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Martha Farrell Erickson is a developmental psychologist who retired in 2008 from the University of Minnesota, where she

was founding director of the Children, Youth & Family Consortium, director of the Irving B. Harris Training Programs in early

childhood mental health, and adjunct professor in both the Institute of Child Development and the Department of Family Social

Science. Dr. Erickson continues to speak and consult on child and family topics throughout the U.S. and abroad. She also

co-hosts (with her daughter Erin) the radio show Good Enough Moms™(FM107.1, Twin Cities) and does regular child and family

features for KARE-TV (NBC). She is a founding board member of the Children & Nature Network.

(Contact information: [email protected])



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