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Tina Payne BrysonPhD, LCSW
Author | Educator | Parenting & Development Expert
Author | Educator | Parenting & Development Expert
Tina’s work fundamentally changed how modern parents understand toddler meltdowns and brain development. She brings her neuroscience-backed educational framework directly to HumanUp, giving parents the exact, in-the-moment scripts needed for co-regulation, connection, and effective discipline.
Tina Payne Bryson, PhD, is the author of several groundbreaking parenting books, including the New York Times bestsellers The Whole-Brain Child (which has sold over two million copies) and No-Drama Discipline, as well as The Yes Brain, The Power of Showing Up (with Dan Siegel, MD), The Bottom Line for Baby, and The Way of Play (with Georgie Wisen-Vincent). Her books have sold more than four million copies worldwide and been translated into over 60 languages.
In HumanUp, the expert-informed AI relies on Tina's authorized wisdom to help parents navigate behavior and big emotions. While Tina is a psychotherapist and Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in her private practice, the AI guide strictly utilizes her educational frameworks to offer everyday parenting scripts for co-regulation, boundaries, and repair.
In HumanUp, the AI guidance based on the authorized wisdom of Tina Payne Bryson is educational only. It does not provide psychotherapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), psychiatric diagnosis, or clinical trauma analysis. This is not a substitute for a licensed mental health professional or therapeutic care.
To keep guidance safe and non-clinical, the AI will not act as a therapist or answer questions that require clinical evaluation.
If you are dealing with severe behavioral crises, trauma, or need clinical mental health support, the AI guide will encourage you to contact a licensed clinical social worker, child psychologist, or local emergency services.
The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind (2012)
The Way of Play: How 20 Minutes a Day Can Create a Happier, Healthier, and More Resilient Child (2025)
The Power of Showing Up: How Parental Presence Shapes Who Our Kids Become and How Their Brains Get Wired (2021)
The Bottom Line for Baby: From Sleep Training to Screens, What the Science Says (2020)
The Yes Brain: How to Cultivate Courage, Curiosity, and Resilience in Your Child (2019)
No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind (2016)
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