Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Seminar at Calgary Baby & Tot Show Help Children cope with tough feelings
The Calgary Baby & Tot show is gearing up with a variety of exhibitors and presenters coming from all walks of life, designed to help parents deal with a kaleidoscope of issues that comprise modern-day parenting. No doubt there will be a plethora of the usual suspects when it comes to parenting ideas, but author Deborah Miller will be taking a brand new approach to dealing with some of the more intense challenges presented by our little rays of sunshine. The idea that a child experiences emotions like sadness and anxiety can be difficult for parents to cope withwe generally dont associate them with the seemingly carefree existence of a child. While they may not express them in ways adults necessarily understand, all children deal with these same emotions from time to time. An actor, singer, and poet, Deborah was inspired by her daughters brush with the grumblies to create a series of books that offered caregivers a fun tool for helping children to understand, and work through, these emotions. The results are the wildly popular K-3 picture books, Grappling with the Grumblies and Juggling the Jitters. Using engaging imagery and thoughtful writing, her books have been praised by top psychologists, parents, and teachers. Deboraha frequent school and library presenterwill be giving a free seminar at the show, entitled Dealing with Feelings designed to help parents and caregivers work through anger and anxiety in fun and practical ways. The seminars will take place on Saturday at 11:00am and Sunday at 2:15pm. For more information on the event, visit: http://www.calgarybabyshow.com and to find out more about the Dealing with Feelings series of childrens books, visit: http://www.deborahfmiller.com/ -3 0 To book an interview contact Rachel Sentes, Publicist 604-366-7846 rachel@gal-fridaypublicity.com

About the Author

Deborah Miller has been showcased on CBC Radio, The Womens Television Network, and Vision TV. She has been widely published in literary journals throughout Canada and published three collections of poetry. As part of the childrens series Dealings with Feelings her childrens book Grappling with the Grumblies won The Steffie Young Readers Choice Award and she soon followed that with Juggling the Jitters published by Frontenac Press. She is a member of the Writers Guild of Alberta, the League of Canadian Poets, the Society of Childrens Book Writers and Illustrators, The Canadian Society of Childrens Authors, Illustrators and Performers, and the Young Alberta Books

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