Resources that Help 4 to 8-year-olds
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It's Not Your Fault, Koko Bear
by Vicki Lansky, 1998
Koko Bear helps children learn what divorce means, deal with the changes, talk about feelings,
and understand that the divorce is not their fault. The book also contains helpful tips for
parents on each page. (MCPL)*
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Dinosaur's Divorce: A Guide for Changing Families
by Laurene Kransy Brown & Marc Brown, 1986
This book helps children understand their feelings, why parents divorce, having two homes,
life after divorce, and living with step-parents and step-siblings. (MCPL)*
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Was It the Chocolate Pudding? A Story for Little Kids About Divorce
by Sandra Levins, 2006
This story addresses the confusion experienced by children and focuses with comforting
reassurance on the questions that are foremost in their minds: Do my parents still
love me? Who will take care of me? This book also contains a parent guide. (MCPL)*
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I Don't Want to Talk About It
by Jeanie Franz Ransom, 2000
The book is told by a young girl whose parents have just told her they are getting a
divorce. The girl uses different animals to help express her feelings. This book also
includes a parent guide. (MCPL)*
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Let's Talk about Separation and Divorce Game
by Lawrence E. Shapiro
A non-competitive card game designed to get kids and parents talking about their
feelings, fears, and hopes for the future.
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Charlie Anderson
by Barbara Abercrombie, 1995, c1990
Two girls who live with their mother adopt a cat who comes to their house every
night. When he doesn't appear one night, they go looking for him and discover that
he has two homes where he is loved and cared for, just like they do. (MCPL)*
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Good-Bye, Daddy!
by Brigette Weninger, 1995
Crying and upset that his father and mother no longer live together, Tom lies in
bed holding his teddy bear for comfort. The bear suddenly whispers in his ear a
story about a small bear in a similar situation that came to realize that fussing
and acting up weren't helping matters. (MCPL)*
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* MCPL indicates that the item is at the
Mid-Continent Public Library.
You can find these resources at your local library, bookstore,
www.activeparenting.com, or www.amazon.com
| Counseling & Support |
| Catholic Charities ....................... | (816) 333-2040 |
| Healthy Families ......................... | (816) 468-6336 |
| Kathy Harms & Assoc, PC ....... | (816) 452-7775 |
| Marlene Littleton, Therapist ........ | (816) 820-0306 |
| Pleasant Valley Baptist Church ... | (816) 781-5959 |
| Synergy Services ........................ | (816) 587-4100 |
| The Family Conservancy ............ | (913) 342-1110 |
| Tri-County ................................. | (816) 468-0400 |
For more information, contact the 7th Judicial Circuit
Office of Dispute Resolution Services
at (816) 736-8400.
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