Sarah Wernick, Ph.D.

Sarah Wernick, Ph.D., is a freelance writer based in Brookline, Massachusetts, who specializes in health and family issues. She is a contributing editor for Working Mother; her articles also have appeared in Woman's Day, Parents, Redbook, The New York Times, and other publications.

Books
	Strong Women Stay Young (Revised Edition) Ask Bernice for help, and she says, 'Sure.' Twice a week she chases after two young boys to give their mom a break. When her church needs a volunteer-whether it's to knit baby hats or to scramble eggs for a hundred people-they call Bernice.
	Strong Women Stay Slim I'm a scientist at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University. For the past ten years, our laboratory has studied the health benefits of strength training. My particular research has shown that strengthening exercise
	Normal Children Have Problems, Too: How Parents Can Understand and Help Eight-year-old Joshua looks unhappy most of the time. He is easily disappointed and reduced to tears. Playmates don't call as much, and Joshua says sadly that no one likes him. He has become whiny, and he shadows his mother around the apartment.