Larisa Sesterikov was born in communist Yugoslavia, grew up in Africa, has lived in Europe and America, and spent extended periods in Asia. She holds a BSC-Hons in Computer Science and has a Master of Project Management. For The Practice of Parenting, Larisa has applied her considerable science and management background and her training in several disciplines of psychology to research child psychology and psychology in general, while integrating them with good practices in child rearing from all corners of the world. She lives with her husband and daughter dividing their time between Chamonix Mt-Blanc and London, United Kingdom.