Karen Miles

Karen Miles

writer

About Karen Miles

Karen Miles is a writer and an expert on pregnancy and parenting who has contributed to BabyCenter for more than 20 years. She's passionate about bringing up-to-date, useful information to parents so they can make good decisions for their families. Her favorite gig of all is being "Mama Karen" to four grown children and "Nana" to nine grandkids.

Experience

Miles has published hundreds of articles in magazines, including Parenting, Baby Talk, Mothering, Woman's Day, Reader's Digest, Family Fun, and Better Homes & Gardens. In 2006, Penguin/Psychology Today published her book, The Power of Loving Discipline. Miles also writes about natural food, co-ops, and homemaking.

Education

Miles has a bachelor's degree with a double major in English and anthropology from the University of Iowa.

BabyCenter's editorial policies

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