Lunch and Learn

Jennifer T. Gillette is the founder and co-owner of The Loved Child (TLC Family Center) in Belmont, MA with almost 25 years’ experience supporting the development of parents and their young children. TLC offers expert support and education for expecting families and those with babies and young children. TLC also offers professional parenting workshops and consultation services for preschool & childcare organiza­ tions, community groups, pediatric practices, and corporations.

Jennifer obtained her master’s degree in Child Developmental Clinical Psychology from Tufts University and bachelor’s in Psychology and Spanish from the College of Wooster. She spent almost 10 years at Isis Parenting facilitating developmental play & parenting groups, providing private parenting consults, and creating curricula for the Child Development Program. Her clinical background includes work with families in Developmental Pediatrics at Boston Medical Center, Massachu­ setts General Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Boston Children’s Hospital. She has also provided consultation services to Walt Disney Company, Buena Vista Home Productions, Henson Pictures, Granada Incorporated, and Harvard University’s Project Zero. Jennifer is involved in her local community and a proud (and active) mother of two teenage boys!