Donna J. Habenicht, Ed.D., chairs the Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology in the School of Education at Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan. A psychologist specializing with children, she frequently holds workshops for parents and teachers on teaching Christian values and has been a conference and union director of child evangelism.

Dr. Habenicht and her physician husband, Herald, have two grown children and have served as missionaries in the Inter-American Division. She writes a regular column in Our Little Friend called Parents' Place, and is the co-author of How to Teach Children in Sabbath School, How to Help Your Child Really Love Jesus and 10 Christian Values Every Kid Should Know .