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Dr. Jillian Roberts

Jillian Roberts is a Canadian child psychologist, author, speaker, and Professor at the University of Victoria.[1][2][3][4][5] She splits her time between Vancouver Island and Prince Edward Island.

Born in British Columbia, Roberts obtained degrees from the University of Waterloo (1991), Dalhousie University (1992), the University of Toronto (1995), and the University of Calgary (1998).[6] Her doctoral work was about children with HIV/AIDS.[7] In 1999, she assumed a faculty position in educational psychology at the University of Victoria.[8] Roberts' Just Enough series of children's books was released in 2016.[9][10][11][12] She followed this with the series World Around Us.[13][14]

Roberts works and writes in both English and French.[15][16] The first book On Our Streets: Our First Talk About Poverty was co-written with Google's Jaime Casap and a finalist for the 2018 Bolen Books Children's Book Prize, given by the Victoria Book Prize Society.[17][18] In 2022, Roberts published "Calm" and "My Promise" for the youngest of readers.,[19][20] as well as a book for parents with babies.[21] In 2022, she began writing regular parenting articles for Today's Parent.[22] In 2023, the mental health clinics that were founded under her name were rebranded as MindKey Health.[23]In 2024, she began writing for the Globe and Mail.[1][2]

In 2020, Roberts was awarded the University of Toronto at OISE's Leaders & Legends Alumni Award for Distinguished Service.[3] In 2021, Roberts became a 2021 Honorary Citizen of the City of Victoria.[4] In 2022, Roberts was awarded the University of Waterloo Arts Achievement Alumni Award.[5]

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  1. ^ "Dr. Jillian Roberts". APB Speakers. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  2. ^ "Faculty Page". University of Victoria.
  3. ^ Patel, Arti (14 November 2017). "Separation anxiety in children is common — here's how to manage it". Global News.
  4. ^ Bologna, Caroline (30 August 2019). "What Kids Who Bully Often Have in Common". Huffington Post.
  5. ^ Bologna, Caroline (5 June 2019). "Why It's Ok To Cry In Front of Your Kids Sometimes". Huffington Post.
  6. ^ "Faculty Website". University of Victoria. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  7. ^ "CANFAR Researcher Profile". CANFAR.
  8. ^ "Faculty Website". University of Victoria.
  9. ^ "CBC Books". CBC. 28 May 2020.
  10. ^ "OLA Best Bets Award" (PDF). Ontario Library Association.
  11. ^ Ramlakhan, Krystalie (2 November 2015). "PEI Sex-Ed Book Written for Kids Before They See Too Much".
  12. ^ Speller, Katherine (2 November 2015). "Forget the Stork: Here's How to Explain Sex to Kids". MTV News.
  13. ^ "Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People". University Libraries.
  14. ^ "Classroom Essentials". Scholastic Canada.
  15. ^ "Author Page". Quebec Amerique.
  16. ^ "Author Profile". Orca Book Publishers.
  17. ^ Mistry, Rashmita (16 October 2019). "World Poverty Day: Conversation Starters to Use With Kids". Psychology Today.
  18. ^ "Victoria Book Prize Finalists". Read Local BC.
  19. ^ https://blog.orcabook.com/celebrated-child-psychologists-new-baby-book-shows-parents-how-to-set-an-emotional-example-for-children/
  20. ^ https://blog.orcabook.com/celebrated-child-psychologist-dr-jillian-roberts-releases-new-book-for-babies%EF%BF%BC/
  21. ^ Patrick, Kate (2022-10-04). "Celebrated child psychologist Dr. Jillian Roberts releases new book for babies". Orca Book Publishers - Blog. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
  22. ^ "Contributor's Page". Today's Parent.
  23. ^ "MindKey Health Registered Psychologists, Specializing in Child and Adolescent Psychology". MindKey Health. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
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