Ruth Peters

For almost thirty years Dr. Ruth Peters, clinical psychologist, has specialized in treating children, adolescents and families in her private practice in Clearwater, Florida. Her focus has been upon teaching parents how to control difficult children, deal with Attention Deficit Disorder, and handle nutritional, weight and lifestyle issues as well as how to motivate kids to reach their academic potential.

 Dr. Peters has repeatedly been featured on most national television news and talk shows during the past fifteen years, and currently serves as a contributor to NBC�s Today show, where she presents monthly segments on a range of parenting issues. She writes a weekly Parenting column for MSNBC�s Today show web site

Dr. Peters with the Today show host Matt Lauer on set.

and all articles can be found by clicking on the MSNBC link in the banner above. Dr. Peters has been repeatedly featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show as well as having served as a contributor to ABC�s Good Morning America.

Along with her varied media responsibilities, Dr. Peters has served as a consultant to various corporations including America On Line, Target Stores and Sylvan Learning Systems. She has been interviewed by most of the women�s and parenting magazines and frequently writes articles for Redbook magazine. She has also served as a Contributing Editor to Child magazine, as well as authoring a featured column in the St. Petersburg Times entitled Middle Ground.