Paula Spencer is the author or coauthor of 12 parenting and health books; a popular Woman's Day columnist; a founding editor of Caring.com; contributing editor to Parenting and Babytalk; public speaker; editorial and marketing consultant.

Paula specializes in providing candid, commonsense perspectives on family life — from baby care to senior care to self care.

Paula’s Expertise

Parenting

• MOMFIDENCE book, column, website, and blog
• Coauthor, The Happiest Toddler on the Block; Bright From the Start
• Author of three Parenting Magazine guidebooks and Parenting: The New Mom's Gift Kit
  
• Consultant to BabyCenter.com, Gerber, First Moments, and other family-friendly companies
• Contributing editor, Parenting and Babytalk
• Not least, a mom of four

Senior Care

• Founding senior editor of Caring.com for the adult children of aging parents—the next huge topic in American family life
• Caring Currents blogger, Caring.com
• Alzheimer’s/Dementia Senior Editor

Pregnancy

• Author of The Pregnancy Journal and two other pregnancy books
• Coauthor, Body, Soul and Baby

Women’s Health / Family Health

• Coauthor, The V Book; Consciously Female
• Dozens of magazine articles: Health, USA Weekend, Glamour, Redbook, Weight Watchers, Arthritis Today, elsewhere
• Awards from major health and medical organizations

Member

• University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Medical Journalism Program Advisory Board, and guest lecturer
• The Authors Guild
• American Society of Journalists and Authors
• Journalists Exchange on Aging

Photograph by Charles Harris

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