Eileen Kennedy-Moore is an American

clinical psychologist Clinical psychology is an integration of human science, behavioral science, theory, and clinical knowledge for the purpose of understanding, preventing, and relieving psychologically-based distress or dysfunction and to promote subjective well ...

and the author or co-author of books for parents, children, and mental health professionals. She serves on the advisory board for ''Parents'' magazine and blogs about children's feelings and friendships on PsychologyToday.com. She has also blogged for PBS Parents and U.S. News & World Report. She is the creator of Dr. Friendtastic, a cartoon superhero offering friendship advice for kids.

Education

Kennedy-Moore earned her bachelor's degree at

Northwestern University Northwestern University (NU) is a Private university, private research university in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Established in 1851 to serve the historic Northwest Territory, it is the oldest University charter, chartered university in ...

and her masters and doctorate at

Stony Brook University Stony Brook University (SBU), officially the State University of New York at Stony Brook, is a public university, public research university in Stony Brook, New York, United States, on Long Island. Along with the University at Buffalo, it is on ...

(State University of New York at Stony Brook). Her academic publications include articles in ''

Review of General Psychology ''Review of General Psychology'' is the quarterly scientific journal of the American Psychological Association Division 1: The Society for general psychology. The journal publishes cross-disciplinary psychological articles that are conceptual, theo ...

'', ''Motivation and Emotion'', and ''

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology The ''Journal of Personality and Social Psychology'' is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the American Psychological Association that was established in 1965. It covers the fields of social and personality psychology. The edi ...

''.

Books and videos

*''Expressing Emotion: Myths, Realities and Therapeutic Strategies'', . Kennedy-Moore, E. & Watson, J. C. (1999).

Guilford Press Guilford Press or Guilford Publications, Inc. is a New York City-based independent publisher founded in 1973 that specializes in publishing books and journals in psychology, psychiatry, the behavioral sciences, education, geography, and research ...

(for mental health professionals) *''The Unwritten Rules of Friendship: Simple Strategies to Help Your Children Make Friends'', . Elman, N. M. & Kennedy-Moore, E. (2003),

Little, Brown Little, Brown and Company is an American publishing company founded in 1837 by Charles Coffin Little and James Brown in Boston. For close to two centuries, it has published fiction and nonfiction by American authors. Early lists featured Emil ...

(for parents) *''What About Me? 12 Ways to Get Your Parents' Attention (Without Hitting Your Sister)'', . Kennedy-Moore, E. & Katayama, M. (illus.) (2005), Parenting Press (for children ages 4–6) *''Smart Parenting for Smart Kids: Nurturing Your Child's True Potential'', . Kennedy-Moore, E. & Lowenthal, M. (2011). Jossey-Bass/Wiley (for parents) *''Raising Emotionally and Socially Healthy Kids'', , . Kennedy-Moore, E. (2014) *''Growing Friendships: A Kid's Guide to Making and Keeping Friends'' Kennedy-Moore, E. & McLaughlin, C. (2017), Beyond Words/Aladdin/Simon & Schuster (for elementary school children) *''What's My Child Thinking? Practical Psychology for Modern Parents, For Ages 2-7'' Kennedy-Moore, E. (contributing editor) & Carey, T. (2019), Dorling Kindersley (for parents) *''Kid Confidence: Help Your Child Make Friends, Build Resilience, and Develop Real Self-Esteem'' Kennedy-Moore, E. (2019), New Harbinger (for parents). The book received a starred review from Kirkus and was selected as a "favorite" book of 2019 by Berkeley's Greater Good. *''Growing Friendships During the Coronavirus Pandemic: A Kids' Guide to Staying Close to Friends While Being Apart'' Kennedy-Moore, E. & McLaughlin, C. (2020), Beyond Words (for elementary school children)

References

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