When Things Are Different Book

Description

Story-telling is such a powerful tool in helping children understand, process, and cope with their experiences. It helps them feel less alone and helps them learn healthy coping strategies.

When this pandemic began earlier this year, my five-year-old son voiced to me that he was missing his friends and family, his usual activities that he would attend after school and that he missed having playdates with friends. I observed that he was having difficulty coping with all the changes happening in his life.

As a mother of two children and an Occupational Therapist who works with children, I’ve seen firsthand the positive impact that stories can have on our children’s ability to make sense of their experiences. Whenever my son was about to experience a change (i.e. starting kindergarten, potty-training, becoming a big brother), I would invest in books surrounding these topics and we would read them often together. I found that they would help my son with what he was experiencing and it would open the door for some very important conversations to happen.

I decided to write this book to help my own children adapt to the changes they were experiencing, and may experience in their lives moving forward, and to help children all over the world who are finding themselves in new situations that they are trying to cope with, ranging from starting a new school year with new teachers and classmates to the changes associated with this pandemic, to a parent’s absence, among others.

My passion for helping children, as well as my desire to support my own children during all the changes they are currently experiencing in their lives and the ones to come, has led me to write this book from my heart, to hopefully comfort the hearts of children all around the world.

USER GUIDE for When Things Are Different

I designed this user guide to complement my book to provide additional support to families trying to support their children through changes they are experiencing. Even if you don’t have the book, do not worry! I added general tips and strategies to help you support your child.

Click here or on the image below for the user guide!