📚 Recommended Resources for Navigating DivorceAt SF Bay Play Therapy Family Counseling Center, we understand that divorce impacts the whole family. These curated resources are here to support children, parents, and caregivers with age-appropriate language, emotional guidance, and hopeful tools for transition.

💡 How Play Therapy and Parenting Support Can Help
Divorce can feel overwhelming for children and parents alike. At our center, we offer play therapy for children ages 2–12, creating a developmentally appropriate space for them to:

• Express and process big emotions through play
• Build resilience, confidence, and coping skills
• Feel seen, heard, and supported during family changes

For parents, we provide Therapy for Parents to help you:

• Get support for the difficult transition of separating from a partner
• Communicate in ways that reduce anxiety and increase connection
• Co-parent more effectively and compassionately
• Understand and respond to your child’s behavior through a lens of emotional development

Our work is rooted in attachment theory, neuroscience, and trauma-informed care, and integrates methods from Hand in Hand Parenting, Dan Siegel, and other leading voices in child development.

If you would like to explore how working with us could help you and your children through separation and divorce schedule a free intro call with our Intake Coordinator today.

Resources:

👶 For Children Ages 2–5
​Books:

• "Two Homes" by Claire Masurel
  A gentle book helping young children understand that love and security can exist in two households.
• "The Family Book" by Todd Parr
  Celebrates diversity in families and helps normalize different family structures post-divorce.
• "I Have Two Homes" by Marian De Smet
  Simple illustrations and clear language to comfort toddlers facing big changes.

Videos:

• Sesame Street: "Little Children, Big Challenges – Divorce"
  A supportive video series with Elmo and friends navigating divorce in ways young children can relate to.
  Watch on YouTube

🧒 For Children Ages 6–9Books:

• "Dinosaurs Divorce" by Laurene Krasny Brown and Marc Brown
  Funny yet sensitive; explains everything from living arrangements to feelings.
• "Was It the Chocolate Pudding?" by Sandra Levins
  Tackles guilt and misunderstanding around divorce with relatable humor.
• "Two Homes Filled with Love" by Steve Herman
  Uses a dragon character to ease children into the idea of life with two homes.

Videos:
Mrs. Kim Reads Mama and Daddy Bear's Divorce (READ-ALOUD)
Watch on YouTube

100 Kids Explain Divorce | HiHo Kids
Watch on YouTube



👦 For Children Ages 10–12
Books:

• "My Parents Are Divorced Too: A Book for Kids by Kids" by Melanie Ford et al.
  Written with input from real kids, this book validates big emotions and shares helpful coping strategies.
• "Divorce Is Not the End of the World" by Zoe and Evan Stern
  Honest, empowering, and co-written by siblings who experienced divorce firsthand.
• "What Can I Do?: A Book for Children of Divorce" by Danielle Lowry
  Offers exercises and journaling prompts to help children process feelings constructively.

Videos:

• "Kids Talk About Divorce" by Kids in the House
  A series where real kids share what helped them through their parents' divorce.
  Watch on YouTube

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 For ParentsBooks:

• "The Co-Parenting Handbook" by Karen Bonnell
  A practical guide for navigating co-parenting with empathy and clarity.
• "Mom’s House, Dad’s House" by Isolina Ricci
  A classic book providing strategies for building cooperative parenting plans.
• "How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk" by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish
  Not divorce-specific, but foundational for supporting emotional resilience in children.

Videos:

• Helping Children Overcome Trauma
  Watch on YouTube
• TEDx Talk: "The Hidden Impact of Divorce on Children" by Tamara D. Afifi
  Grounded in research, this video offers deep insight into how communication affects children’s adjustment.
  Watch on YouTube

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