Tasana Scales
Children's author, mother of three, and founder and creator of KidMotivation.
Tasana Scales
Author · Founder of KidMotivation
Children's author
Writer of the four-book KidMotivation collection for ages 3–8.
Founder & creator
The vision, voice, and heart behind the KidMotivation brand.
Pharmacist, 20+ years
Two decades caring for families and their everyday health.
Mother of three
Three adult children who taught her what the books are really about.
Her story
Raising children has always come with challenges—but children today are navigating big emotions, friendships, bullying, differences, healthy choices, self-confidence, and pressures they may not always know how to put into words.
As a mother of three, Tasana learned something that became central to the heart of KidMotivation: no two children are exactly alike. Even children raised in the same home can have completely different personalities, strengths, struggles, emotions, and ways of seeing the world. What encourages one child may not reach another—and what one child can easily talk about, another may struggle to express.
That understanding extends beyond the home. Whether you are a parent, grandparent, teacher, or someone helping a child grow, meeting children where they are begins with recognizing who they are.
And sometimes, we don't have the perfect words for every moment. Sometimes a story can help.
That belief inspired KidMotivation—colorful, meaningful stories created to help children better understand themselves and what they're experiencing, while giving the adults who care for them a natural way to begin conversations about feelings, healthy choices, bullying, confidence, differences, and the things that matter in a child's world.
Because every child is different. Every child deserves to be understood. And sometimes the right story can help us reach them.
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