Terry Basile

Terry Basile has been a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist for over 25 years. She has also been a mental health program administrator for such program as Head Start, First Five and Parent Education Network. Working with troubled teens and their parents she became aware of patterns of miscommunication often started as young children. She created the book Let’s Color Your Feelings ! to encourage a language between children 3-8 and adults of color and positive behaviors. Terry believes that an educated heart is the best parenting tool. She also writes a question and answer column in parenting magazine, Growing Up Chico which is also available online. She is currently writing a chapter book for pre-teens who face the challenge of being different.