Gloria
DeGaetano is the founder and CEO of The
Parent Coaching Institute, (PCI), the
originator of the parent coaching profession.
An internationally and nationally acclaimed
educator, author, keynote speaker, and noted
media literacy expert , Ms. DeGaetano, has
over 30 years experience working with children,
teachers, and parents as a classroom teacher,
reading specialist, district administrator,
university instructor, speaker and consultant.
Ms. DeGaetano conducts trainings for school
districts, social service agencies, and parent/community
organizations throughout the world. She is
a sought-after favorite for keynotes and workshops
at major national and international conferences
because she shares her real-life experiences
with wit and humor, to convey compassion and
empathize with her audiences.
Ms.
DeGaetano, a best-selling author, has written
Screen Smarts: A Family Guide to Media Literacy
(Houghton Mifflin, 1996); Stop Teaching Our
Kids to Kill: A Call to Action Against TV,
Movie, and Video Game Violence (with Lt. Col.
Dave Grossman) (Crown Books, 1999), and manualsfor
educators and child advocates, including Television
and the Lives of Our Children and the Media
Smarts Series for Students K-5 (Jalmar Press,
2004). An educational video producer, Gloria’s
projects include TV and Video: Children at
Risk; Media Literacy: An Impact Video for
Youth, and Maximizing Your Child’s Potential:
Healthy Brain Development in a Media Age,
the first parent education video in the nation
about the impact of screen machines on young
brains. Her latest book Parenting Well in
a Media Age, has won the 2007 i-Parenting
Media Award for excellence. Ms. DeGaetano’s
books and articles have been translated into
Spanish, German, Danish, Romanian, Korean,
and Turkish.
A
respected voice for children and parents,
Ms. DeGaetano’s ideas and articles have
appeared in numerous publications including
McCall’s Magazine, Parenting Insights,
Seattle’s Child, Portland Parent, Eastside
Parent, American Baby Magazine, The Boston
Globe, Committee for Children Newsletter,
the American Academy of Pediatrics Newsletter,
and Catholic Faith and Family Magazine.
An
innovative industry leader, Gloria has appeared
on the Today Show to discuss Baby Einstein
videos and has been interviewed on many national
radio shows, including NPR’s Fresh Air
and Marketplace, and The Tavis Smiley Show.
Ms. DeGaetano has been featured in television
documentaries produced by ABC and the Canadian
Broadcast Corporation. The Parent Coaching
Institute has been featured on news programs
by NBC-affiliates throughout the country and
in newspapers and magazines, including Newsweek,
Parents Magazine, The Chicago Tribune, The
New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, La
Tribune, The London Times, The Observer, Better
Homes and Garden, Redbook, Ladies Home Journal,
American Way of American Airlines, The Chicago
Daily Herald, Redbook, Ladies Home Journal,
and Spirit Magazine of Southwest Airlines.
