User talk:LifeLearner1949

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Marilyn Price-Mitchell
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Hello Editors. Thanks for your welcome. As you can see, I am new here and trying to learn the ropes. I am closely related to the subject of the page I am attempting to edit and trying to learn the guidelines as I proceed. A Wikipedia editor added Marilyn Price-Mitchell to Wikipedia as an "American psychologist and founder of the National ParentNet Association" from information found published at Psychology Today. I have been attempting to update the bio with references from peer-reviewed journals. I will now try to update with secondary sources as you suggest. Your guidance is appreciated. Should I have started a new section for this comment? LifeLearner1949 (talk) 21:41, 6 October 2013 (UTC)