Eileen Kennedy-Moore Explained

Eileen Kennedy-Moore is a Princeton, New Jersey-based clinical psychologist^[1] and the author or co-author of books for parents, children, and mental health professionals. She serves on the advisory board for Parents magazine and blogs about children's feelings and friendships on PsychologyToday.com. She has also blogged for PBS Parents and U.S. News & World Report. She is the creator of Dr. Friendtastic,^[2] a cartoon superhero offering friendship advice for kids.

Education

Kennedy-Moore earned her bachelor's degree at Northwestern University and her masters and doctorate at Stony Brook University (State University of New York at Stony Brook). Her academic publications^[3] include articles in Review of General Psychology,^[4] Motivation and Emotion,^[5] and Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.^{[6] [7]}

Books and videos

• Expressing Emotion: Myths, Realities and Therapeutic Strategies, .^{[8] [9] [10]} Kennedy-Moore, E. & Watson, J. C. (1999). Guilford Press (for mental health professionals)
• The Unwritten Rules of Friendship: Simple Strategies to Help Your Children Make Friends, .^{[11] [12]} Elman, N. M. & Kennedy-Moore, E. (2003), Little, Brown (for parents)
• What About Me? 12 Ways to Get Your Parents' Attention (Without Hitting Your Sister), .^{[13] [14]} Kennedy-Moore, E. & Katayama, M. (illus.) (2005), Parenting Press (for children ages 4–6)
• Smart Parenting for Smart Kids: Nurturing Your Child's True Potential, .^{[15] [16]} Kennedy-Moore, E. & Lowenthal, M. (2011). Jossey-Bass/Wiley (for parents)
• Raising Emotionally and Socially Healthy Kids,, .^{[17] [18]} Kennedy-Moore, E. (2014)
• Growing Friendships: A Kid's Guide to Making and Keeping Friends ^{[19] [20]} Kennedy-Moore, E. & McLaughlin, C. (2017), Beyond Words/Aladdin/Simon & Schuster (for elementary school children)
• What's My Child Thinking? Practical Psychology for Modern Parents, For Ages 2-7 ^[21] Kennedy-Moore, E. (contributing editor) & Carey, T. (2019), Dorling Kindersley (for parents)
• Kid Confidence: Help Your Child Make Friends, Build Resilience, and Develop Real Self-Esteem ^[22] Kennedy-Moore, E. (2019), New Harbinger (for parents). The book received a starred review from Kirkus^[23] and was selected as a "favorite" book of 2019 by Berkeley's Greater Good.^[24]
• Growing Friendships During the Coronavirus Pandemic: A Kids' Guide to Staying Close to Friends While Being Apart^[25] Kennedy-Moore, E. & McLaughlin, C. (2020), Beyond Words (for elementary school children)

Notes and References

1. Web site: NJ Board of Psychological Examiners .
2. Web site: trademark registration.
3. Web site: list of academic and other papers . Academia.edu .
4. Kennedy-Moore . Eileen . Watson . Jeanne C. . How and when does emotional expression help? . . 2001 . 5 . 3 . 187–212 . 10.1037/1089-2680.5.3.187. 145123371 .
5. Kennedy-Moore . Eileen . Greenberg . Melanie A. . Newman . Michelle G. . Stone . Arthur A. . The relationship between daily events, day of the week, and mood: The mood measure may matter . Motivation and Emotion . 1992 . 16 . 2 . 143–155 . 10.1007/bf00995516. 144059442 .
6. Alloy . Lauren B. . Fedderly . Sharon Siegel . Kennedy-Moore . Eileen . Cohen . Catherine L. . Dysphoria and social interaction: An integration of behavioral confirmation and interpersonal perspectives . . 1998 . 74 . 6 . 341–349 . 10.1037/0022-3514.74.6.1566. 9654760 .
7. Stone . Arthur A. . Greenberg . Melanie A. . Kennedy-Moore . Eileen . Newman . Michelle G. . Self-report, situation-oriented coping questionnaires: What are they measuring? . . 1991 . 61 . 648–658 . 10.1037/0022-3514.61.4.648. 1960656 .
8. Web site: Expressing Emotion. Guilford Press.
9. Web site: Robbins . Brent Dean . Review - Expressing Emotion . Metapsychology Online Reviews.
10. Web site: Expressing Emotion: Myths, Realities, and Therapeutic Strategies (review) . Johnson . Susan M . 1 May 2000 . . 3 September 2010.
11. Web site: The Unwritten Rules of Friendship. Little, Brown.
12. Web site: Book Review: The Unwritten Rules of Friendship: Simple Strategies to Help Your Child Make Friends . Books That Heal Kids.
13. Web site: What About Me?. Parenting Press.
14. Web site: Book Review: What About Me? 12 Ways to Get Your Parents' Attention (Without Hitting Your Sister) . Books That Heal Kids.
15. Web site: Smart Parenting for Smart Kids. Wiley.
16. Web site: Kirkus Review: Smart Parenting for Smart Kids .
17. Web site: Raising Emotionally and Socially Healthy Kids. The Great Courses.
18. Web site: Review: Raising Emotionally and Socially Healthy Kids .
19. Web site: Growing Friendships . Beyond Words.
20. Web site: Kirkus Review: Growing Friendships .
21. Web site: What's My Child Thinking . Dorling Kindersley.
22. Web site: Kid Confidence . New Harbinger.
23. Web site: Kirkus Review: Growing Friendships .
24. Web site: Greater Good Review: Growing Friendships .
25. Web site: Growing Friendships During the Coronavirus Pandemic. Beyond Words.