As any parent will admit, children do not come with an instruction manual. American Program Bureau’s (APB) parenting speakers offer well researched practical knowledge and common sense that will help all parents. As child clinicians, psychologists, authors and journalists, APB’s parenting speakers understand the challenges parents face and provide proven solutions.
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speakers on bullying and aggression share solutions for adolescents, parents, and teachers who are trying to cope with this unfortunate and widespread problem.
Michele Borba
Dr. Borba is an internationally renowned consultant and educator who has focused primarily on strengthening children's character, self-esteem and achievement. A dynamic and highly sought-after speaker, she has presented keynote addresses and workshops to over half a million people around the world. Her clients have ...
T. Berry Brazelton
Leader in clinical pediatrics. Shares his practical knowledge and common sense with millions through his television appearances, books and magazine articles, as well as his popular child care seminars.
Rosalind Wiseman
Rosalind Wiseman is an internationally recognized expert on children, teens, parenting, bullying, social justice, and ethical leadership. She is the author of Queen Bees and Wannabes, the groundbreaking best-selling book that was the basis for the movie Mean Girls, and its follow-up, Queen Bee Moms and ...
Geoffrey Canada
Profiled on 60 Minutes, Canada has achieved great success as President and CEO of the Harlem Children’s Zone, an agency that fuses community building with academic achievement to improve the futures of inner city youth. Recently, President Obama launched an initiative to create “Promise Neighborhoods” around ...
Alvin Poussaint
A veteran of the Civil Rights Movement, Dr. Poussaint is a Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School who is renowned as an expert and educated crusader for the African American family within our multicultural society. He has worked closely with Bill Cosby, serving as an advisor on The Cosby Show, and has ...
Robyn Silverman
Dr. Robyn Silverman, a child/teen development specialist, body image/body bullying expert, sought-after speaker, and award-winning writer, is known for her no-nonsense yet positive approach to helping young people and their families thrive. Her groundbreaking research is the foundation for her new book, Good Girls Don't ...
Ross Greene
Ross W. Greene, PhD, is originator of the Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) approach, author of the highly acclaimed books The Explosive Child and Lost at School, Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and founder of the nonprofit organization Lives in the ...
Sabrina Weill
Weill is an author and the former editor-in-chief of Seventeen magazine. Weill's third book, The Real Truth about Teens and Sex, tells parents what's really going on in their teenagers' minds, hearts, and bedrooms--and gives down-to-earth advice to help parents talk about sex the "right" way, so their teens ...
Penelope Leach
Psychologist and leading child development expert. Host of Lifetime Television's "Your Baby & Child with Penelope Leach". Among her critically acclaimed books are "Children First" and her recently updated "Your Baby & Child".
Daniel J. Kindlon
Kindlon is a clinical and research psychologist specializing in the behavioral problems of children and adolescents. He holds joint assistant professorship in the Psychiatry Department of the Harvard Medical School and the Department of Maternal and Child Health at the Harvard School of Public Health, where he is engaged ...
Eli Newberger
Dr. Newberger, a leading figure in the movement to improve the protection and care of children, is renowned for his ability to bring together good sense and science on the main issues of family life. A pediatrician and author of many influential works on child abuse, he teaches at Harvard Medical School and founded the ...
Alfie Kohn
Kohn writes and speaks widely on human behavior, education, and parenting. He is the author of 12 books, including Punished by Rewards, The Schools Our Children Deserve, Beyond Discipline, Unconditional Parenting, The Homework Myth, and most recently, Feel-Bad Education and Other ...
Richard Ferber
Dr. Richard A. Ferber, is an associate professor of Neurology at the Harvard Medical School and Director of the Center for Pediatric Sleep Disorders at Children's Hospital in Boston, MA.
Chris Hansen
Currently a veteran correspondent for NBC News' ,Dateline NBC, he has won Emmy Awards for his dramatic coverage and breakthrough investigative reporting on issues ranging from terrorism, homeland security, social crisis, to international strife.
Edward Hallowell
In the fast pace of today’s business, many of us are often driven to distraction, consumed with worry, feeling displaced and functioning on overloaded circuits. In his newest book, Crazybusy: Overstretched, Overbooked, and About to Snap—Strategies for Coping in a World Gone ADD, Dr. Hallowell offers ten key ...
Vincent Felitti
Vincent J. Felitti, MD, is a noted physician and researcher on the negative impacts in adults of adverse life experiences during childhood. Dr. Felitti is co-principal investigator of the internationally recognized Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study, a long-term, in-depth, retrospective and prospective analysis of ...
Victoria Rowell
Emmy-nominated Rowell has been honored with 12 NAACP Image Awards and is a staunch advocate for foster children. Her memoir, The Women Who Raised Me, reveals the transformational power of mentoring, love, art, and womanhood that inspires and empowers women and families. Her novel, Secrets of a Soap Opera ...
Roscoe Orman
Orman is best known for his long running portrayal of "Gordon" on the highly acclaimed children's television series, Sesame Street. A talented and generous individual, he has been a vocal advocate for children’s issues, including child abuse prevention, while actively involved with the Children’s Defense Fund ...
David Elkind
Renowned psychologist and author of Reinventing Childhood, Elkind provides the information and guidance that parents and teachers need to work effectively with the new generation of children in our care. He is currently Professor Emeritus of Child Development at Tufts University.
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend
The first female Lt. Governor of Maryland, Kennedy Townsend has carried the Kennedy legacy in serving the people of our nation. With faith and religion consistently crossing over into the political realm, she has written Failing America’s Faithful: How Today’s Churches are Mixing God with Politics and Losing Their ...
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