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 easily, we are more apt...

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 cope. Here are the main...

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 tired of this I just...

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 a lot of followers on...

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 him understand what cancer was,...

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 unstructured time, and for most...

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 books they read, and when...

If you're a parent, you already know that kids don't do very well with change. Whether it's an unexpected vegetable at dinner or a new baby in the house, you're liable to be confronted with a...

In my family, we have (unfortunately) experienced a lot of cancer. Right after I finished chemo, my mom was diagnosed with her second bout of breast cancer. She'd never been through chemo before, and because I'd...