Doctor, Author, Speaker
Residing in Perth, Western Australia, since 2009, Dr. Linda is an international health expert, medical doctor, television personality, well-regarded international speaker and a bestselling author.
She is an authority on corporate health & wellbeing as well as women’s health, stress management & lifestyle interventions. She is one of the highest rated international speakers for many global organisations and has spoken in more than 25 countries in the past few years.
Her four books 'Self' (2005), 'Having it all’ (2008) ‘Ultimate Guide to Women’s health’ (2009)and ‘The Ultimate Guide to Family Health' (2011) have all reached bestseller sales internationally.
She had a long history of anchoring and participating in award winning television as well as radio shows in the health & wellbeing genres in South Africa. She delivers numerous keynotes and seminars globally and travels frequently presenting health, lifestyle and illness prevention programs and keynotes for corporations throughout Asia, the USA, the UK, Australia
and South Africa.
Dr Friedland’s clients include numerous financial institutions, the healthcare and beauty industry, women’s organisations and the media.
Her key interests include disease prevention, lifestyle interventions, work life balance, mental health and emotional wellbeing, parenting, as well as emerging health trends. She is one of the highest rated international speakers for many global organisations and has spoken in more than 25 countries.
A mother of 5 children, including an adult son and twin daughters in their 20’s and two younger sons still in their teenage years, her many years of parenting as well as those as a medical doctor treating and counseling families, Dr Friedland has vast personal and professional experience experience on the subject of adolescence.
A how-to guide that can be read straight through, or dipped into for advice on more than 100 different issues common to parents of teens Traversing the teen years is tricky and challenging for most parents.
As parents we often make the mistake of confusing our teenager’s non-conformity or unusual behaviours as rebellion. “What the heck is that disgusting thing doing in your eyebrow! Get it out before your dad comes home!” “Oh, Come on mum! It’s just a ring!” “Are you crazy? You look ridiculous.
What has happened in the past 20 years or so that has led us to a state of such an overinflated and inappropriate sense of entitlement, particularly regarding our children? We are now more obsessed with our children than ever.
Extracted from Bubhub.com.au “No Facebook now, finish your homework … ” I realise how stupid this comment is, before I even finish the sentence. “But mum, I am getting some help with geometry from Ethan on Facebook messenger.” The reality is that our teens are constantly hooked up to an electronic universe often via multiple devices.
Dr Linda Friedland, author of the Raising Competent Teenagers and mother of five children, takes you through some of the reason why raising teenagers can be such a rewarding, yet difficult time for parents and explains why she wrote the book
