Your Family Matters

Your Family Matters, written by Board Certified Clinical Child, Adolescent and Adult Psychologist and Psychoanalyst, Dr Keith Kanner, is an essential reference tool for today’s parents. Covering a wide gamut of common parenting challenges, Dr Kanner provides clear answers and helpful guidance for children, whether they are toddlers or teens. “Making parental decisions is not easy and now with everything that our children are exposed to and the stress and challenges facing parents today, it is good to have resources like Dr. Kanner’s book Your Family Matters is a full-range, no-subject-off-limits kind of resource on parental decision making.” — Larry King, Host of Larry King Live

Your Family Matters, written by Board Certified Clinical Child, Adolescent and Adult Psychologist and Psychoanalyst, Dr Keith Kanner, is an essential reference tool for today’s parents. Covering a wide gamut of common parenting challenges, Dr Kanner provides clear answers and helpful guidance for children, whether they are toddlers or teens. “Making parental decisions is not easy and now with everything that our children are exposed to and the stress and challenges facing parents today, it is good to have resources like Dr. Kanner’s book Your Family Matters is a full-range, no-subject-off-limits kind of resource on parental decision making.” — Larry King, Host of Larry King Live “The challenges of parenting have changed dramatically from what I refer to as the “great generation” There are so many more distractions for our children between cyberspace activity and virtual reality that parents today have a bigger challenge in preparing their children to be active participants in society. It is so encouraging to see all of the proven and very current tools Dr. Keith Kanner provides for parents with children of all ages.” — Jenny Craig “In our effort to support our children grow their self esteem and become engaged members of their communities, we rely on solid, practical and professional advice from highly regarded experts. Dr. Kanner definitely tops that list. Your Family Matters is a comprehensive parenting resource covering a wide range of topics that are both timely and timeless. It’s the How To encyclopedia of common parental dilemmas.” — Joani Wafer, Co-Founder and CEO, Kids Korps USA “Dr. Kanner has tackled some of the most difficult issues facing parents and children with clear and concise answers The FAQ’s section at the end of each chapter helps personalize the information for your child. This book should be part of every parent’s library.” — Dr. Stuart Rubenstein

Dr. Kanner is a Licensed and Board Certified Clinical Child, Adolescent, and Adult Psychologist and Psychoanalyst. Aside from a Full Time private practice in Rancho Santa Fe California, he is additionally an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry in the School of Medicine at the University of California San Diego where he teaches both human development and also trains medical students how to better understand and relate to their patients. He is also the Director of Clinical Counseling for La Jolla Country Day School in La Jolla California and is additionally a Clinical Professor at The San Diego Psychoanalytic Society and Institute. Dr. Kanner has also been both an Expert Media Consultant for the past 10 years and 4 years ago launched his weekly television show, Your Family Matters, which he first hosted on Fox and is now on CW in San Diego. In 2008, his show won the IMedia Parenting Award for Television from Disney and his show continues to be one of the most popular ones in San Diego. Recently, Dr. Kanner was awarded Man of the year in Medicine and Healthcare by the ABA. Nationally, Dr. Kanner is one of the 15 LifeChangers for Extra TV in Hollywood where he gives advice to parents on raising children and adolescents and family life in general. In addition, has appeared on numerous television shows including: Dr. Phil; Fox and Friends; Geraldo; HLN; and Studio B to name a few. His weekly Blog that summerizes his weekly topic for television appears in newsprint in 5 different publications., including SDNN. Dr. Kanner also sits on the National Board of Directors for Kids Korps USA which is the largest organization in the country which teaches children and adolescents the importance of volunteering to help the community at large. As a father of three children, he is also a dedicated baseball, football, and soccer coach.