Rosemond Speaks at First Steps Conference Saturday

John Rosemond, America’s most widely-read parenting authority, will be the featured speaker March 25 at the Fourth Annual Early Child Care & Educational Conference sponsored by First Steps of Lexington and Saluda Counties.Rosemond will speak on the “Three Keys to Effective Discipline” during the day-long conference for early childhood educators at Batesburg-Leesville High School.

The talk is scheduled to begin at 3:20 p.m. Parents and educators who would like to attend the Rosemond talk may register by calling Lexington County First Steps at (803) 532-6861. Admission is $15.

More than 400 educators from around the state are expected to attend the Early Care & Education Conference which features workshops and talks about current issues in early childhood instruction. The conference is hosted by Lexington County First Steps, Saluda County First Steps and the Midlands Chapter of the South Carolina Association for the Education of Young Children.

Rosemond is a psychologist and the author of 10 best-selling books on parenting whose syndicated column appears in The State and 200 other newspapers around the country. It is read by an estimated 10 million people weekly. He is also one of America's most in-demand public speakers, and by far the busiest in the parenting field.

In a typical year, Rosemond gives more than 200 presentations to parents, teachers, and professional groups nationwide. From 1980 to 1990, John Rosemond was in full-time private practice as a family psychologist and also taught at the Carolinas Medical Center Department of Pediatrics and Family Practice in Charlotte, NC. He now spends most of his time speaking and writing.