Porgy & Petunia Press

06/26/2026

The Porgy & Petunia Series are all written in Dyslexie Font.

06/26/2026

06/22/2026

Both books at porgypetunia.com — link in bio. 💙
PictureBooks MoralDevelopment EarlyChildhood Ages2to5 BedtimeReading

06/22/2026

After 40 years as an OT, here is the one thing I wish every parent knew about ages 2–5:
The feelings your child cannot name yet are not bad behaviour.
They are a child doing their very best with a nervous system that is still learning how to regulate itself.
Big voices. Big reactions. Big meltdowns. They are not defiance. They are development.
And here is what 40 years in the clinic taught me about what actually helps:
📌 Name the feeling before you address the behaviour

📌 Stay calm — your nervous system regulates theirs

📌 Give them the words — "it sounds like you are feeling frustrated"

📌 Read stories that show characters navigating those same feelings
That last one is not just good parenting advice. The research confirms it.
Children who meet characters in stories who face their same challenges — and find their way through — develop stronger emotional regulation skills.
That is exactly why I wrote the Porgy & Petunia™ series. 📚
Both books available now at porgypetunia.com and on Amazon.
Link in bio. 💙

06/19/2026

Children's Books for Emotional Regulation written by an Occupational Therapist.

06/15/2026

Your child is not too much. They are a child with a nervous system still learning how to regulate itself.

After 40 years as an OT — sensory diets, movement breaks, structured environments — I can tell you that the strategies above genuinely help.

But so does the right story at the right moment.

That is why I wrote these books. 📚
Both available now at porgypetunia.com 👉link in bio.
# BigEmotions