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

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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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1. Weaning Tales: Children's book Authors Talk about Toddlers & Weaning (00:00:00)

2. Julie’s Intro and how she got started writing children’s books (00:03:50)

3. How important it is for children to see themselves represented in literature and how Julie’s books contribute to that (00:08:11)

4. [Ad] Don't wake the baby! (00:09:42)

5. (Cont.) How important it is for children to see themselves represented in literature and how Julie’s books contribute to that (00:10:31)

6. Feedback Julie has received from readers over the years (00:11:54)

7. The process of writing and publishing a children’s book (00:15:19)

8. Julie’s other children’s books she’s written and her future plans (00:18:28)

9. Julie’s personal tip for anyone trying to wean their toddler (00:22:28)

10. Katherine’s intro and what she does (00:26:48)

11. What inspired Katherine to write a book about night weaning (00:28:00)

12. How Katherine decided on a book as opposed to another outlet (00:31:03)

13. Katherine’s process of outsourcing the visual design for her book (00:32:16)

14. The impact Katherine’s book is making on other families (00:33:48)

15. Katherine’s future plans as an author (00:36:05)

16. Katherine gives a piece of personal advice for night weaning (00:41:42)

17. Yvette’s background in writing books and her inspiration for writing children’s books (00:46:58)

18. The impact that Yvette’s book has had on other families (00:55:17)

19. Yvette shares about her second book (00:58:48)

20. Yvette’s future plans as a children’s author (01:04:39)