National Award-Winning Children’s Author Julia Cook in Texas Speaking to Future Educators

Nov. 20, 2013 - PRLog -- National award-winning children’s author and parenting expert Julia Cook, MS, is in Texas this week, speaking to education students and future teachers on topics such as Books that Make a Positive Difference and on Helping Kids Cope with Disasters and Violence.

December 14 marks the year anniversary of the terrible tragedy in Newtown, CT.  Over the last 18 months, we have been bombarded with other unthinkable events in Sparks, Nevada; Aurora, Colorada; and Boston.  With these and other horrifying headlines from the past year, we are having to talk to our children often about disasters and violence, but how do we find the right words?

These are hard conversations to have with your child, yet parenting expert and children's author Julia Cook offers tips that can be utilized at home or school. Please see http://www.juliacookonline.com/when-bad-things-happen/ where Julia freely gives expert-endorsed advice on the subject. She also has a book coming out later this year for parents to read with kids after a man-made or natural disaster - The Ant Hill Disaster, and she is currently in the process of working with ALICE Training Institute (alicetraining.com), a national crisis response organization, on another upcoming book -I'm Not Scared, I'm Prepared - that teaches children survival skills in case there is an active shooter or violent intruder event on a school property.  The book has been vetted by experts and contains information that is age appropriate.

The power of Julia's books is her ability to translate complex subjects into kid language, and she works closely with subject matter experts like the above-mentioned organization to provide the most accurate and helpful information to parents, educators and children

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This is an example of one of several interviews Julia did after the Boston Marathon tragedy and the Waco explosion - http://radio.woai.com/articles/woai-local-news-119078/what-to-tell-your-kids-about-11207177/

And other recent interviews on various topics from her other books -

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865587645/Let-go-so-kids-can-figure-out-how-to-solve-problems.html

http://www.parentmap.com/article/game-changers-why-video-games-are-good-for-kids

http://www.omahamorningblend.com/videos/214890311.html

http://fox2now.com/2013/06/18/summer-and-video-game-addiction/

About Julia Cook
National award winning children's author and parenting expert Julia Cook travels the country talking to kids, parents and educators about tough subjects like bullying, predator safety, anxiety, depression, anger management, just to name a few of her 51 book topics. As with all of Julia Cook’s books, she works with experts to present the most accurate and helpful information to families and to help teach lifelong problem-solving skills to kids. Case in point, she has recently worked with medical professionals from the Omaha Children's Hospital & Medical Center on The Can in Cancer, her newest release.
Several years ago, Julia was searching for an effective story to teach children about the differences between tattling and telling. When she couldn't find the right resource, she decided to write her own book - Tattle Tongue. Fast forward seven years, and she has 51 published books from the National Center for Youth Issues, Boys Town Press and the CDC. Cook's ultimate goal: make a positive difference in the lives of children, parents and educators by teaching lifelong problem-solving skills to kids. This modern day Dr. Seuss (actual comparisons) has been endorsed by EAGALA, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Childhelp, Darkness to Light, USA Volleyball, the Alaska Department of Education, the Centers for Disease Control, and the list goes on. Her product: the ability to effectively translate important adult information into kid language. Cook’s books have been referenced in such publications as Parent’s Magazine, The New Yorker, The Chicago Tribune, Yahoo.com, dr.laura.com and babyzone.com has. She has also been featured on CNN’s HLN News, and several large metropolitan networks.
Julia has presented in more than 800 schools across the United States and regularly delivers keynote addresses at national education, counseling and character conferences. Julia has been featured in major markets such as Chicago, Orlando, St. Louis and Anchorage and is now speaking at conferences with authors like Mem Fox and Eric Carle. This former teacher and school counselor chose to think outside the box and is now a rising literary star, teaching thousands of children, parents and educators and helping them learn skills that will last a lifetime. For more information, go to www.juliacookonline.com.