Alyson Schafer

Alyson Schafer is one of Canada’s leading parenting experts. She promotes a firm but friendly “democratic parenting” style and offers practical solutions backed by extensive evidence based research.

Schafer is an Adlerian family counsellor, author and internationally acclaimed expert who empowers families by sharing her principles, rules and tools for raising co-operative and resilient kids. Armed with years of research, clinical and field experience, Schafer can provide a new, positive understanding of your current family dynamic with actionable solutions that will give you the hope and confidence needed to transform your family.

Whether you are looking for a bite size tip to see you through a melt down or you’d like to delve further to transform your family life, Schafer can help. Her style is fast, witty, warm and encouraging. Schafer delivers her deep insights in ways that today’s busy parents can easily understand and apply immediately.

Schafer is a highly sought-after speaker who presents at conferences and corporate events around the globe. She is a three time TEDx speaker, including the inaugural TEDxKids in Brussels, Belgium. She has also spoken at The World Trade Organization in Geneva Switzerland, and events in Uruguay, Bulgaria and more.

Schafer is the international best-selling author of three parenting books published by Harper Collins Canada: "Breaking the Good Mom Myth" (2007), "Honey, I Wrecked The Kids" (2009), and her latest "Ain’t Misbehavin’" (2011). Her books have been translated into Russian, Korean, Spanish and Bulgarian.

Schafer is creator and host of The Parenting Show and the resident expert on such notable national media outlets as The Marilyn Denis Show, The Global Morning Show and CBC Radio.

A lover of books, art, music, food, travel and the great outdoors, Schafer lives in Toronto and has two young adult daughters who are finishing their university studies in business and the social sciences . . . just like their mom.