by Pam | Dec 16, 2015 | Blog
Pioneering psychotherapist Alfred Adler observed that children who misbehave are discouraged children. Adler also taught that individuals have unique interpretations of life that influence both how they perceive life and how they learn. Not himself an Adlerian, but...
by Pam | Dec 10, 2015 | Blog
Why is the number of micromanaging, obsessively-hovering parents growing, and what’s that doing to our kids?According to author and economic journalist Megan McArdle, the increase is due partly to the “professionalization” of a generation: Compared...
by Pam | Dec 3, 2015 | Blog
The Writing and Illustrating Kids’ Books panel (formerly Getting Started in Children’s Books), is an annual event at the Vancouver Public Library (Vancouver, Canada).Co-sponsored by the Children’s Writers and Illustrators of British Columbia...
by Pam | Nov 24, 2015 | Blog
Book me for a presentation at your school or library this spring and get an autographed copy of my forthcoming book, Bungee Jump (Orca Currents, not yet available for order, but soon)!For those in ONTARIO, here’s a brand-new announcement at Authors’...
by Pam | Nov 18, 2015 | Blog
Our vacation: Birds flying high overhead. Pink sunset glowing through wind-tossed surf waves. A mountain-meadow chorus of sheep bells as the flock grazes its way through rich grass, unaware of the drop-away view to ancient valleys below, or the medley they’re...
