Betsy Brown Braun – Parents Ask

Expert Biography

Betsy Brown Braun

Current: Betsy Brown Braun is a child development and behavior specialist, parent educator, multiple birth parenting consultant and author of the award-winning book, Just Tell Me What to Say: Sensible Tips and Scripts for Perplexed Parents. With over 35 years of experience in early childhood and elementary education, Betsy has directed and founded school programs, taught in both public and private schools and has been a school director. Betsy holds an MA in Human Development and in 2001 founded Parenting Pathways, Inc. to provide guidance to parents seeking the skills and confidence needed to negotiate the often-challenging parenting pathway. She leads parenting groups, seminars, and offers private parent consultations throughout the nation. She is the mother of adult triplets.

Website: http://www.betsybrownbraun.com

Contributions by Betsy Brown Braun:

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The Overscheduled Child: Giving children downtime.

Our Parents Ask experts Lisa Belkin, Betsy Brown Braun and Eli Davidson weighed in on the perils facing a generation of overscheduled kids and their parents. Our readers joined in and raised a new question: "What do you do when your child wants to bow out of an activity?" Do you remind them of the commitment they've made (and that maybe your parents let you quit and you regret it!) or do you let them drop out?
Three in a bed: Co-sleeping pros and cons

With the recent recall of over 2 million cribs, some doctors say, "It's official; The family bed is the safest option!" Do you agree? Join our Parents Ask experts Bob Sears, MD, Elizabeth Pantley and Betsy Brown Braun as they discuss the pros and cons of sleeping with baby in the bed.
Screen time: Creating a healthy 'media diet' for your kids

How much screen time is enough? How much screen time is too much? Our parents ask experts, Ann Corwin, Betsy Brown Braun and Monica Vila share their advice and offer their insight about kids and technology so parents can create a healthy "media diet" for their kids.
The Food Battle: What Works? What Doesn't?

Do you feel like getting your child to eat their fruits and veggies and what's on their plate is a constant battle? Then today's video on the epic food battle we all experience is something you don't want miss. Parents Ask experts Betsy Brown Braun, Lisa Belkin, and Dr. Cara Natterson weigh in and share their top tips for what works and what doesn't work when it comes to fighting food....
Dealing With Bullies

Today, Jessica Gottlieb is asking how parents can help a child who's been bullied and how we can help our child not be bullied in the future. Parents Ask experts Foster Cline, Betsy Brown Braun, and Bonnie Zucker offer helpful tips on how to handle bullying- whether it's another child... or even your own.
Sibling Rivalry: What's Normal? What's Not?

Your hope when you decided to have a family was that your children would grow up and protect each other-- that they would become the best of friends and love their siblings at every age. Unfortunately, however, your dream was crushed early on... perhaps the minute you brought the second baby home and the older baby became jealous. Today, Parents Ask experts Betsy Braun Brown, Foster Cline, and Joanne Stern share their thoughts about sibling rivalry and offer tips and solutions for parents trying to work through and even prevent this common problem.

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Expert Q & A- Dealing with a shy child

Do you have a shy child? If so, Parents Ask expert Betsy Brown Braun can offer you tips and scripts for dealing with the "S" word.
Is the new movie Where the Wild Things Are just a bit too wild?

Where the Wild Things Are was a controversial book when it was first published. Not bad at all, just controversial. And it still is. Some children can handle it; for others, it is too scary if read at too young an age. Movies, bigger than life, can be even more so. Betsy Brown Braun weighs in on whether or not Where the Wild Things Are might be just a little too wild for little ones.
Balancing your child's "media diet": How much is too much?

Would you allow your child to eat and eat and eat, whatever and whenever he wanted? Of course not. It’s not much different with a child’s media intake. Just like a parent implements portion and quality control with food, so must he implement the same controls with media. Parents Ask expert Betsy Brown Braun asks "How much is too much video?" and offers her suggestions for a healthy "media diet" for your child.
Kids and media: How much is too much?

Would you allow your child to eat and eat and eat, whatever and whenever he wanted? Of course not. It’s not much different with a child’s media intake. Just like a parent implements portion and quality control with food, so must he implement the same controls with media. Our Parents Ask expert Betsy Brown Braun weighs in on how much is too much.
Parents are Asking: Should I Let My 4 Year-Old Pick Out Her Own Clothes?

When it comes to getting them dressed and ready for school, do you feel like it's a battle each and every time? Well, today, Parents Ask expert Betsy Brown Braun says that this may be a war worth surrendering... Read on!