Kyle Pruett
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Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
. This researcher and practicing psychiatrist was the host of the TV series Your Child Six to Twelve with Dr. Kyle Pruett. He has contributed to Good Housekeeping
Good Housekeeping
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, Child
Child (magazine)
Child is a discontinued American parenting magazine founded by Jackie Leo and MaryAnn Sommers in 1986 and published through 2007. It was originally backed by Italian publishers, then sold to The New York Times Magazine Group which published it until 1995 along with its other women’s magazines,...
, and The New York Times
The New York Times
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. He has appeared as a guest on Good Morning America
Good Morning America
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, Oprah
The Oprah Winfrey Show
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, CBS This Morning, and National Public Radio.
Controversies
Dr. Pruett has rebutted the use of his work by various opponents of same-sex marriageSame-sex marriage
Same-sex marriage is marriage between two persons of the same biological sex or social gender. Supporters of legal recognition for same-sex marriage typically refer to such recognition as marriage equality....
, saying that such usage distorted his work or was an exercise in cherry-picking..
Publications
- Fatherneed: Why Father Care Is as Essential as Mother Care for Your Child - c. 2000
- Me, Myself and I: How Children Build Their Sense of Self: 18 to 36 Months - c. 1999
- The Nurturing Father: Journey Toward the Complete Man - c.1986