About Dr. Laura Markham

As both a mom and a Clinical Psychologist with a Ph.D. from Columbia University, Dr. Laura Markham offers a unique perspective on raising kids. Her relationship-based parenting model has helped thousands of families across the U.S. and Canada find compassionate, common-sense solutions to everything from separation anxiety and sleep problems to sass talk and cell phones.

Dr. Markham is the founding editor of www.YourParentingSolutions.com and www.AhaParenting.com, where she regularly takes on a wide range of challenging questions from parents who struggle with “the toughest, most rewarding job on earth.” In addition, she serves as parenting expert for Pregnancy.org, on which she hosts regular free online chats on Wednesdays, as well as Mothering.com,  Wellness.com, Storknet.com, ParentingBookmark.com, and HipSlopeMama.com.

In private practice, and as a speaker and presenter at parenting workshops and seminars, Dr. Markham enjoys connecting face-to-face with parents to help them transform their relationships with their children, regardless of age.

Dr. Markham has written hundreds of articles published on over a dozen websites, including SheKnows.com, KeepKidsHealthy.com, HealthyWealthyWise.com, MomsWhoThink.com, CanadianParents.ca, and ToddlersToday.com, just to name a few.

She is the author of an upcoming Q&A e-book series, Ask Dr. Markham, which will have editions for all ages from birth to teens, and of the soon-to-be-released, The Secret Life of Happy Moms, which lays out her relationship-based approach to raising kids who turn out great. Dr. Markham lives in Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York, with her husband, 13 year-old daughter, and 17 year-old son.