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Mom's House, Dad's House for Kids: Feeling at Home in One Home or Two
From the author of the classic Mom’s House, Dad’s House , the essential guide for kids on how to stay strong and succeed in life when parents separate, divorce, or get married again.
Isolina Ricci’s Mom’s House, Dad’s House has been the gold standard for inspiring and supporting divorcing and remarrying parents for more than twenty-five years. With her new book, Dr. Isa adapts her time-tested advice on maneuvering the emotional, logistical, and legal realities of separation, divorce, and stepfamilies to speak directly to children. Alongside practical ways to cope with big changes she offers older children and their families key resiliency tools that kids can use now and the rest of their lives. Kids and families are encouraged to believe in themselves, to take heart, and to plan for their lives ahead.
Mom’s House, Dad’s House for Kids is packed with practical tips, frank answers, easy-to-use lists, “train your brain” ideas, reproducible worksheets, and things to try when words just won’t come out right. Kids will learn how to:
· Deal with parents living apart, schedules, and dueling house rules
· Settle comfortably in one home or two
· Stay out of the “miserable middle” when parents fight
· Manage stress, guilt, change, fear, and other feelings
· Stay connected with parents, relatives, and the “right” friends
· Appreciate the gifts (and deal with the gripes) of their new version of family
· Feel better FAST!
Kids can’t get their parents back together, but they can help themselves get stronger and go on to succeed in life. This book shows them how.
Isolina Ricci’s Mom’s House, Dad’s House has been the gold standard for inspiring and supporting divorcing and remarrying parents for more than twenty-five years. With her new book, Dr. Isa adapts her time-tested advice on maneuvering the emotional, logistical, and legal realities of separation, divorce, and stepfamilies to speak directly to children. Alongside practical ways to cope with big changes she offers older children and their families key resiliency tools that kids can use now and the rest of their lives. Kids and families are encouraged to believe in themselves, to take heart, and to plan for their lives ahead.
Mom’s House, Dad’s House for Kids is packed with practical tips, frank answers, easy-to-use lists, “train your brain” ideas, reproducible worksheets, and things to try when words just won’t come out right. Kids will learn how to:
· Deal with parents living apart, schedules, and dueling house rules
· Settle comfortably in one home or two
· Stay out of the “miserable middle” when parents fight
· Manage stress, guilt, change, fear, and other feelings
· Stay connected with parents, relatives, and the “right” friends
· Appreciate the gifts (and deal with the gripes) of their new version of family
· Feel better FAST!
Kids can’t get their parents back together, but they can help themselves get stronger and go on to succeed in life. This book shows them how.
272 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2006
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April 18, 2020
Super comprehensive guide for tweens undergoing parents' separation, divorce, and/or remarriage. Dr. Ricci does a great job of breaking down what kids need to know in order to thrive under new conditions, to feel proud of their family regardless of labels or situation, to understand that they are loved and important and not to be used or blamed. This book has an accompanying title for parents.
I almost think this could use an update, in the bits about technology especially. But also there are new developments in divorcing like nesting and conscious uncoupling and collaborative law that I think will definitely deserve mention in the next edition.
I almost think this could use an update, in the bits about technology especially. But also there are new developments in divorcing like nesting and conscious uncoupling and collaborative law that I think will definitely deserve mention in the next edition.
October 28, 2016
I recommended this for the kids of a few friends who were going through divorces. While I hadn't read it myself, it had been discussed by a few librarian friends, and I felt comfortable recommending it on their word. But I felt like I ought to read it and see for myself, too.
It's a great book for tweens who are going through their parents' separations, divorces, and/or remarriages. It speaks to them on their level without being patronizing, which is especially important at a time when they're already upset. It begins by looking at where they are now, giving tips and exercises to help them think about and cope with upcoming changes, and moves into things they can expect in the future - beyond just this seemingly mountainous situation. It can be read straight through, or a kid can turn to the section (s)he needs to understand immediately.
There are also additional resources in the back, because kids are going to need lots of help dealing with the issues. Highly recommended for kids in such a situation; every school and children's librarian should get a copy for the collection, as well.
It's a great book for tweens who are going through their parents' separations, divorces, and/or remarriages. It speaks to them on their level without being patronizing, which is especially important at a time when they're already upset. It begins by looking at where they are now, giving tips and exercises to help them think about and cope with upcoming changes, and moves into things they can expect in the future - beyond just this seemingly mountainous situation. It can be read straight through, or a kid can turn to the section (s)he needs to understand immediately.
There are also additional resources in the back, because kids are going to need lots of help dealing with the issues. Highly recommended for kids in such a situation; every school and children's librarian should get a copy for the collection, as well.
July 28, 2019
really good book for anyone with kids going thru separation, divorce, dating and remarriage. It gave a voice to kids concerns and showed them how to handle different situations. It gave validity to a difficult time in their life when things are uncertain and maybe uncomfortable.
April 10, 2013
I previewed this before attempting to have my husband give it to my stepdaughter and thought it was really good. Now if only she would read it instead of screaming "I don't want this fucking book!" and throwing it at him, maybe we would start working towards being a stepfamily and not at war.
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April 16, 2018This book is so necessary for today's family dynamics. We have so many families that are divorce and remarried and so forth. Children need to know how common this is and how they can make it more comfortable for themselves. There is no need to be embarrassed about having two homes and there should only be more love and support than there was before. This book gives children a friendly reminder of these things and tells them that its ok to not feel comfortable but also promotes the growth of the families and the ability to become comfortable with two homes and to embrace it. We have so many children going through this and this book needs to be read by all of them. What a uplifting piece provided by the author.
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