Lawrence Kutner is an American

child psychologist Developmental psychology is the scientific study of how and why humans grow, change, and adapt across the course of their lives. Originally concerned with infants and children, the field has expanded to include adolescence, adult development, ...

best known as the author of the internationally syndicated "Parent & Child" column in the

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from 1987 to 1993. He is a former member of the psychiatry faculty at

Massachusetts General Hospital Massachusetts General Hospital (Mass General or MGH) is the original and largest teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School located in the West End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It is the third oldest general hospital in the United Stat ...

, and the author of six popular books on child psychology and parent-child communication. He was the founder of the Center for Mental Health and Media at Massachusetts General Hospital. From 2009 to 2018, he was the executive director of the

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation is the largest scholarship provider in the United States. The private, independent foundation is dedicated to advancing the education of exceptionally promising students who have financial need. It offers the larg ...

Works

*(2008) Grand Theft Childhood: The Surprising Truth About Violent Video Games and What Parents Can Do (co-authored by Cheryl Olson) *(1998) Making Sense of Your Teenager (Parent & Child) *(1997) Your School-Age Child: From Kindergarten Through Sixth Grade *(1995) Toddlers & Preschoolers (The Parent & Child Series) *(1994) Parent and Child: Getting Through to Each Other *(1993) Pregnancy and Your Baby's First Year (The Parent & Child)

External links

* http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2009/09/28/story13.html
Helping Baby Boomers Raise Their Young Parenting: Lawrence Kutner has become a latter-day Dr. Spock by providing user-friendly advice and appealing to working couples.
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