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Paul Coleman

Psychologist Family Therapist


"How a parent raises a child profoundly affects both the child and the parent – and potentially the local community or the world. My goal is to help parents be most responsive to their children by tapping into the four fundamental building blocks to healthy, happy, and virtuous living: a positive mind, positive actions, a positive heart and a positive soul. A positive mind is attained by providing ideas that will inspire and teach; positive actions are the actual behaviors that need to be modeled for children; a positive heart seeks love and forgiveness rather than animosity; a positive soul means addressing the spiritual needs of both parents and children. My goal is also to expand the reader's awareness of how the job of parenting affects one's personal life and how one's personal life and relationships affect one's parenting. Most parents tackle their role with good hearts and reasonable judgments. But sometimes they need help. The full-time job of parenting is filled with uncertainties as today's world grows increasingly complex and stressful. Good parents need information and affirmation; they need occasional help, not hype. They need to know they are not alone in their concerns. They need to know that it's easy for a father or mother to make mistakes, but it takes a devoted mom and dad to learn from those mistakes and overcome them."

Dr. Paul Coleman is a nationally known psychologist and family therapist. He is the author of eight books including How to Say It to Your Kids (Prentice-Hall, 2000), The 30 Secrets of Happily Married Couples (Adams Media, 1992) and 25 Stupid Mistakes Couples Make. He also wrote a chapter for the scholarly book Exploring Forgiveness (University of Wisconsin Press, 1998).

He wrote a children's fiction book, Where the Balloons Go (Centering Corporation, 1995) about a young boy coping with the death of his grandmother. His books have been praised by authors such as M. Scott Peck and Joan Borysenko.

Dr. Coleman has appeared nationally on Oprah and Geraldo as well as on regional programs such as Good Day, New York. He is a frequent contributor to Marriage Magazine and has been a sought after expert by writers for most major periodicals such as Parenting Magazine, Redbook, Woman's Day, Woman's World, Nick Jr., First for Women, Working Woman, and Bride's. He has been interviewed on dozens of radio stations across the country.

He earned his doctoral degree in psychology from Central Michigan University in 1983 where he was awarded a fellowship. That is where he also met the love of his life, his wife, Jody. They have three children.

Dr. Coleman is a recognized expert in marriage and in parent-child relationships. He often coaches parents on how to improve their parenting skills.

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