For Kids & Family

For many parents, growing the capacity to respond well to the needs of their child is one of the greatest challenges of life. Emerging research in neurobiology, brain development, and relationships is provides some valuable insight into this challenge. Through research, mental health professionals and early childhood development experts are learning how better to support parents in their work to raise healthy, resilient kids in the face of the unique challenges of parenting in a modern world.

Many of my favorite illustration projects as a mental health artist involve interpreting this research – which can be technical, dry, and hard to read in it’s rw form – into engaging illustrations that can be used for teaching parenting classes, one-on-one with parenting coaches, or used by individual parents for their own development.