Alex Hoedeman-Eiteljorg is a therapist and parent educator who has been working therapeutically with families since 2003 and began consulting with parents and teachers in 2010. Alex’s focus with parents and teachers is helping them understand their children and the impact of their interactions with their children from a developmental perspective. What developmental issues guide our children’s behavior? What are the adult responses that encourage positive learning and growth? After graduating with a B.A. in Psychology from Amherst College, Alex taught pre-kindergarten for five years (where his focus was on the social and emotional development of his students) before returning to graduate school and obtaining a Master’s degree in Human Development from Harvard’s School of Education and then a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from Temple University. Following graduate school, Alex worked as a family therapist for seven years. In 2010 Alex began staying home with his daughter part time and working part-time, spending most of his work hours leading group parenting sessions before branching out to professional development for teachers as well. With his daughter growing older, he has recently returned to full time work in the field.