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B.A. PhD, M.A.C.E., M.A.P.S.
Dr John Irvine was born in Sydney and educated at Boronia Park Primary and Fort Street Boys High before following the family tradition, as did his three brothers, of becoming a teacher. John taught in one teacher, primary and central schools before resuming his studies at University of New England where he gained the Shell Prize for Arts and the University Medal. He was then appointed to initiate preschool training in Toowoomba at the University of Southern Queensland where he also set up the state’s first and most comprehensive family day care and family support scheme and has a community house dedicated to his name for services rendered to families in the region.
In 1980 Dr John returned to Pearl Beach on the Central Coast of NSW (where his family were the first settlers) after completing his doctorate and he became the senior academic in Sydney at the Institute of Early Childhood Studies (now the School of Early Childhood Studies at Macquarie University). In 1981 he opened the READ clinic in Gosford, in 1984 he began talk back radio on 2GO and in 1988 he resigned from his academic work after publishing his first book “Coping with Kids” (Horwitz Grahame) to spend more time in his clinic and media work and to be closer to his family (wife Jean, and three daughters – Jenny, Heather and Rosie).
Dr John then published two other highly successful books “Coping with School” (Simon & Schuster) and “Coping with the Family” (Pan MacMillan). In 1998 he released his flagship book “Who’d Be A Parent: the manual that should have come with kids” which is already into multiple reprints and has gained international recognition. Who’d Be A Parent? Book has been recommended by Choice magazine.
Dr John has become Australia’s most heard and read child psychologist with daily radio segments, regular articles in magazines and newspapers and regular appearances on top rating TV shows including 9am With David and Kim on Ch10 and Life Matters program ABC radio. He also undertakes extensive public speaking engagements throughout Australia on parenting, balancing work and family, family survival, home and classroom management of children and teenagers, in his role as Patron of Family Day Care, Home-Start, Kidsafe and NAPCAN.
His book “Thriving at School” (Simon & Schuster) was released in 2000 – this book offers everything educational for parents with children 3-15 years (middle school, school readiness, problems in the classroom/playground, difficult teachers, drugs, bullying etc). It is already into multiple reprints. This book has also been recommended by Choice Magazine.
Dr John released his latest book in 2002 titled “A Handbook for Happy Families: a practical and fun filled guide to managing children’s behaviour”. This book has more humour than previous books and has already attracted international attention towards his management system contained in this book.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 30 August 2007 )
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