About the Experts

Kate Raidt is author of The Million-Dollar Parent: How to Have a Successful Career While Keeping Family a Top Priority and founder of SWparents.com. She is also an alumnus of the Southwestern Advantage summer work program. Kate is also the mother of two young children. To contact Kate for a speaking engagement, visit her website at http://themilliondollarparent.com/

Dr. Patricia Anderson is a nationally acclaimed educational psychologist and the author of “Parenting: A Field Guide.”  Dr. Anderson is on the Early Childhood faculty at Walden University and she is a Contributing Editor for Southwestern Parents. Learn more about Dr. Anderson at   http://www.patricianananderson.com/

Katie Malinski  LCSW is a licensed child and family therapist and parenting coach.  In addition to her one-on-one work with families and children, she presents dynamic parenting workshops on a variety of topics, including: Beyond Birds and Bees, Parenting Through Divorce, Typical Parenting Conflicts, and many more.

Learn more about Katie at http://www.katiemalinski.com/

Cheryl Forberg, is a James Beard award-winning chef, a New York Times bestselling

author and the original nutritionist for NBC’s “The Biggest Loser.” One of the

few professional chefs in the country who is also a registered dietitian, Cheryl

has shared her expertise in nutrition and healthy recipe development in a dozen

books, the latest of which is “Flavor First: Cut Calories and Boost Flavor”. Learn more about Cheryl at http://www.cherylforberg.com/

Dr. Jennifer Helmcamp is a pediatrician for Scott & White Healthcare system and 

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Texas A&M Medical School in Round Rock,

Texas.  She specializes in pediatrics and the health management of overweight

children and adolescents.

Rerbecca Michi is a Seattle-based Children’s Sleep Consultant who works with families all over the globe. She is a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and

The National Sleep Foundation.  She is also host of the parenting radio show The

Rebecca Michi Show. Learn more about Rebecca at http://www.rebeccamichi.com/rebeccamichi.com/Home.html