Contributors

The writers behind FamilyResource.com.

• Jane Bluestein, Ph.D.

  A dynamic and entertaining speaker, Dr. Bluestein has worked with thousands of educators, counselors, administrators, health-care providers, criminal justice personnel and parents. Her down-to earth speaking style, practicality, sense of humor, and numerous examples make her ideas clear and accessible to her audiences.

• Jane Lake

  Jane Lake is a professional writer whose articles have appeared in Canadian Living, You, Modern Woman, Exchange and Highlights magazines. To learn how to make your own butterfly nectar and butterfly feeders, please read her article, Butterfly Food, at http://www.allfreecrafts.com/gardening/butterfly-food.shtml. To view all of her nature articles, including how to make homemade nectar for hummingbirds and orioles, plus more advice on butterfly gardening, see her nature crafts section at http://www.allfreecrafts.com/nature/index.shtml.

• Janean Nusz

  Janean Nusz is a freelance writer and computer support specialist. She is the author of "The Ogre's Curse," a mid-grade fantasy adventure quest featuring mythical creatures and fun for all ages. Read an excerpt at http://www.authorsart.com/ya.html or visit the author's website at http://www.authorsart.com/ for tips and information on a variety of subjects.

• Janet Levine

  Janet Levine, international Enneagram authority, workshop leader, educator and author, brings her wealth of experience with children and parents to her groundbreaking work on parenting in her new book Know Your Parenting Personality. She has written for publications such as the New York Times Magazine and The Boston Globe. Her previous books include The Enneagram Intelligences: Understanding Personality for Effective Teaching and Learning. Levine is founder of Transforming Teaching Workshops, and is founder and first President of a professional association of Enneagram teachers. Her work can be reviewed at www.parentingpersonality.com and www.janetlevine.com.

• Janine Jackson

  jjackson@fair.org

  Janine Jackson is FAIR's program director and a frequent contributor to FAIR's magazine, Extra!. She co-edited The FAIR Reader: An Extra! Review of Press and Politics in the '90s (Westview Press). And she co-hosts and produces FAIR's syndicated radio show, CounterSpin--a weekly program of media criticism airing on more than 100 stations around the country.

  Jackson has testified to the Senate Communications Subcommittee on budget reauthorization for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. She has appeared on ABC's Nightline, NBC's Geraldo, and CNBC's Inside Business, among other outlets.

  Jackson is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and has an M.A. in sociology from the New School for Social Research. In 1997 she married Jim Naureckas, the editor of Extra!.

• Jason Barger

  Jason has been helping people lose weight with his breakthrough book, Primal Weight Loss. To learn more about his philosophy and programs you can visit http://www.primalhealth.com/.