If My Parents Are Divorced: How to Talk about Separation, Divorce, and Breakups

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The perfect tool to comfort and educatechildren whose parents may be separating or divorcing. If My Parents Are Divorcedprovides parents, grandparents, teachers, and caregivers the opportunity to speak with children about this important topic.

What happens when parents separate

The idea of parents taking a break from or ending their relationship is scary and sad forchildren of all ages. The subject arises when Marietells herkindergarten class that her neighbor'sparentsare going to separate. It's not an easy topic to discuss, and some kids around the tabledon't like to talk about what's happening, but Marie and her friends soon learnthat they'renot alone in their feelings orexperiences and realizethat theycan share theirfears and worries with theirfriends.

If My Parents Are Divorced shows how different families can deal with a separation and which insecurities may arise in the minds of children. The author gently conveys how important each child's feelings are and illustrates ways that the the child may feel better as time passes.Thisbook is the ideal starting point for talkingto preschoolers and grade schoolers about separations, divorce, and break-ups. It is designed to help children with their emotional development and to helpprocess and understand their parents' decisions.

In If My Parents Are Divorced, award-winning author and illustrator Dagmar Geisler draws attention to this sensitive subject and provides advice for not only the children who are experiencing their parents' divorces, but also those who are witnessing their friends in these situations and want to provide listening ears and support.

Author Bio

Dagmar Geisler is a German author and illustrator. She studied graphic design at the University of Applied Sciences in Wiesbaden and worked for several publishing houses and broadcasting companies. Today, Dagmar focuses mainly on children's books, both as an illustrator and an author. She illustrated My Body Belongs to Me from My Head to My Toes, which received the Silver Feather (Silberne Feder) Children's Book Prize from the German Medical Women's Association, and is the illustrator of My Feelings and Me. She lives with her family in Munich, Germany.