more, visit legaloutreach.org

THE LIE: A Memoir of Two Marriages, Catfishing, & Coming Out, is William Dameron’s emotional and honest memoir of coming out of the closet late in life, owning up to the past, and facing the future. For more, visit williamdameron.com