Warren O. Eaton
Educator, Winnipeg, Canada
Retired university professor interested in career choice, job hunting, baby milestones, American expat issues, family, conversation, walking, newspapers, spectator sports, cappuccinos, yoga, and the beauty and tragedy of the human condition.
Biography
Beginnings
Born in a small Western American town in the late 1940's, I enjoyed a happy 1950's childhood and relatively calm '60's adolescence.
At 17 I happened to read a series of magazine articles about prominent American universities, a chance event that broadened my horizons.I went to Stanford University, where I encountered culture shock, impostor syndrome, and a love of university life. I had found my niche.It was on to the University of Illinois for graduate school and eventually to my only job, decades of teaching and researching child development at the University of Manitoba in Canada.
Family
I married and was blessed with two children. Years passed. After a divorce and a second marriage I became an older father to two more children.Many years of parenting have accumulated, and now I see my family and children as my greatest accomplishments. As a bonus I now have a grandson who makes me laugh a lot.Parenting has been incredibly rewarding, has taught me many life lessons, and was indispensable to my academic career in developmental psychology.
Current Interests
Retirement gave me less money but more time. I struggled to find a new identity for a while, and then chose to create online books and tools about topics of interest.Meanwhile I enjoy helping my kids, chatting with others, and being part of a community. I savor simple things like the warmth of the winter sun, pets, good coffee, and watching a toddler climb stairs.The writer Thoreau said that the young person gathers supplies to build a bridge to the moon. When older, they use what they collected to build a shed. That rings true to me.The younger me wanted to create new knowledge. Now, the older me wants to help others by sharing what I know.My two current enthusiams both reflect aspects of my interest in human development.Having watched my youngest children grapple with finding jobs led to my Hidden Jobs.My academic work on infant milestones led to Baby Milestones tools for parents of babies.
Career
Education
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ph.D., 1977, Developmental Psychology
M.A., 1973, Personality PsychologyStanford University
B.A., 1971, Psychology (with distinction)Wyoming public schools, 1955-1967Mrs. Beede's Kindergarten, 1954
Positions
University of Manitoba (Canada), PsychologySenior Scholar, 2015-2025.
Professor, 1988-2014.
Associate Head (Undergraduate), 2002.
Associate Head (Graduate), 1988-1989, 1996.
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, 1981-1988.
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, 1976-1981.University of Otago (New Zealand), Psychology
Visiting Professor, 2004-2005.Arizona State University (USA), Psychology
Visiting Associate Professor, 1982-1983.University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (USA), Psychology
National Institute of Child Health and Development Trainee, 1974-1976.
CV
Academic resumes are called curriculum vitae or cv's. Here's a link to my cv. It has details about my university teaching and research publications.
Baby Milestones
Babies in the first 2 years of life display dozens of little-known and overlooked milestones.Based on my university research I've developed observation tools that parents can use to recognize these subtle achievements.Their recognition generally encourages and reassures anxious parents.
Contact
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