Lonnie Carton, Ph.D., a family therapist and educational consultant, serves as director of Teen and Family Resources for the Web-based "Warm2Kids" program. She hosted the nationally syndicated feature "Take a Minute for the Family" on the CBS-Radio network and author of NO is a Love Word! Dr. Carton served as senior editor of "Education Today", a nationally-distributed publication for families of school-aged children.
Dr. Carton is a member of the Anheuser-Busch "Family Talk About Drinking" advisory panel and presenter of the Anheuser-Busch program for middle-school parents, "Stepping Into Adolescence."
Dr. Carton holds a doctorate in educational psychology from Pennsylvania State University, a master's degree in child psychology from the University of Maryland and a bachelor's degree from Johns Hopkins University. She previously served as a professor of educational psychology at Tufts University. She is also a recipient of the National Media Award of the American Psychological Association in recognition of her advancement of psychology as a profession, science and means of promoting human welfare.
Dr. Carton and her husband live in Newtonville, Massachusetts, and have three grown children.