Patricia Dischler

Thank you for visiting my site, I hope you'll spend some time clicking around and getting to know me better! As you probably saw by the home page, I wear a lot of "hats" these days, but they all have one common denominator: children. I've spent the past 25 years caring for and about children, and those who make a difference in the lives of children. Nothing like the sweet smell of a newborn, or the hug of an excited preschooler, or the proud smile of a school age child to make your day. So I work hard to fill my days with as much of these moments as possible.

While I absolutely loved running my family child care business, Patty Cake Preschool, after 17 years I gave out my last hugs and switched my focus to writing books and presenting trainings for other child care professionals. I spend most of my time now traveling across the country, presenting keynotes and trainings and conferences and for Resource and Referral agencies. I've written several books for this field, created a dozen or more trainers guides, and continue to work on new books and articles.

Interspersed with these activities, I spend time writing or speaking to adoption audiences. My book, "Because I Loved You" is my memoir, sharing my journey in placing my son in an open adoption in 1985. I have an amazing relationship with my son and his adoptive family, and have learned a lot about respect, understanding, love and what really makes a family that I try to share with others in my writing and speaking. (Just make sure you have tissues nearby when you read the book, you'll need them!)

This past year, I decided I needed my "kid fix" so I started doing school visits. I love getting to show the children how books are made, how to get ideas for writing, how to build a story and be descriptive. And the stories they share! The kids are so inspiring to ME, always gets me writing when I'm stuck.

For reasons that my husband does not fully understand, all of this isn't enough. So I also do a lot of volunteer service for different organizations including the Wisconsin Early Learning Coalition, the Wisconsin Family Child Care Association, and to really keep me busy I serve as President Elect for the National Association for Family Child Care. What can I say, I'm passionate about quality care for kids and all these organizations are too. Plus, I love to help other providers, teachers, and organizations that help them, which is why I also would love to hear from YOU!

Feel free to contact me anytime, ask a question, give me some feedback on my work, or suggest something new I can write about that will help you. My email is pdischler@wildblue.net. And thanks for visiting my site, I hope you find it helpful.

Patricia
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