The Working Gal's Guide to Babyville Author Bios

When her son was born, Paige
headed to the bookstore, assuming
she'd find several guidebooks on
happily combining work and that
crazy first year of parenthood. But
she was surprised to find none that
offered the help she needed.

As she met other new moms, the
same issues kept coming up: That
“what to do about work?” dilemma.
The challenge of finding great,
affordable child care. The emotional

shift from independent career gal to mom. And the need for
infant care tips that really work. So she collaborated with Dr.
Allison Nied and set out to create the guidebook that would
help.

Paige is an AOL Kids & Family expert and a contributing writer
for Parenting magazine, Mommytrackd.com, The Huffington
Post, BlueSuitMom and Chicago Parent. Her strategies for
working mothers have been featured on news programs,
online, and in publications around the country.

She has undergraduate and graduate degrees from
Northwestern University, and she's worked in advertising,
Internet development, and as an e-commerce and marketing
consultant. Paige recently relocated from Chicago to Los
Angeles with her husband and two young children.

Allison Nied, M.D. is a board-
certified pediatrician and a fellow
with the American Academy of
Pediatrics. She received her B.A. in
psychology from Northwestern
University and her M.D. from the
NYU School of Medicine.

She’s a respected practitioner at
the Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center
in New York City and an Associate
Professor of Pediatrics at the Albert
Einstein School of Medicine.

Dr. Nied teaches medical students and residents in both in-
and out-patient settings and she's conducted clinical
research on infant and toddler cognitive development. Dr.
Nied is also a passionate advocate of the Reach Out and
Read program, a national organization of pediatricians who
promote early childhood literacy in underserved areas.

A working mom, Dr. Nied and her family recently moved out
of Manhattan for a home in the suburbs. She believes The
Working Gal’s Guide to Babyville will be a fantastic resource
for her patients and all first-time parents balancing career
and life with a baby.