Laura Kastner, Ph.D.


Laura Kastner, Ph.D. is co-author of a number of parenting books, including the acclaimed “Getting to Calm: Cool-Headed Strategies for Parenting Tweens and Teens” and “Wise-Minded Parenting: 7 Essentials for Raising Successful Tweens + Teens.” She is a clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the University of Washington. Laura is also the facilitator for ParentMap’s ParentEd Talks, a transformative series of parent education webinars, designed to provide the guidance you need to support your child’s development.   

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