Dr. Laura Jana
Pediatrician, author and speaker translating child-development science into everyday tools for parents, educators and leaders through her QI Skills books and talks.
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Known for
Overview
- Work
- Pediatrician, author, educator and health communicator
- Based in
- Omaha, Nebraska
- Signature idea
- QI Skills, pronounced “key”
- Education
- Medical degree from Case Western Reserve University
Mini bio
How it started.
Laura’s route into public education began in pediatrics. After medical training and private practice, she co-founded The Dr. Spock Company in the late 1990s, helping bring health and parenting information online. She later founded Practical Parenting Consulting.
Books that found their readers.
Her newborn guide with Jennifer Shu, Heading Home with Your Newborn, earned three book awards for its original edition. She went on to write for both parents and children, including collaborations with Julia Cook. The Toddler Brain introduced her QI Skills approach to parents in 2017.
The thread through her work.
Her QI Skills framework connects early childhood with lifelong learning: ME, WE, WHY, WILL, WIGGLE, WOBBLE and WHAT IF. Her 2025 books offer separate guides for classrooms and families, while her talks explore how these human skills also matter to adults at work.
Creditschronological, newest first
- 2025QI Skills for Parents and Caregivers: The Early YearsAuthor
- 2025Heading Home with Your Newborn, fifth editionCo-author with Jennifer Shu
- 2025QI Skills for the Early Childhood ClassroomAuthor
- 2017The Toddler BrainAuthor
Awards
Quotes
it becomes more important to be able to ask a good question than just know the answer.Dr. Laura Jana, Work Better
Discussing the value of human skills in an AI-powered workplace.
Trivia
- She owned and operated an educational childcare center in Omaha before bringing that experience into her writing.
- Outside work, she enjoys travel and photography.
- Jumping into Kindergarten, written with Julia Cook, introduces children to QI Skills through a character called Roo.
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