BOOKS TO EXPLAIN SEPARATION AND DIVORCE FOR YOUNG CHILDREN. BY MEGAN LORD
BOOK MOM A little bit of everything from a scatter-brained, book-loving Mom.
ABOUT THE COLUMNIST
I am the mother of an adventurous and exhausting but amazing toddler boy that runs my life. I spend a ridiculous amount of time reading mind numbing children’s books over and over again because he has his select favorites… But when I do get time to read (or listen) I love reading and listening to a variety of genres. I get the most time to indulge in books of my choice during what I like to call “wind-down baths” once a week.
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Because Sometimes Families Change.. It’s become a fairly common thing for families to be split - but it doesn’t make it less confusing for young children as it’s happening. I’m not a fan of the term “broken home”. Just because parents are separated doesn’t mean the relationships or homes for the children have to be “broken”. Co-Parenting in a healthy manner is very doable. The hardest part is getting the young children to understand what is going on, and helping them to adjust. These are a couple books I’ve found that seem to help explain and encourage interaction and conversation with young children going through the adjustment period of their parents splitting up. Dinosaurs Divorce A Guide for Changing Families By: Laurie Krasny Brown and Marc Brown Synopsis: A comprehensive, sensitive guide for changing families,
