For almost
thirty years Dr. Ruth Peters, clinical psychologist, has specialized
in treating children, adolescents and families in her private
practice in Clearwater, Florida. Her focus has been upon teaching
parents how to control difficult children, deal with Attention
Deficit Disorder, and handle nutritional, weight and lifestyle
issues as well as how to motivate kids to reach their academic
potential.
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Dr. Peters has repeatedly
been featured on most national television news and
talk shows during the past fifteen years, and currently
serves as a contributor to NBC’s Today
show, where she presents monthly segments on a range
of parenting issues. She writes a weekly Parenting
column for MSNBC’s Today
show web site
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| Dr.
Peters with the Today show host Matt
Lauer on set. |
| and all articles can be found by clicking
on the MSNBC
link in the banner above. Dr. Peters has been
repeatedly featured on the Oprah Winfrey
Show as well as having served as a
contributor to ABC’s Good Morning
America. |
Along with her varied media responsibilities,
Dr. Peters has served as a consultant to various corporations
including America On Line, Target
Stores and Sylvan Learning
Systems. She has been interviewed by most of the
women’s and parenting magazines and frequently writes
articles for Redbook magazine. She
has also served as a Contributing Editor to Child
magazine, as well as authoring a featured column in the St.
Petersburg Times entitled Middle Ground. |
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Dr. Peters with Today
show host Meredith Viera.
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Dr. Ruth Peters’ books
include Who’s In Charge? A Positive Parenting
Approach to Disciplining Children (Lindsay
Press), Don’t Be Afraid To Discipline
(St. Martin’s Press), It’s Never
Too Soon To Discipline (St. Martin’s
Press), Overcoming Underachieving: A Simple
Plan to Boost Your Kids’ Grades and End the Homework
Hassles (Broadway Books), and Laying
Down the Law: The 25 Laws of Parenting to Keep Your Kids
on Track, Out of Trouble, and (Pretty Much) Under Control
(Rodale).
Dr. Ruth Peters travels throughout
America and Europe presenting seminars to parents and educators,
and has been a frequent speaker at Anthony Robbins’
Results events. She continues to be a popular guest
speaker on radio, television and community forums.
For further information: Dr. Peters
can be contacted to inquire as to consultancy and speaking
engagements. However, due to the individual nature of everyone’s
personal situation, she cannot render advice or suggestion
beyond what is available in her books and speaking engagements.
Personal psychological questions will receive no reply. |
