Biography of
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Betsy Brown Braun

Betsy Brown Braun is a Child Development Specialist, a Parent Educator, and a Multiple Birth Parenting Consultant. With a Masters Degree in Human Development and teaching credentials from Pacific Oaks College, Betsy has over 35 years of experience in early childhood and elementary education and as a parenting educator. She has taught in both public and private schools, has been a school director, and was the founding director of Wilshire Boulevard Temple’s Early Childhood Center.

Betsy Brown Braun is a frequent speaker and contributor at educational conferences and schools, businesses, and to publications, such as Twins Magazine, Family Circle, and USA Today. Betsy is a regular contributor to KNX news radio on matters of child development. She has been a guest on National Public Radio and has been interviewed on local television.

In 2001 Betsy founded, Parenting Pathways, Inc. through which she provides both consultations services and parenting groups. These are designed to smooth the journey along the often challenging parenting pathway. Betsy consults about parenting issues regarding children, newborn through twelfth grade, for child development/behavior questions, and for school placement (nursery school and elementary school.)

Betsy and Ray Braun are parents of adult triplets. Just Tell Me What To Say: Sensible Tips and Scripts for Perplexed Parents (Harper Collins) is Betsy's first book.