• Weaning Tales: Children's book Authors Talk about Toddlers & Weaning

  • Jul 5 2023
  • Length: 1 hr and 9 mins
  • Podcast

Weaning Tales: Children's book Authors Talk about Toddlers & Weaning

  • Summary

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    Join Jacqueline in a unique, collaborative episode where she speaks with several authors of weaning books. Julie Dillemuth shares her process for writing Loving Comfort, a toddler-weaning story. Katherine Havener discusses the inspiration behind Nursies When the Sun Shines, a night-weaning story. Yvette Reid talks about her experience writing Booby Moon and Booby Moon for Two, a tandem nursing weaning story.

    In this episode, you’ll hear:

    • Advice from each author for parents who are trying to wean their toddlers from breastfeeding
    • The personal stories of readers who have used these books to wean their children
    • What inspired each author to write their books and why they decided to approach weaning in this way

    A glance at this episode:

    • [3:50] Julie’s Intro and how she got started writing children’s books
    • [8:11] How important it is for children to see themselves represented in literature and how Julie’s books contribute to that
    • [11:06] Feedback Julie has received from readers over the years
    • [14:31] The process of writing and publishing a children’s book
    • [17:40] Julie’s other children’s books she’s written and her future plans
    • [21:40] Julie’s personal tip for anyone trying to wean their toddler
    • [26:00] Katherine’s intro and what she does
    • [27:12] What inspired Katherine to write a book about night weaning
    • [30:15] How Katherine decided on a book as opposed to another outlet
    • [31:28] Katherine’s process of outsourcing the visual design for her book
    • [33:00] The impact Katherine’s book is making on other families
    • [35:17] Katherine’s future plans as an author
    • [40:54] Katherine gives a piece of personal advice for night weaning
    • [46:10] Yvette’s background in writing books and her inspiration for writing children’s books
    • [54:29] The impact that Yvette’s book has had on other families
    • [58:00] Yvette shares about her second book
    • [1:03:51] Yvette’s future plans as a children’s author

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