How to Raise a Brighter Child
The lateJoan Beckwrote the award-winning "You and Your Child" column forThe Chicago Tribunefor many years, in which she pioneered coverage of new research on brain development, the battle against birth defects, and the struggles of parents to balance family and careers -- all the while, raising two children herself. Later, she became the first woman member of theTribune'seditorial board and her twice-weekly op-ed columns were syndicated in hundreds of newspapers nationwide. A member of the Chicago Journalism Hall of Fame, Ms. Beck was also the author of four books:Best Beginnings, Effective Parenting, Is My Baby All Right?with Dr. Virginia Apgar, andHow to Raise a Brighter Child,which has been translated into eight languages and published widely around the world.