Ray Burke, Ph.D., a former employee of Boys Town, served in a variety of direct care, training, and administrative positions, including as assistant director of Education Services and national director of parent training programs and as Director of Program Evaluation for National Training . Burke has provided consultation to a variety of childcare and educational organizations, and has authored numerous professional and self-help books, manuals, videos; grant applications; and articles for professional publications. He also has taught a variety of university courses and seminars related to parenting and family development.

Ron Herron served as a Family Teacher for at-risk children, and was a former writer in the Boys Town Press Department.

Bridget Barnes, M.A., has over 30 years of experience as a Health and Human Services professional. Before coming to Boys Town, Bridget worked with at-risk and abused families while pursuing a degree in Family Science, and later earned her Master of Arts in Communications Training and Development. Bridget is the co-author of the two award winning Common Sense Parenting(R) books that have been translated into seven different languages and has been the content expert on numerous parenting products. As an experienced parenting expert and Director of Boys Town's Common Sense Parenting(R) program in Nebraska, Bridget is known for her skill in developing practical and effective parenting strategies. Bridget is well-respected public speaker, a wife, a mother and grandmother.

This guide is the next best thing to taking a class. The logic, theory and philosophy of these parenting skills can help anyone -- parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles or just adults dealing with children. Wonderful! - Marilee

Very helpful resource for a parenting seminar that I did for my church. - Ronald Thompson

Common Sense Parenting (CSP) is a well-specified, easy-to-read, and (most importantly) easy-to-implement strategy that uses behavioral principles (particularly positive reinforcement and shaping) to improve behavior and teach social skills. As a mental health professional, CSP is my top choice of parenting programs to use with my clients. In fact, Boys Town of Southern California will be teaching the CSP class in my office conference room in the near future, and I am really looking forward to it! - thriftygal, Amazon