by Jennifer Phillips | May 27, 2026 | Book News, Resources |
Long-Term Reasons to Support Children’s Books about Mental Health Here’s the hopeful news: there are more children’s books about mental health being published these days, the topics are more varied and the content is more realistic to what kids are experiencing. This... 
by Jennifer Phillips | Mar 25, 2026 | Creativity, Resources |
There’s a quote out there in the Internet world that I come back to periodically: Creativity is subtraction. I find that it’s a useful concept for my writing, work and everyday life. Maybe you’ll find it helpful, too. Imposing constraints is one way to prompt... 
by Jennifer Phillips | Sep 20, 2025 | Creativity, Resources |
Psssst. Check out the book giveaway at the end and enter by Oct. 31! A quick story as we explore the benefits of everyday prototyping: While on a work trip to Japan several years ago, my healthcare colleagues and I studied how lean thinking quality improvement works... 
by Jennifer Phillips | Jul 14, 2025 | Creativity, Resources |
I occasionally write about ways to make time for creative activities and share how this quest is going for me. Those posts are about units of time – minutes and hours in a week where you can intentionally pursue creative work that fills your cup. This post, however,... 
by Jennifer Phillips | Oct 1, 2024 | Creativity, Resources |
Creative Problem-Solving With Six Thinking Hats Recently, I came across a file tucked away in my published articles folder that gave me an “oh, yeah” moment. The children’s magazine article was about Six Thinking Hats. This creative problem-solving method is something... 
by Jennifer Phillips | Oct 13, 2023 | News Updates, Resources |
Childhood mental illness seems to be having a moment in children’s literature. Hopefully it’s not just a moment, of course. Hopefully it involves accurate portrayals and information. And hopefully it includes more works that go beyond topics like anxiety and...