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Parenting Center

Every step starts here.

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Every step starts here

From the moment you even think about starting a family, 92Y’s Parenting Center is here to support you. We know that as well as the wonders and rewards, every stage of parenting can bring new challenges. Our programs are designed to help you navigate the perplexities of parenting every step of the way — from pre-natal preparation to infant care to toddler development and beyond.

The 92Y Parenting Center is far more than just a place to take a class. Parents form lifelong friendships here — it’s a place where community is built, and we welcome our families back for advice and support at every stage of family life. As the first center of its kind in the nation, we established the model, and we continue to set the standard.

It’s why, when it comes to getting the best help for parents, every step starts here.

Stay connected with us at instagram.com/92yparentingcenter.

Faculty

Wendy Goldstein

Associate Director

As the new Associate Director of the Parenting Center, Wendy Goldstein works with parents and staff as a valuable resource. She continues in the classroom as part of the 2s and 3s Together team. Wendy Goldstein has been on the staff of the 92Y Parenting Center for over a decade.

Wendy Goldstein

Associate Director
As the new Associate Director of the Parenting Center, Wendy Goldstein works with parents and staff as a valuable resource. She continues in the classroom as part of the 2s and 3s Together team. Wendy Goldstein has been on the staff of the 92Y Parenting Center for over a decade. She has taught Little Explorers, Parkbench, 2s Together and 3s Together. She has a Master’s Degree from the Wurzweiler School of Social Work at Yeshiva University and an AB in History from Bryn Mawr College. Before joining the Parenting Center, she worked as a psychotherapist with adolescents and teens. Wendy has maintained a connection to 92nd Street Y throughout her adult life. She lived briefly in the 92Y Residence after college and later returned as a new mom to the Parenting Center. She has two teenage daughters who attended the Nursery School, camps, art classes and Connect. Wendy lives in Manhattan with her husband and daughters.

Jody Bernstein

Jody Bernstein has worked at 92nd Street Y for several years. She has experience in a number of different departments. Jody has her masters in elementary/secondary special education from Bank Street and has worked with all ages ranging from young babies to adults.

Jody Bernstein

Jody Bernstein has worked at 92nd Street Y for several years. She has experience in a number of different departments. Jody has her masters in elementary/secondary special education from Bank Street and has worked with all ages ranging from young babies to adults. She has worked at the 92nd Street Y nursery school, Brick Church preschool, Columbia Grammar, Kingsborough Community College, The Fashion Institute of Technology and has a private practice as a Learning and Assistive Technology specialist. In the Parenting Center Jody teaches a wide range of classes.

Karen Blumberg

Karen Blumberg started out as a Parenting Center member, taking her newborn to our New Mother, New Baby classes over 17 years ago – and she hasn’t left yet!

Karen Blumberg

Karen Blumberg started out as a Parenting Center member, taking her newborn to our New Mother, New Baby classes over 17 years ago – and she hasn’t left yet! She has a background in art, making her a perfect addition to our Art Smarts program. She is also a co-leader of our 2s Together program.

Karen has a supportive husband and is the mother of two fantastic teenagers.

Alice W. Dunsker

Alice W. Dunsker has taught Baby Massage for the last 15 years and is here to support parents. She believes baby massage is a wonderful way to help parent and baby bond. For her, baby massage is a restorative experience for little ones.

Alice W. Dunsker

Alice W. Dunsker has taught Baby Massage for the last 15 years and is here to support parents. She believes baby massage is a wonderful way to help parent and baby bond. For her, baby massage is a restorative experience for little ones. As a parent, Alice remembers the experience of being a new parent and wants to help parents as they commence their awesome journey.

Alice lived in Rochester, NY, where she raised two children while teaching junior and senior high school students. She was also the Hillel Director at SUNY Brockport, and was a volunteer coordinator for Retired Senior Volunteer Program. She was the volunteer coordinator and assistant director of development for Rochester Area Multiple Sclerosis. She graduated from the Swedish Institute of Massage and is a certified Infant Massage Instructor from Loving Touch Foundation. In addition to her work at 92Y, Alice volunteers at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital as a cuddler to newborns in the NICU.

Gabrielle Greenberg

Gabrielle Greenberg has been on the faculty and has played a key role in the growth and expansion of the Parenting Center program for over 25 years.

Gabrielle Greenberg

Gabrielle Greenberg has been on the faculty and has played a key role in the growth and expansion of the Parenting Center program for over 25 years. She works with parents and caregivers, babies and toddlers, leads groups in the Parenting Center classes and co-leads the separation programs for two and three year olds. She is a co-author of the 92Y Wonderplay Best Practices Handbook and has also developed a parenting series for teen mothers living in group home settings and for women in prison as they prepared to re-unite with their young children.

