Nonnie Talks about Quarantine

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  Cover for the book

Inspiration - I've written 9 Nonnie Talks about books for children and parents. My inspiration for Nonnie Talks about Quarantine was to create an interactive book for parents and children to address children's concerns about the pandemic. Children listen to whatever happens around them. Trusted adults may not have the words to address children's fears. This book seeks to increase communication and ease anxiety.

What it does - All my Nonnie books build on interactive lessons to enhance communication about tough topics. Nonnie Talks about Quarantine defines pandemic concepts like sheltering in place as well as addressing children's feelings of loss, frustration, anger and confusion about the pandemic.

How I built it - As an author, a Nonnie took typically takes 3 - 4 months from conception to publishing. My passion for this project made me push myself to write Nonnie Talks about Quarantine in 10 days and launch it as a free PDF download from my website.

Challenges I ran into - I conduct three focus groups for each Nonnie book - children in grades 1 - 3, 4 - 6 and 7 - 8. Gathering children on short notice to do zoom groups was fun, but a little challenging. The children were excited to weigh in on the book, so that helped.

Accomplishments that I'm proud of: I've written 10 books in the Nonnie Series so far: Nonnie Talks about Birth, Consent, Death, Disability, Gender, Puberty, Quarantine, Race, Sex, and Trauma. I'm a RN/Educator/Counselor with 50 years of experience. It is an honor to teach through these books.

What I learned - Nonnie Talks about Quarantine reinforced my belief that #EachPersonIsAPersonofWorth. Parents and trusted adults want to reach their children; children want to connect with their adults. Education is a win/win.

What's next for Nonnie Talks about Quarantine - I stopped writing Nonnie Talks about Relationships to write Nonnie Talks about Quarantine. I am currently writing it. I hope to also write Nonnie Talks about Mental Health and Nonnie Talks about Cancer.

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• counselor
• educator
• rn