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Categories: Divorce / Separation, Non-traditional Families

You Make Your Parents Super Happy

Written to reassure children in separating families that both parents love them and this will never change no matter what happens.
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You Make Your Parents Super Happy

Author: Richy K. Chandler
Illustrator: Richy K. Chandler
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley

“They realised that if they stayed living in the same place, things would get very unhappy for everyone.”

A simple and comforting book for young children that helps explain the reasons parents decide to live apart. Focuses on the message that the child is loved above all else, to help ease worries and fears the experience may bring up.

Very simple, abstract characters and no gender specific pronouns allow this book to be used by a broad range of families.  By focussing on how much the child is loved, and how both parents will still be around even though things will be different gives the book a positive tone, while explaining a difficult topic.

The messages we found in this book:

Acknowledgement:

It is sad for children when parents decide to no longer live together.

Guidance:

  • Although things are changing, which can be scary and sad, your parents will always love you and be there for you.
  • For parents, there is a list of helpful websites at the back of the book
Worth noting:

Describes both homes, and contact with both parents, so may be unhelpful if child’s circumstances differ from this.

Review by: Sarah Lawrence

Categories: Divorce / Separation, Non-traditional Families
Tags: anxiety, confidence, divorce, emotions, father, fears, loneliness, loss, mother, parents, separation anxiety



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