Claire Lewin

Claire Lewin has over 20 years of teaching experience, ranging from kindergarten to 1st and 2nd grades. She has been a leader at the Parenting Center for over ten years and her two children attended the Parenting Center when they were younger.

Claire Lewin

Claire Lewin has over 20 years of teaching experience, ranging from kindergarten to 1st and 2nd grades. She has been a leader at the Parenting Center for over ten years and her two children attended the Parenting Center when they were younger. Claire received both a BS in Elementary Education and a Master’s in Early Childhood Education and Elementary Education, and Special Education from Adelphi University.

Claire is the proud parent of two children.

Melanie Mandel

Melanie Mandel has been a leader with the Parenting Center for over 6 years and currently co-leads our 2s and 3s Together program. Melanie has directed 92nd Street Y special needs programs since 1997.

Melanie Mandel

Melanie Mandel has been a leader with the Parenting Center for over 6 years and currently co-leads our 2s and 3s Together program.

Melanie has directed 92nd Street Y special needs programs since 1997. She is responsible for coordinating afterschool and evening programs for children, young people and adults with disabilities. Melanie oversees the Nesher Program for Children with Developmental Disabilities. She facilitates the mainstreaming of young people with special needs into 92Y afterschool programs and directs Camp Mini Tova, 92Y’s summer camp for children with special needs.

Andrea Scannell

Andrea Scannell is a Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC) and holds a Masters Degree in education. At 92nd Street Y, Andrea teaches the prenatal breastfeeding workshop and runs the weekly breastfeeding support group.

Andrea Scannell

Andrea Scannell is a Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC) and holds a Masters Degree in education. At 92nd Street Y, Andrea teaches the prenatal breastfeeding workshop and runs the weekly breastfeeding support group. Andrea also teaches infant care and breastfeeding classes and runs breastfeeding and new mom support groups in various venues throughout Manhattan and Queens. She also works one on one with families in their homes to help them adjust to life with a baby and to get breastfeeding off to the best possible start!

Michelle Shoham

Michelle Shoham is an integral part of the Parenting Center, leading classes and playgroups for young children, and supporting parents on a wide variety of child development and parenting issues.

Michelle Shoham

Michelle Shoham is an integral part of the Parenting Center, leading classes and playgroups for young children, and supporting parents on a wide variety of child development and parenting issues. Her diverse background and extensive experience help her meet the needs of 92Y’s families. Michelle was born in New York, raised in a bilingual home in Israel and completed high school in the states. She served in the Israel Defense Forces as a photographer and received her BA from Tel Aviv University. She has an MA from NYU in applied psychology, specializing in the psychology of parenthood. She now calls New York her home but still has deep bonds with Israel.

Diana Simkin

Diana Simkin has a BA from Cornell University and Master’s Degree in Dance Education from NYU and is both a certified personal trainer (specializing in pre and post natal exercise and also Pilates) and a Lamaze International-certified childbirth educator.

Diana Simkin

Diana Simkin has a BA from Cornell University and Master’s Degree in Dance Education from NYU and is both a certified personal trainer (specializing in pre and post natal exercise and also Pilates) and a Lamaze International-certified childbirth educator. She currently teaches Infant Massage and Lamaze Prepared Childbirth classes at 92nd Street Y and Lamaze at Mt. Sinai/Roosevelt Hospital, and in-home personal training. She is the author of The Complete Pregnancy Exercise Program, The Complete Baby Exercise Program and co-author of Preparation for Birth, The Complete Guide to the Lamaze Method.

The 92Y Parenting Center Advisory Committee

Julia Arnhold and Lane Gerson
Jaclyn and Philippe Berdugo
Lauren and Lee Fixel
Jade Frampton and Samuel Homburger
Cassie and Daniel Haykin
Claire James and Ethan Ravetch
Kara Jesella and Marc Ellenbogen
Dana and Joseph Kekst
Molly and Matt Knauer
Marissa and Josh Lafer
Laura and Benjamin Phillips
Cara and Adam Raleigh
Maia Pelleg and Jonathan Schafler
Katherine and Michael Schafler
Hannah Seligson and Andrew Eil
Perry and Dustin Shapir
Genevieve Sonsino and Toby Pazner
Heather and Andrew Steinau
Jackie and Brian Swanson
Julia and Adam Tishman
Emily and Adam Tarkan
Adrian and Zachary Zaro
Anna Schecter Zigler and Dov Zigler

Learn more about how you can support the Parenting Center and commemorate your family’s time in our programs.

Contact Us

For more information, email or call us at 212.415.5500.