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...
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How to Help Kids with Cancer Cope with Their Diagnosis
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...
11 Best Ways to Help Your Partner with Cancer
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...
How to Help a Friend Going Through a Divorce (aka the Best Divorce Care Package)
Help Kids Cope with Divorce Divorce is one of the most stressful times in a person's life, and knowing how to be a good friend to someone going through a...
Picture Books for Troubled Toddlers: Separation Anxiety, School, and Divorce
When my daughter was small, I amassed quite a library of books for anxious toddlers. A few of them are great, but most of them were less than unhelpful. Some of...
How Knowing Your Kid's Temperament Can Help You Be a Better Parent
Parenthood is more of a learning experience than I ever could have imagined. There’s no instruction manual, no road map. It’s like being thrown off a cliff into the ocean,...
5 Tips to Teach Kids Responsibility
As adults, we know what responsibility is - after all, we wake up every morning with a household to take care of and bills to pay. Kids, on the other...