Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How to Stop Yelling and Start Dr Laura Markham is the author of the book Peaceful Parent Happy Kids How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting which continues to rack up 5 star reviews on attesting to the power of her relationship based approach to parenting Her new book Peaceful Parent Happy Siblings How to Stop the Fighting and Raise Friends for Life gives parents the tools to raise children who are kind to each other who can work out the conflicts that inevitably arise and who can build rewarding relationships not only with their siblings but with everyone in their livesDr Laura trained as a Clinical Psychologist earning her PhD from Columbia University But she s also a mom so she translates proven science into the practical solutions you need for the family life you wantThe founding editor of the extensive website AhaParentingcom Dr Laura sends a free coaching email three times weekly to over 100000 parents and contributes to many websites including Psychology Today Motheringcom The Natural Parent Magazine Pregnancyorg Girlie Girl Army and SheKnowscom She makes freuent TV and radio appearances and has been interviewed for hundreds of articles by publications as diverse as The Wall Street Journal Real Simple Newsday Men s Health Redbook and Parents MagazineDr Laura s relationship based parenting model has helped thousands of families across the US and Canada find compassionate common sense solutions to everything from separation anxiety and sleep problems to sass talk and cell phones She lives in Brooklyn New York with her husband and has two terrific kids now 19 and 23