Chris White, M.D., is a board-certified pediatrician, parent educator, and life coach. He is the creator and director of Essential Parenting, an organization that emphasizes the psycho-emotional and spiritual development of children and their parents. Chris completed a year-long program at New Ventures West in San Francisco and is a certified Integral Coach, has studied with Dr. Gordon Neufeld in Vancouver, and is actively exploring the work coming out of the field of Interpersonal Neurobiology spearheaded by Dr. Dan Siegel. He is the creator of The Essential Parenting Home Course. Chris is especially blessed to live in the cozy redwoods of Woodacre, California with the love of his life, Kari, their beautiful three-year-old boy, Kai, and another “little man” due in July. See www.essentialparenting.com for more details.