Jacqueline B. Toner

Jacqueline B. Toner, PhD, is a retired clinical psychologist with over thirty years of experience working with children, teens, and parents. She is author of a number of award-winning books for kids and families.

About the process of writing with co-author, Claire Freeland, PhD she notes, "Our first books grew directly out of the needs we perceived in our clinical practices. For example, What to Do When Mistakes Make you Quake was prompted by experiences with dyslexic students who were developing good academic skills but struggled with inhibition when faced with writing tasks because of the fear of making errors. Then there were the very accomplished kids who would become terribly upset about a lower than expected grade, sports standing, or other 'performance’, and the children who worried a teacher would be disappointed in them if they made the typical errors that are a normal part of learning.