Dr. Laura Markham, Parenting Expert, founding editor of Aha! Parenting, author of Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids, Peaceful Parent, Happy Siblings and her newest book The Peaceful Parent Happy Kids Workbook: Using Mindfulness and Connection to Raise Resilient Joyful Children and Rediscover your Love of Parenting.

Dr. Laura Markham earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at Columbia University, but she’s also a mom, so she understands how tough it is to be a parent. A leading advocate for parents and children, Dr. Laura is the founding editor of AhaParenting.com, an extensive website serving up Aha! Moments to parents of babies through teens.

Dr. Laura is the author of the bestselling Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How To Stop Yelling and Start Connecting, and Peaceful Parent, Happy Siblings: How To Stop the Fighting and Raise Friends For Life, which have been published in 12 languages and continue to rack up daily five star reviews on Amazon, as parents attest to the power of her approach of connection, coaching, and parental self-regulation. Her latest book is The Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids Workbook: Using Mindfulness and Connection to Raise Resilient, Joyful Children and Rediscover your Love of Parenting.

Dr. Laura’s Facebook and Twitter have large and active followings who are engaged in applying her ideas. She writes a coaching post several times a week to a rapidly growing list of over 130,000 subscribers.