About Dr. Glasser
Debbie Glasser, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist and past Chair of the National Parenting Education Network. A nationally recognized authority on parenting and child development, Dr. Glasser has been interviewed by numerous magazines, newspapers, television and radio shows including Parenting, Redbook, USA Today, South Florida Parenting, Child, CNN, San Antonio Express-News, San Jose Mercury News, Herald-Mail, The Copley News Service, Woman's Day, Family Circle, Parents, Baby Talk, Nick Jr. Magazine, First for Women, Scholastic, and PBS Public Television.

She served as the on-air parenting expert for Fox WSVN News, hosting Parent to Parent, a weekly televised segment. Dr. Glasser has also been an expert contributor for PsychologyToday.com.

An experienced writer and columnist, Glasser is the co-author of "New Kid, New Scene: A Guide to Moving and Switching Schools," (Amazon) a ForeWord Book of the Year Finalist. Real Simple Magazine named this book "One of 45 Books to Get Kids Through Life's Trickiest Transitions."

She also co-wrote "The Step-Tween Survival Guide," winner of the Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) Nonfiction Honor List and a finalist in the ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year award. It is described by Jeanette Lofas, president of The Stepfamily Foundation as a "...must read for anyone with tweens in their stepfamily."

For over a decade, she penned "Positive Parenting" (a weekly feature of the Miami Herald), offering trusted information about issues ranging from sleep challenges to stepfamilies. Dr. Glasser has also served as a writer and consulting editor for Teach More/Love More, a monthly newsletter for parents of children ages birth to five. In addition, she authored a chapter in The Experts' Guide to the Baby Years (Clarkson Potter, 2006) where she was named one of "100 of the world's most trusted parenting experts."

The recipient of numerous honors and awards - including the South Florida Business Journal's Up and Comer Award for professional achievement and community service - Dr. Glasser is a trusted psychologist, writer, speaker and media guest. She lives in Richmond, Virginia with her husband and five children.

She can be reached at debbie <at> newsforparents.org

Some of Debbie Glasser's previously published articles include:

Moms Need to `Worry Less, Wing it More'

There is a Science to Teaching Kids Science

The Act of Giving Thanks Might Be Good Medicine

Learning When to Let Go and Enjoy the Ride

Faith-Based Activities Can Be Boon to Teens

How to Get --and Keep-- Your Kid's Attention

Keep Kids From Becoming Couch Potatoes

Old Adage Aside, Words Can -- and Do -- Hurt

Kids Love Interacting - With People or TV

Some Fun Ways to Teach Your Child How to Read