Good Divorce Books - Children's books

Children's books

		Jessica's Two Families: Helping Children Learn to Cope with Blended Households by Lynne Hugo, Adam Gordon (Illustrator) Like so many children from divorced families, Jessica finds herself dealing with the pressures and anger that come when both her mother and father remarry and she has two whole new families to live with, each with different rules. She feels angry because nothing is like how it was before. Her new step-parents set down rules that feel unfair, and her new step-siblings don't seem to want her around. Jessica feels lonely because her mother spends time with her new husband, Mike, and her father is busy with two additional children to raise. With honesty and compassion, Jessica's Two Families teaches children that it is okay to be upset about adjusting to new families. It urges them to share their hurt feelings with their parents and counselors so that everyone can learn how to make the good parts of a new extended family better. Children learn that functioning as blended family will take time, but their efforts will be rewarded. Two new families means twice the love!
		$8.95

		This Is Me and My Two Families: An Awareness Scrapbook/Journal for Children Living in Stepfamilies by Marla D. Evans, Rick Schuster This unique awareness scrapbook/ journal is designed for children in stepfamilies to work on with parents, stepparents, foster or adoptive parents, grandparents or steppgrandparents, or other concerned adults. Working together, children and adults can learn about their new family situations through drawing, writing, and guided response.
		$14.95

		Let's Talk About It: Stepfamilies (Let's Talk about It) by Fred Roger Fred Rogers opens the door for stepfamilies to safely talk about their good and sometimes not-so-good feelings by encouraging both parents and children to communicate. While he acknowledges that difficult situations will probably arise, he emphasizes that the joy of belonging is what all families are really about. "In a simple, straightforward manner, Rogers describes the variety of feelings that children might have. . . and he offers ways of dealing with some of the difficulties that arise." (The Horn Book)
		$6.99