Excellent book to help children understand........

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	• Dinosaurs Divorce Marc Brown, Laurie Krasny Brown Little, Brown Young Readers, 1988 - 32 pages average customer review:based on 38 reviews view larger image
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Excellent book to help children understand........

I ordered this book for my 9 year old daughter to help explain to her about the changes going on in our family structure. The book explains a grown-up concept in a childs eyes with colorful pictures and good descriptions. My daughters therapist asked me to get this book for her and I am so happy I did. A must for any age child that is going through changes in their household. I would highly recommend this book.

Covers the Spectrum of Divorce Topics

Dinosaurs Divorce is an important cornerstone of an all-too-small selection of children's books on this topic. With huge ambitions, this book addresses all kinds of topics relative to the breakup of the family and, for some families, these chapters will be appropriate and necessary. Others will find it too broad to make more than a chapter or two relevant to their own situation.

My biggest criticism of this book is that we would never leave it in my six-year-old daughter's room to let her digest it on her own. The best books, we've found, are those that we can read to her several nights at bedtime and then walk in later and find her "reading" them on her own. She spends a lot of time deciphering every detail of the illustrations and remembers the elements of the story that we read on each page. Dinosaurs Divorce is a great "tool for children", but not necessarily a great "children's book". The illustrations are far too scary on some pages and a few of the topics are too inappropriate for our situation to let her have access to the entire book. We have enough reality to discuss that does pertain to our home than to add a lot of other distressing possibilities.

I actually disagree, though, with the criticism of this book because it's "too reassuring". Yes, that's good information to have, some teachers may be looking for a book that is more realistic to situations they watch specific students go through, but every parent should want something that is reassuring. If they've forgotten to do that, the greatest impact WON'T be reminding the parents that it's necessary to do that once in a while.

Parents, teachers, and counselors looking for books on divorce may consider the following alternatives for specific needs. Please note that all of these books are story books and are written in a way that allow children to relate, enjoy the entire book, and hopefully empower them to talk about their own experiences with divorce.

For younger children (preschool) about living in two homes and making that a positive experience: Two Homes

For young children (4-8) about the initial discovery of divorce, including relieving the child's worry that they've caused the tension at home, especially during the delay between when parents have made the final decision and when they tell their children: The Most Important Thing

For younger children (2-6) about a post-divorce situation of living mostly at Dad's house and the inevitable worry that the divorce may have been the children's fault: Was It the Chocolate Pudding?: A Story For Little Kids About Divorce

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Another point of view

I read this book as a child, some time after my parents' divorce (age 7 or so). I'm all grown up now, but I still remember it fondly. It was comforting to me to know that many other kids were in my same situation, and I remember memorizing a lot of advice from it. In hindsight I can see just how valuable the advice was, tips like not needing to take sides or deliver messages between parents. In the end, this book really helped me to be comfortable and understanding about divorce and having two families. It was easy for me to understand, and I loved the dinosaurs. Take it from somebody who's been there -- this is an excellent book!

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great help

Very easy to explain from the parent point of view and a lot easier for the kids to understand what is happening and why.
Truly a great help

Wonderful book

This book helps a great deal in explaining to young children how divorce feels and how it changes the family. I used it in school counseling. Great resource in the elementary school setting.

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