Dr. Laura Markham

Dr. Laura Markham trained as a Clinical Psychologist at Columbia University, but she's also a mom, so she understands kids -- and parents! She uses her Ph.D. to translate proven science and child-development research into the practical solutions you need for the family life you want.

She is the author of three best-selling books that continue to rack up 5 star reviews, attesting to the power of her relationship-based approach to parenting. They have been translated into 25 languages:

Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting

Peaceful Parent, Happy Siblings: How to Stop the Fighting and Raise Friends for Life

Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids WORKBOOK

Dr. Markham's relationship-based parenting model, which she calls Peaceful Parenting, is rooted in research and parent-tested. She's helped thousands of families across the U.S. and Canada find transformative solutions to everything from separation anxiety and sleep problems to sass talk and cell phones. Her work stands apart because of the unique integration of clear, evidence-based theory and go-to practical effectiveness that guides parents into more peaceful, loving and joyful connection with their children.

Join 130,000 other parents to receive Dr. Laura's free weekly Parenting Tips newsletter, which you can sign up for at the bottom of any page on her extensive Peaceful Parent Happy Kids website. Dr. Markham makes frequent TV and radio appearances and has been interviewed for thousands of articles by publications as diverse as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Real Simple, Newsday, Men's Health, Redbook and Parents Magazine.

She lives in Brooklyn, New York and is the proud parent of two happy, kind, responsible and accomplished young adults who were raised with Peaceful Parenting.