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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)*

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)*

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)*

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)*

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.

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)*

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)*

* 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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