About the author
Dr. Ilene Val-Essen, Marriage and Family Therapist, has been passionately serving parents for decades. She is the author of the award-winning book, Bring Out the Best in Your Child and Your Self: Creating a Family Based on Mutual Respect, and the Quality Parenting pro¬gram, which has been translated into several languages. Dr. Val-Essen leads workshops in the USA and Europe and is a featured speaker at international conferences. She resides in Los Angeles.