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Jennifer Powell-Lunder Psy.D.

About

Dr. Jennifer Powell-Lunder, Psy.D., is a clinical psychologist specializing in work with tweens, teens, young adults, and their families. She is co-author of the book Teenage as a Second Language (Adams Media 2010) and the creator of www.itsatweenslife.com and co-creator of www.talkingteenage.com.

She is also a featured blogger on tweens and teens for The Examiner.

Dr. Powell-Lunder is regularly featured in both national and international media as an expert in her field. Her television and radio credits include NPR’s Talk of the Nation, NBC’s TODAY in New York, Al Jazeera America’s Consider This, Better TV, More, WCBS, Fox, ABC, and their affiliates, WPIX, and Westchester12, among many others.

Dr. Powell-Lunder is a published researcher, writer, accomplished speaker, and consultant on tween, teen, and young adult issues. She is a contributor to Parenting Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, The Huffington Post, Huffington Post Live, among many others.

She was profiled in Westchester Magazine’s January 2012 feature on "People to Watch."

Dr. Powell-Lunder is an adjunct professor of psychology at Pace University.

She also maintains a private practice in Bedford Hills, New York.

Books by Jennifer Powell-Lunder Psy.D.
Recent Posts
How to Prep Your Tween for a Move
Families often plan moves over the summer so their children can start the school year in their new school. Even if your tween welcomes the move, it is bound to be stressful.
My Tween Can't Take a Test
You were both positive she would ace the test this time. When you run to the door to ask her how it went, she puts her hand up as if pushing your question away. "I blanked again."
Helping Your Homesick Tween
Your tween is crying on the other end of the line, begging to come home from camp. Your heart breaks for her. You are paralyzed. What should you do?
School Avoidance: My Tween Won’t Go to School

Occasionally your tween told you she couldn’t go to school but the days began to pile up. Now you don't know how you will ever get your tween back on track at school.

Occasionally your tween told you she couldn’t go to school but the days began to pile up. Now you don't know how you will ever get your tween back on track at school.

Your Socially Sophisticated and Street Savvy Tween

Socially mature tweens usually present as wise beyond their years. These are the kids who always seem to be in the know.

Socially mature tweens usually present as wise beyond their years. These are the kids who always seem to be in the know.

Back-to-School Angst in the Age of COVID

As the Delta variant continues to cause a surge in cases, school-aged children everywhere are faced with a multitude of uncertainties.

As the Delta variant continues to cause a surge in cases, school-aged children everywhere are faced with a multitude of uncertainties.

Where Did My Happy Pre-Pandemic Tween Go?

If your tween seems less than enthusiastic about re-entering post-pandemic civilization, don’t panic: This is not as atypical as it might sound.

If your tween seems less than enthusiastic about re-entering post-pandemic civilization, don’t panic: This is not as atypical as it might sound.

Pandemic Burnout: Your Tween Is Over It and So Are You

As a result of readjustments required during the pandemic, both you and your tween may feel hopeless, helpless, and burned out.

As a result of readjustments required during the pandemic, both you and your tween may feel hopeless, helpless, and burned out.

COVID Cocooning: Understanding Your Tween’s Isolation

To your tweens, the COVID pandemic may seem like an outbreak described in their favorite dystopian graphic novel.

To your tweens, the COVID pandemic may seem like an outbreak described in their favorite dystopian graphic novel.