Port Coquitlam mom-of-two Jaime Windle has perfected blowing a kiss.
When her daughter started preschool last year, her first born had plenty of separation anxiety. “I tried everything. Nothing seemed to work,” she lamented. “It was a real tough time for us.”
Windle looked around for answers to try to soothe her girl but there wasn’t much available. So to help her daughter ease into the school system, Windle tucked a family photo in her backpack as a keepsake and she started a new routine to calm her youngster’s fears: Blowing a kiss goodbye.
Windle shares her technique in a new children’s book she wrote that launches Tuesday.
Illustrated by Italian artist Elisa Moriconi, the self-published book tells the story about a mom dropping off her daughter, placing a kiss in the palm of her hand, seeing it fly through the air and watching it being caught.
Best of all, the kiss comes with a wish. “It’s that mom is thinking about you and she will see you soon,” Windle said. “I’m telling her, ‘Mommy is right there on your cheek.’”
And, for parents also undergoing separation anxiety, the child returns the love as well.
Windle said she spent 10 months editing the 18-page book, which is published under Mascot Books. If all goes well with Blowing Kisses, Windle hopes to have two more books out in print soon.
• Blowing Kisses is available online via Amazon, Chapters and Mascot Books.
