3 Back-to-School Tips for the 2023-2024 School Year
The Best Visual Schedule for Kids A couple of weeks ago, my almost-twelve year-old daughter served me a giant slice of humble pie. We moved to Oregon from California earlier...
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How to Help a Child Cope With Chronic Health Issues
When we think of chronic health conditions, we typically think of conditions that greatly affect an adult’s life and ability to work. However, chronic health issues also affect roughly 25%...
How to Help Kids Cope with a Parent’s Divorce/Separation
Divorce and separation can be traumatic for anyone involved, even and especially children and young ones. A 2017 study found that children in step, blended, or one-parent families are twice...
How to Help Siblings of Pediatric Cancer Patients
Cancer is the “big bad,” instilling fear in hearts and worry from loved ones. Helping and caring for a child with cancer is already a herculean task, but helping the...
How to Help Your Child’s Mental Health During Cancer Treatment
The word cancer can instantly instill feelings of fear, discomfort, and anxiety. And this is doubly so when it comes to our children. Cancer is the leading cause of death...
Coping Skills for Kids
While we wish the best for our friends, family, and especially our children, the truth is that hardships come in every lifetime. Coping skills and coping flexibility are essential for your...
How to Support Kids' Mental Health
Many of us wish we could return to our childhood when times seemed simpler and responsibilities were few and far between. And yet, mental health disorders remain the most common...
15 Gifts for Chemo or Someone With Cancer
Wondering what to get someone who is going through chemo? Through my cancer treatment, I was lucky to have a lot of amazing people come out of the woodwork and...
Household Systems to Reduce Stress in Your Family
A lot of people ask me how they can support a friend who is going through something hard, and the answer is almost always about reducing their stress by reducing...
Growth Mindset and Why It's Important to Give Kids Control
What is Growth Mindset? Growth mindset is basically the idea that if we work hard, we are able to develop skills that will help us succeed. Instead of giving up...
How Animals Can Help Kids Cope with Big Feelings
Whether your child is dealing with big feelings resulting from a divorce, the loss of a loved one, or a major health scare, spending time with animals can help them...
How to Throw a Pity Party When You’re Feeling Really Sorry for Yourself
Friends, sometimes life is hard. Sometimes you just think to yourself, “why me?” For a lot of us, it might go something like this: Everything SUCKS and I am so...
GOAL! Last night was MAGIC.
Last night something magical happened. A while back, I connected online with a woman named Jillian, who is a survivor of acute myeloid leukemia, and a fellow mom. Jillian has...
Samuel's Story: Why Pediatric Cancer Patients Need a Visual Calendar
My son Samuel was diagnosed at two and a half with a brain tumor. When we learned about his diagnosis, I went on a search for a book to help...
How to Get Your Kid Involved in a Planning a Routine *Before* School Starts
Back in the day, summer vacation meant camp, hanging out with other kids, swimming in public pools, and theme parks. This summer, on the other hand, looks like lots of...
Why is Mia Biracial?
When I started writing and illustrating children's books, I knew it was important to make sure my characters were racially diverse. It's super important that kids feel seen in the...