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Margaret J. Meeker (born 1957)[1] is an American pediatrician who has written books on parenting from a Christian perspective. She is a clinical assistant professor at Michigan State University. Meeker is a guest commentator on media programs.

Career

Meeker is a clinical assistant professor at Michigan State University.[2][3] Her commentary on the rise of teenage sexually transmitted diseases has caught attention in education[4] and popular publications.[5] [6] Meeker is invited onto broadcast programs on the topics she has written about, such as The Today Show,[7] and the Ingaraham Angle[8] and she has a following in Christian fundamentalist groups on social and mainstream media[9] [10] [11] and former President Donald Trump.[12] Meeker has also written on gender roles in parenting and in adolescent psychology. She promotes teenage chastity for its psychological benefits not for strictly religious reasons, her views are quoted in analysis of the impact of pornography[13] and the attitudes of the church to sexuality.[14] She has appeared on various media programs such as 60 Minutes, The Today Show,[7] Fox News's The Ingraham Angle,[8] Donald Trump shared another one of her appearances on Fox & Friends,[12] The Federalist, The Telegraph,and NPR. Meeker has over 600,000 likes on Facebook.[citation needed]

Selected works

  • Strong Mothers, Strong Sons
  • Your Kids at Risk: How Teen Sex Threatens Our Sons and Daughters 2007 (ISBN 978-1-596-98513-1)
  • Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters: 10 Secrets Every Father Should Know 2007 (ISBN 978-0-345-49939-4)
  • Boys Should Be Boys: 7 Secrets to Raising Healthy Sons 2009 (ISBN 978-0-345-51369-4)
  • The 10 Habits of Happy Mothers: Reclaiming Our Passion, Purpose, and Sanity 2011 (ISBN 978-0-345-51807-1)
  • Hero: Being The Strong Father Your Children Need

References

  1. ^ "VIAF". Virtual International Authority File.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Pediatrician, Mother, and Best-Selling Author". Meg Meeker, M.D. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  3. ^ Michigan State site
  4. ^ U.S, Sex Information and Education Council of the (2004). SIECUS Report. Sex Information and Education Council of the U. S. p. 9.
  5. ^ Sexually transmitted diseases. Laura K. Egendorf. Detroit: Greenhaven Press. 2007. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-7377-1975-8. OCLC 82772643.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  6. ^ Kelsey, Candice M. (2007). Generation MySpace : helping your teen survive online adolescence. New York: Marlowe & Co. p. 144. ISBN 978-1-60094-011-8. OCLC 84152851.
  7. ^ a b "Men: Be the best dad to your little girl in 30 days". TODAY.com. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  8. ^ a b Laura Ingraham (November 15, 2017). The Ingraham Angle - November 15, 2017 - Archive. Retrieved March 11, 2021. (Meeker is interviewed just after the 40-minute mark.)
  9. ^ Interview
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  11. ^ [2]
  12. ^ a b Sullivan, Patrick (April 1, 2017). "The World According To Meeker". Northern Express. Northern Express. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  13. ^ Eberstadt, Mary (September 2005). Home-Alone America: Why Today's Kids Are Overmedicated, Overweight, and More Troubled Than Ever Before. Sentinel. pp. 130, 139. ISBN 978-1-59523-015-7.
  14. ^ Women, sex and the church : a case for Catholic teaching. Erika Bachiochi. Boston: Pauline Books & Media. 2010. p. 66. ISBN 0-8198-8320-4. OCLC 504280504.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
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