B&N Parents' Expert Circle - Parenting Advice from Trusted Experts

Want to encourage your child's love of reading? Need help potty training? Want parenting tips on starting school? We've assembled today's leading experts in child development, literacy, teaching, and behavior to answer all your questions!
Meet Our Experts
Becky A. Bailey, Ph.D.
President of Loving Guidance, Inc.
Jenn Berman M.F.T., Psy.D.
Marriage, Family and Child Therapist
Leigh A. Bortins
Educator
Ellen Booth Church
Early Childhood Consultant
Sandy Jones & Marcie Jones
Mother-daughter Writing Team of the Great Expectations Book Series
Harvey Karp, MD, FAAP
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
USC School of Medicine
Jen Klein
Writer, "The Mommy Files" and SheKnows.com
MaryAnn F. Kohl
Art Author and Educator
Richard Louv
Journalist and Author
Jane Nelsen, Ed.D.
Family and Child Therapist
Susan B. Neuman, Ed.D.
Professor, Educational Studies
University of Michigan
Thomas W. Phelan, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist
Jean Potter
Former Assistant U.S. Secretary of Education
Hal Runkel, MS, LMFT
Therapist and Author
Jennifer Shu, MD, FAAP
Pediatrician & CNN Health columnist
Jackie Silberg
Early Childhood Specialist
Parenting Skills
Five Mistakes New Parents Make
Fun Activities
Games that Promote Early Brain Development
Bed Time & Bath Time
Calming the Dreaded Colic
ENCOURAGING GOOD BEHAVIOR
Help! There's a Neanderthal in my Kitchen!
Parenting Skills
Help Any Toddler Be More Patient and Cooperative
School and Homework Help
Transitioning to a New Preschool
Encouraging Good Behavior
Taming Tantrums and Winning the Whining Wars
Encouraging Good Behavior
Danger: Public Tantrum Ahead!
School and Homework Help
Prepare Your Children for School Success
Fun Activities
Experimenting with Water
Talking About Feelings
What Is Your Child Really Saying?
Encouraging Good Behavior
Name-calling and Bullying in Schools
Encouraging Good Behavior
Name-Calling: Top Causes and Solutions
Encouraging Good Behavior
Solutions for Name-Calling
Becoming a Sibling
Introducing Your Child to a New Sibling
Bed Time & Bath Time
Bedtime Rituals
Encouraging Good Behavior
How to Handle Temper Tantrums
Encouraging Good Behavior
Discipline and Self-Esteem
Encouraging Good Behavior
Teaching Responsibility in Times of Upset
Fun Activities
10 Music and Arts Activity Ideas
Encouraging Good Behavior
Encouraging Chores
Fun Activities
Winter Holiday Activities
Parenting Skills
Your Three Parenting Jobs
Parenting Skills
Kind and Firm Parenting
Talking About Feelings
Family Meetings: Obnoxious but Effective
Teaching Diversity
Helping My Child Understand Differences
Encouraging Good Behavior
Encouraging Chores
School and Homework Help
Homework Help
Encouraging Good Behavior
That’s NOT My Name!
Fun Activities
The Gift of Nature
Parenting Skills
ScreamFree Parenting 101
Encouraging Good Behavior
What Kids Need Most
School and Homework
Sorting Through School Choice
Fun Activities
Ten Activity Ideas for Family Travel
Bed & Bath Time
Going to Bed -- and Staying There!
Fun Activities
Sensory Play Activities Kids Will Love
School and Homework
Getting Ready for the First Day
Fun Activities
Making the Most of Family Vacations
Parenting Skills
7 Steps for Instilling Good Self Esteem in Kids
Bed Time & Bath Time
Calming the Dreaded Colic
Bed Time & Bath Time
Bedtime Rituals
Thomas W. Phelan, Ph.D.
Going to Bed -- and Staying There!
Ellen Booth Church
Bedtime Fears
Teaching Diversity
Helping My Child Understand Differences
Encouraging Good Behavior
Discipline and Self-Esteem
Encouraging Good Behavior
How to Handle Temper Tantrums
Encouraging Good Behavior
Teaching Responsibility in Times of Upset
Encouraging Good Behavior
Help! There's a Neanderthal in my Kitchen!
Encouraging Good Behavior
Taming Tantrums and Winning the Whining Wars
Encouraging Good Behavior
That’s NOT My Name!
Encouraging Good Behavior
Name-calling and Bullying in Schools
Encouraging Good Behavior
Name-Calling: Top Causes and Solutions
Encouraging Good Behavior
Solutions for Name-Calling
Encouraging Good Behavior
Danger: Public Tantrum Ahead!
Encouraging Good Behavior
What Kids Need Most
Encouraging Good Behavior
Encouraging Chores
Parenting Skills
Five Mistakes New Parents Make
Parenting Skills
Danger: Public Tantrum Ahead!
Parenting Skills
Introducing Your Child to a New Sibling
Parenting Skills
Your Three Parenting Jobs
Parenting Skills
Kind and Firm Parenting
Parenting Skills
How to Handle Temper Tantrums
Parenting Skills
Family Meetings: Obnoxious but Effective
Parenting Skills
Help Any Toddler Be More Patient and Cooperative
Parenting Skills
ScreamFree Parenting 101
Parenting Skills
7 Steps for Instilling Good Self Esteem in Kids
Lessons from Mr. Rogers
Parenting Skills
What Can We Continue to Learn from Mr. Rogers?
School and Homework Help
Prepare Your Children for School Success
School and Homework Help
Transitioning to a New Preschool
School and Homework Help
Homework Help
School and Homework Help
Sorting Through School Choice
School and Homework Help
Getting Ready for the First Day
Talking About Feelings
Discipline and Self-Esteem
Talking About Feelings
Family Meetings: Obnoxious but Effective
Talking About Feelings
What Is Your Child Really Saying?