William Sears, one of America’s most renowned pediatricians, is the father of eight children, ages 6 to 31 years, author of 24 books on child care and Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the University of California Irvine School of Medicine. A pediatrician for 26 years, he currently lives and practices pediatrics in San Clemente, California. Dr. Sears received his pediatric training at Harvard Medical School’s Children’s Hospital in Boston and The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, the largest children’s hospital in the world, where he served as Associate Ward Chief of the newborn nursery and Associate Professor of Pediatrics. In addition to writing many books and scientific articles, Dr. Sears is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and a fellow of the Royal College of Pediatricians.

Martha Sears is a childbirth educator and an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. She is a popular speaker among parenting organizations, such as La Leche League International, of which she has been a member for nearly 20 years. She currently works as a breastfeeding and parenting consultant in San Clemente.

"Dr. Bill" (as his little patients call him) and Martha have been a guest on more than 100 television shows including: 20/20, Donahue, Good Morning America, Oprah Winfrey, CBS This Morning, CNN, Today Show and Dateline. William and Martha are best known for their seven most recent books published by Little Brown: THE PREGNANCY BOOK, THE BIRTH BOOK, THE BABY BOOK, THE DISCIPLINE BOOK, PARENTING THE FUSSY BABY, THE A.D.D. BOOK and THE FAMILY HEALTH AND NUTRITION BOOK.