Dr. Lawrence Kutner

Dr. Lawrence Kutner

MA, US
One of the country's best-known psychologists specializing in families and children
The Associated Press calls him Dr. Dad. "Publisher's Weekly" says one of his most recent books "places him firmly in the pantheon occupied by Spock, Brazelton, and Leach." Dr. Lawrence Kutner, who describes himself simply as "a guy who does a lot of different stuff," is a nationally known clinical psychologist who trained at the Mayo Clinic and teaches at Harvard Medical school, where he's co-director of the Harvard Center for Mental Health and Media. From 1987 to 1994 he was the author of the award-winning weekly New York Times "Parent & Child" column, which was also syndicated to several hundred other newspapers throughout the United States. That column won the 1990 American Psychological Association National Psychology Award as the best writing about psychology in the country. After spending eight years as the child behavior columnist for "Parents" magazine and the author of its "Ask The Expert" column, he left that position to become a columnist and contributing editor for three magazines published by Time Warner: "Parenting," "Family Life," and "BabyTalk." He also writes for the online services Pampers.com and ParentTime.com. Kutner is also an Emmy Award-winning television reporter and documentary producer who, for two years, hosted a call-in program on parenting on ABC's KGO Radio in San Francisco. He's been a consultant on child development and a spokesperson for a wide range of foundations, universities and corporations, including Microsoft, Disney, Procter and Gamble, and General Mills. During 1998 he toured the United States on behalf of Philips Consumer Communications on a project to promote better communication between young adolescents and their parents. And he's also a father who has done his share of diaper changes, tantrum taming, and managing adolescent angst. Dr. Kutner received his bachelor's degree from Oberlin College in Ohio and his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Minnesota. He's the author of five books, including "Parent & Child: Getting Through to Each Other;" "Pregnancy and Your Baby's First Year;" "Toddlers and Preschoolers;" "Your School-Age Child;" and "Making Sense of Your Teenager." MOST REQUESTED PROGRAMS Making Sense of Your Child's Behavior Improving Parent-Child Communication: How to Listen to the Words Your Child is Not Saying Easing the Stress of Being a Parent Giving Your Children an "Unfair Advantage" in the 21st Century

The Associated Press calls him Dr. Dad. "Publisher's Weekly" says one of his most recent books "places him firmly in the pantheon occupied by Spock, Brazelton, and Leach." Dr. Lawrence Kutner, who describes himself simply as "a guy who does a lot of different stuff," is a nationally known clinical psychologist who trained at the Mayo Clinic and teaches at Harvard Medical school, where he's co-director of the Harvard Center for Mental Health and Media. From 1987 to 1994 he was the author of the award-winning weekly New York Times "Parent & Child" column, which was also syndicated to several hundred other newspapers throughout the United States. That column won the 1990 American Psychological Association National Psychology Award as the best writing about psychology in the country. After spending eight years as the child behavior columnist for "Parents" magazine and the author of its "Ask The Expert" column, he left that position to become a columnist and contributing editor for three magazines published by Time Warner: "Parenting," "Family Life," and "BabyTalk." He also writes for the online services Pampers.com and ParentTime.com. Kutner is also an Emmy Award-winning television reporter and documentary producer who, for two years, hosted a call-in program on parenting on ABC's KGO Radio in San Francisco. He's been a consultant on child development and a spokesperson for a wide range of foundations, universities and corporations, including Microsoft, Disney, Procter and Gamble, and General Mills. During 1998 he toured the United States on behalf of Philips Consumer Communications on a project to promote better communication between young adolescents and their parents. And he's also a father who has done his share of diaper changes, tantrum taming, and managing adolescent angst. Dr. Kutner received his bachelor's degree from Oberlin College in Ohio and his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Minnesota. He's the author of five books, including "Parent & Child: Getting Through to Each Other;" "Pregnancy and Your Baby's First Year;" "Toddlers and Preschoolers;" "Your School-Age Child;" and "Making Sense of Your Teenager." MOST REQUESTED PROGRAMS Making Sense of Your Child's Behavior Improving Parent-Child Communication: How to Listen to the Words Your Child is Not Saying Easing the Stress of Being a Parent Giving Your Children an "Unfair Advantage" in the 21st Century