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    • Shame Mud

      Shame Mud

      Published April 2021, Shame Mud teaches kids the value of being shame resilient with therapist-approved tools. Available now!

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      Grief Waves

      Grief Waves

      Grief Waves is a therapist-approved book to help kids notice grief with the support of a trusted adult. Support our project on Kickstarter!

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      Sticky Labels

      Sticky Labels

      Sticky labels aims to help children understand how to see labels for what they really are and separate them from their true identity.

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      Immunity Soldiers

      Immunity Soldiers

      Ugh! I'm sick Mom! What's wrong with my body? Immunity Soldiers illustrates a fun way to understand our amazing immune systems.

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The Power of Kickstarter for Crowdfunding a Children's Book.

Why We Use Kickstarter for Preorders

Learn why we have been using kickstarter to fund our books and why we have used it for our preorders.

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Parent and child reading a children's book together, promoting bonding and emotional well-being.

The Benefits of Children's Books for Parenting and Emotional Health

Learn how children's books can aid in language skills, cognitive development, emotional intelligence, and promote self-esteem, empathy, and compassion. Discover the benefits of reading with your child and how it can help promote their growth and emotional well-being.

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Parenting Hack: Write to your kids

Parenting Hack: Write to your kids!

This parenting tip gets a post ALL its own. We are constantly looking for better ways to connect with our kids.

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Giving our kids what we never had

Giving Our Kids What We Never Had But Also What We DID Have

The more we research the more we see the wisdom of this. We meet a lot of people (and I used to be one of them ) who were gung-ho to give their kids what they DIDN’T have growing up and that is the almost-crazed focus of their parenthood.

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Therapist Reviews of Grief Waves

Therapist Reviews of Grief Waves

You may have noticed a theme in our books, blog posts, and content and that is this idea of sitting with children as they are instead of how we think they should be.

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Nature vs Nurture

Our Take on the Nature/Nurture Debate

You may have noticed a theme in our books, blog posts, and content and that is this idea of sitting with children as they are instead of how we think they should be.

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Being Mindful With Grief

A New Way of Thinking About Grief

When we think of grief – we think of death. And that’s okay! We associate those feelings of grief with a loved one passing away and we are grateful there are so many helpful resources for those who are suffering with that kind of grief.

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It's Time to Talk to Kids About Porn

It's Time to Talk to Kids About Porn.

Want to talk to your kids about your experience with pornography? Nope. I know you don’t. I didn’t either. Do your kids want to eat their vegetables? Nope. I know they don’t. I never did either. Are you feeling a commonality here?

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The Inspriation for Billy's Mom

The Inspiration for Billy's Mom.

The mother in “Shame Mud” is an absolute legend, right? She’s clear, she’s articulate, she helps Billy process his shame without jumping to rescue or fix him. She is amazing. But, this is fiction, right?

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Why I chose to write children's books on emotional health topics.

Why I Chose to Write Children's Books on Emotional Health Topics.

When I shared the first draft of “Sticky Labels” with my kids my two oldest both said, “Whoa! I’ve felt that before!” This is why I do it. This.

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Don't have patience during a meltdown?

Don't Have Patience During a Meltdown?

This month I have worked very hard on my ability to keep a calm voice. I’ve even written “calm voice” in pen on my hand to help me remember.

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Bedtime and nightmares

Bedtime and Nightmares

My little girl was having a real hard time at bedtime for a long time. We would do all these connecting things before bed and then I would go to leave and she would come unglued...

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How we talk about shame

How We Talk About Shame

When we first started talking to our kids about shame we would call it “the Shame Monster”. Sometimes we still do! We would say “the shame monster clings to your heart and tells you lies about who you are”.

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